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CIA Report on Unidentified Flying Object Sighting near Rostov, September 1953

This CIA information report, released through the CIA Reading Room, documents a reported sighting of an unidentified flying object in the Shakhty/Rostov region, with a date of content of September 1953. According to the report, an observer described a 'flare of fire' that was yellowish-red in color, becoming dark red, that maintained its shape without changing while covering a distance of about 3,250 meters in roughly 3 seconds at an altitude between 1,500 and 2,000 meters. The weather was noted as clear and cloudless. A field comment states that the information confirms previous observations of unidentified flying objects in the Shakhty/Rostov area. The document text is significantly degraded by OCR and scanning artifacts, so several fields are only partially legible.

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Description

A heavily degraded CIA information report describing an observation of an unidentified luminous 'flare of fire' in the Shakhty/Rostov area, dated to September 1953. The object was described as yellowish-red turning dark red, holding its shape while traversing roughly 3,250 meters in about 3 seconds at an altitude of 1,500–2,000 meters under clear skies.

Claims

  • The weather at the time of observation was clear and cloudless.

    60%

  • An unidentified 'flare of fire,' yellowish-red becoming dark red toward the rear, was observed at an altitude of 1,500–2,000 meters on a constant course.

    60%

  • The object was visible for about 3 seconds and covered a distance of approximately 3,250 meters.

    60%

  • The report confirms previous observations of unidentified flying objects in the Shakhty/Rostov area.

    60%

  • A yellowish-red-to-dark-red luminous object retained its shape and traveled about 3,250 meters in roughly 3 seconds at an altitude of 1,500–2,000 meters.

    55%

  • The sighting was not confused with any aircraft or meteorological activity, and weather was clear and cloudless.

    55%

  • The sighting confirms previous observations of unidentified flying objects in the Shakhty/Rostov area.

    50%

Events

  1. Aug 31, 1953

    Observation of unidentified flying object near Rostov

    A luminous 'flare of fire' was observed for about 3 seconds, covering roughly 3,250 meters at 1,500–2,000 meters altitude under clear skies.

  2. Aug 31, 1953

    Observation of unidentified flying object in Shakhty/Rostov area

    An observer reported a yellowish-red 'flare of fire' at 1,500–2,000 m altitude, visible for about 3 seconds while covering roughly 3,250 meters under clear skies.

Dates mentioned

1953-09

Keywords

UFOunidentified flying objectRostovShakhtyCIA1953flare of fireaerial phenomenonSoviet UnionUSSR

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