Norwegian police shelve investigation of Oslo Airport drones

Norwegian police have decided not to continue with investigations of suspected drone flights over Oslo Airport in the early hours of September 23rd.

Police were unable to confirm definitively whether the sightings over the airport on the night in question were in fact drones, newspaper VG reports based on a police statement.

“Investigations were unable to confirm whether the observations of the night of September 22nd were actually drones,” police said.

Airport staff were interviewed by police during the investigations and security camera footage was reviewed.

Police also tried to find more witnesses who might have been able to help clarify the sightings, but the investigation eventually reached a dead end, VG writes.

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The case has therefore been shelved due to lack of evidence.

The suspected Oslo Airport drone flights occurred on the same night as a similar incident at Copenhagen Airport. Both airports were required to close their airspace for several hours, resulting in disruption to services throughout the following day.

Reported drone sightings disrupted airports in Denmark and Germany as well as Norway frequently throughout late September and early October.