Case File · USAF · Cold War / Blue Book Era (1953-1969) Declassified May 8, 2026 · PURSUE Release 01

110677 Numerical File, 5-2500 (1955)

Other Visual Sighting

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.

1955
Azerbaijan

Source Document

This case is drawn from 341_110677_Numerical_File,_5-2500 — a primary-source declassified document published as part of the Department of War PURSUE release on May 8 2026, or the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) public document set.

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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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