Restrictions were introduced at the airports of Vilnius and Kovna due to the threat from the air. An unidentified object was recorded from Belarus, TV and radio company LRT reported.
According to the authorities in Lithuania, navigation signals typical of hot air balloons were registered in dangerous areas for aviation. NATO fighters took to the air.
Aerial warnings were also sent to residents of Latvia. The unidentified object left the country's airspace in the direction of Russia, after which the alert was cancelled, the Latvian military reported.