Senator Russell flying saucer sighting over Russia
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Senator Richard B. Russell and three companions observed greenish-yellow glowing objects rising rapidly over Russia while traveling by train from Baku to Tiflis in October 1955. The party observed multiple objects that appeared to rotate or whirl during their steep ascent.
“Party was traveling by train from Baku to Tiflis and after dark Russell noticed a small greenish-yellow glowing ball rising quite rapidly in sky. He informed other members of the party and a few minutes later they observed another object.”
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Case details
- Date
- 1955-10-01
- Precision
- month
- Location
- Train between Baku and Tiflis, Russia, about ten minutes beyond Alyaty
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Branch
- FBI
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Shape
- greenish-yellow glowing ball, rotating or whirling
- Size
- possibly as small as a rocket, or comparable to a U.S. jet fighter
Resolution
CIA analysis concluded evidence did not appear sufficiently firm to warrant conclusion that Soviets developed radically new aircraft; observations could probably be explained as steep-climbing aircraft or missiles
Source document
Agency: FBI
File: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_8
Case ID: 1955-FBI-6435BA
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