The woman in the control centre looked at the narrator strangely because he asked her about another aeroplane (a black plane) that had guided him through the storm, but her radar showed no other aircraft in the sky that night.

What actually happened

  • The narrator, a pilot, had been lost in a storm when he saw a mysterious black aeroplane and followed it to safety.
  • After landing, he went to the control centre and asked the woman there about the pilot of that black plane so he could thank him.

Why she reacted oddly

  • The woman told him that no other plane was flying that night and that his aeroplane was the only one visible on the radar , which made his story sound impossible.
  • Because he was describing something that did not appear on her instruments, she looked at him strangely , as if she thought his account was odd or even unbelievable.

In short (for quick revision)

Point| Explanation
---|---
Narrator’s claim| He saw and followed a black aeroplane through the storm. 37
Control‑centre reality| Radar showed only his plane; no other aircraft in the sky. 35
Woman’s reaction| She looked at him strangely because his story contradicted the radar data. 389

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.