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UFO. Russia

ID #1712065479
Added Tue, 02/04/2024
Author July N.
Sources
Phenomena
Status
Hypothesis

Initial data

Initial information from sources or from an eyewitness
Incident date: 
17.10.1978 18:07
Location: 
Сыктывкар
Komi, Respublika
Russia

Gildengorns Victor and Daniel write to the Commission on AI:

We have already observed a very interesting phenomenon twice. I will try to describe it.

...

A spherical body was moving across the sky from west to east parallel to the earth. The ball shone like the moon, but brighter. The glow of the ball was blue-white. The size of the ball is 5-7 cm in diameter. The balloon flew completely soundlessly. He left a trail behind him that looked like a blimp with a tail.

The trail strongly illuminated the sky. as the ball moved, the trail "swelled" - it became larger.

then the ball emitted smoky circles (2-3 circles), decreased sharply, flew a little more and disappeared.

After the ball disappeared, the trace remained in the sky for about a minute. After the trail disappeared, there seemed to be a crack in the sky.

The weather was calm that day.  there were heterogeneous clouds in the sky (it helped to see the ball). In the morning of this day it snowed, then it rained. There was a gusty wind just before the balloon appeared. Then there was no wind.

We observed the same phenomenon on September 17, 1978 at 18-07. Everything was happening just like the first time.

Weather on October 17: in the morning there was a strong wind, the temperature was -8 degrees. It was a clear day. The sunset was red and green in color. By evening, the wind had subsided, the temperature was -3 degrees. The sky was clear in the evening. Other people have also observed this phenomenon.

Hypotheses

List of versions containing features matching the eyewitness descriptions or material evidence

Booster, the rocket and tracks

For UFOs often take stages of rockets, parts of space ships burning in the atmosphere, the launches of various missile technology for military purposes, etc., and traces from them. They attract attention mostly in the dark, but in the day time have a greater aura of mystery.

Formation of the track of the launch vehicle occurs in the tropopause (the layer between the troposphere and stratosphere), which sharply reduced the vertical temperature gradient. The emergence of the so-called "jellyfish" influenced by water vapor, which are subject to enhanced condensation.

Events

Rocket launches (from space.skyrocket.de)

  • Site: Plesetsk (NIIP-53, GIK-1, GNIIP) (USSR / Russia) Vehicle: Soyuz-U Payload: Kosmos 1044 (Zenit-2M #91, Gektor #91)
  • Site: Baikonur (Tyuratam, NIIP-5, GIK-5), Tyuratam (USSR / Russia) Vehicle: Proton-K Blok-DM Payload: Ekran (3c) (Ekran 14L)

Investigation

Versions testing, their confirmation or refutation. Additional information, notes during the study of materials
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