<p>A fighter aircraft of the IAF, which took off from Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh for a training mission on Monday, experienced a "technical malfunction" which necessitated "jettisoning of external stores" for its safety, officials said.</p>.<p>There was no damage to life or property in the process, a senior official of the Indian Air Force said.</p>.<p>Earlier, police said two objects which they said resembled the fuel tanks of an air force plane were found in a village in Sant Kabir Nagar district on Monday.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/air-force-day-parade-to-be-held-in-prayagraj-1239392.html">Air Force Day parade to be held in Prayagraj</a></strong></p>.<p>Superintendent of Police Satyajeet Gupta said the IAF was informed about the objects found in a field in Banjaria Balushasan village under the Khalilabad police station area.</p>.<p>He said an IAF team will soon reach the spot and the next course of action will be decided by it.</p>.<p>The official said that the spot has been cordoned off.</p>.<p>Sources said the aircraft is a Jaguar.</p>.<p>An IAF official in Delhi, when contacted later, said the jettisoning of "external stores" was for "operational reasons".</p>.<p>"The aircraft took off from Gorakhpur on Monday. However, it had to jettison some of its external store elements for its safety," the IAF official told PTI.</p>.<p>Gorakhpur is towards the east of Sant Kabir Nagar district.</p>.<p>Prayagraj-based Central Air Command later also tweeted about the incident.</p>.<p>"A fighter aircraft was airborne for a training mission from Gorakhpur. The aircraft experienced a technical malfunction which necessitated jettisoning of external stores. There was no damage to life or property in the process," it said.</p>
<p>A fighter aircraft of the IAF, which took off from Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh for a training mission on Monday, experienced a "technical malfunction" which necessitated "jettisoning of external stores" for its safety, officials said.</p>.<p>There was no damage to life or property in the process, a senior official of the Indian Air Force said.</p>.<p>Earlier, police said two objects which they said resembled the fuel tanks of an air force plane were found in a village in Sant Kabir Nagar district on Monday.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/air-force-day-parade-to-be-held-in-prayagraj-1239392.html">Air Force Day parade to be held in Prayagraj</a></strong></p>.<p>Superintendent of Police Satyajeet Gupta said the IAF was informed about the objects found in a field in Banjaria Balushasan village under the Khalilabad police station area.</p>.<p>He said an IAF team will soon reach the spot and the next course of action will be decided by it.</p>.<p>The official said that the spot has been cordoned off.</p>.<p>Sources said the aircraft is a Jaguar.</p>.<p>An IAF official in Delhi, when contacted later, said the jettisoning of "external stores" was for "operational reasons".</p>.<p>"The aircraft took off from Gorakhpur on Monday. However, it had to jettison some of its external store elements for its safety," the IAF official told PTI.</p>.<p>Gorakhpur is towards the east of Sant Kabir Nagar district.</p>.<p>Prayagraj-based Central Air Command later also tweeted about the incident.</p>.<p>"A fighter aircraft was airborne for a training mission from Gorakhpur. The aircraft experienced a technical malfunction which necessitated jettisoning of external stores. There was no damage to life or property in the process," it said.</p>