The Jet That Wasn’t There: What Really Happened Over Islamabad In 1997
On May 27, 1997, a lone Indian MiG-25, which NATO had codenamed “Foxbat,” entered Pakistani airspace at 65,617 feet. The MiG-25 wasn’t just any jet. Alongside the American SR-71 Blackbird, it was one of only two jet aircraft to fly operationally at close to Mach 3, three times the speed of sound. India had a…