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Agency: Department of War
Incident date: 10/14/55
Incident location: Azerbaijan

Air Intelligence Information Report, 14 October 1955, Report of eye witness account of the ascent and flight of a unconventional aircraft in the trans-Caucasus region on the USSR.

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(tee We | MARSTER 02. oo Pm 2° Usage A [TR aa-ss me S = 1 mm| |) pelea te wae ilttny eda mos | «| Oba Hathaway recognized some dark green transports parked there, = | 1 ee ae is ees et a ee oe | ee ee ee ee re ee | / 4 —S- bie bay ca ge ‘or cement (see sketch of jet bomber | ee he | field. The jet figh 2 oven books d as "sho % ee, wou: a ot ae oe mine ae hag siesarerp binge. seagate hee they were Fagots because of the fuselage being more stubby. ( el nd a Loe out Freseos of which I could use 2 model as I don't have any.) This is my | a 7 Ee wae mr compenite tree lpagge edi erateomor te: ateinr tga te Ue ee ee a ee Ce | eclats’ that hs ststting mas OF he SRI composite type. Further debriefing | | | wee Ma Gaces mace tory, eee eee | | «| ~—s8E Fequested to see outside Moscow. On the way -, exaatly at : he he Piclouctes | | SE She road, there was 2 radar site (size unknown) with two radars, from | ss |__ Bis Sketches of Col. Hathaway, they have been tentatively identified as =| [4 One Woodgage oF Gage end bap gael eo Tee. (See sketch below): | | | 4 |, CRE ROE eee oct ates ot wean | (| FARE. GBSHRWATTONS RON TrPLTS 10 soot, = Ca ( bie oe of Oct. 55, Col. Hathaway sig oe a «| Re BAlseopter resenting « Banana with to 1eige, main voters at each = | ON eS ee Sek eee ee ee | _ -—s| sin, ome of the most significant coincidences’ occur ca ss | Be¢eunt ‘the observations which were reported in the AWATY region, Sen, 3s || | -~— Russell's party made contact with a Russian who was about 55 years, named | ss | -— BOOROV supplied with spirits, diorne far ; Rist ny Fitna ee ee eee ae | Beponade Law ng hooetier G., [Stina and 79 Te teanarion ortho alton ofa cntens any manage foam Co AE BB 12a REARS mcrae aac mronnon von sti)

oe ice a a a | «| a Anetlemna and preceeded to-ontiime the parly with then. the Mistery | ae Hpac. "e ald tespary it beg nor retired: dota e Hero of | ae the Soviet Union and speaks fairly freely about tho internal situation in | | aT Beth lie reel tion Migr gee iT: It is diffiey oy | i abs "El lolng ao thiag but revelling around She trans Gaaosews fechon with ue | TANS SBgorov stated that during World Var TI he hed shot down 17 German | | eae onal, Sbeemveds sbout 20 eimites outside of S00%, « Teak | 7 t. “a git Wee eas ee an gun, but looked yery ditteren a | a «| Phe Russell group arrived at COP, the RR border crossing point | 1. _ Webtom St ant Cueconloatin ses one gomins eee | «| MOSCOWMPRAGUE, the group's cat, sleeper, ond was disconnected and taken | | = pethidine gest airy Coy a Lor apaomag Radipcaetse" hside. This | at oar sleeper ats Shore we an sloctric ovitoh ax or Panel control on =} | | og Bile switehing building had a pit in the middie which the car | | | eer oe ae ce a oe | |---| these doors and turn a large bar, which evidently released the truck from | «| © the body of the car. The second step was pcg: Precad jacks at four] «| podmts of the car. om-the outside, about at the position of the trucks, | — «| guage tracks,whieh/on the tracks forward of the car iiiemmmmiimy on | | the standard guage tracks of the Czech &R which were laid inside the = || oe ee ae the sleeper, The Czech =| | im place and the passengers were informed that they could board the car, | | 2 | Kees eevee ten Seiraeseeey venwion ot Rs | | ccc em Zit Hala departed oP ot 0630, arigMat the finet Iie = | «| Gaseh tom ten minutes later, where.on the rigijjpie of the RR, a “big | UN lls Seer ee encore ur ee) |

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