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REPORT NO. j
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Sighting of Unconventional Aircraft
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Azerbaijan SSR
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4 Oct 55
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events or conditions described in report existed)
4 Oct 55
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source us national, 41 years old, publicity and advertising vice president of large 
US corporation. His major education was in the field of political science 
(Phi Beta Kappa), and he has lectured extensively on current affairs. He has had 
no technical training or experience in aviation matters. He recently visited 
the USSR as a tourist at the invitation of a senior Soviet official.
1. At 1630, 4 Oct 55, I boarded a train at Baku for Tiflis in the company of 
three other US nationals, one of -whom shared a Wagon-Lit compartment with 
me; the other two occupied the adjoining compartment. The train ran very 
slowly, making every stop; I would estimate its overall speed at 20 mph. 
Exactly two hours and forty minutes out of Baku, one of our group in the 
compartment next door entered my compartment and said, "Did you see that 
out there? I Just saw a flying saucer." I and my compartment companion 
were about to laugh it off when the man from next door pointed out of the 
window again, and then we all saw the following sight.
2. On the lefthand side of the train, between the train and the Caspian Sea 
coast, was a large air field. The evening was dark but clear. A huge 
searchlight, on the field itself, Shous' on a triangular object on the 
ground which 1 would say was probably not more than two miles distant 
from the railroad. /Collector’s comments Source first estimated that 
the air field was about five miles away but, on further reflection, 
changed the distance to the object to two miles/7 The size of the object 
was comparable to that of a US Jet fighter, with a squat shape and in the 
form of an equilateral txfengle. There were three lights on the object, 
one on each point of the triangle, presumably two wing lights and a tail 
light. As we watched, it was ejected from its launching site, making not 
Less than three and not more than seven fast spirals in the air, after 
which it climbed extremely fast at about a 45 degree angle. We watched 
it climb and saw it reach a high altitude; the searchlight followed 
it all the way.
3. I wish to emphasize that this was no ordinary take-off but a launching 
procedure more like a missile ejection. Our companion from next door 
reported that this was the second launching in rapid succession.
4. I believe that the train at the time of the sighting was between 50 and 
65 miles south of Baku. The..'Caspian Sea was still visible. While the 
foijr of .uajwere still watching the object ascending^ the steward same ’ ' 
Th and pulled down the blinds? When I began-to~protest, the steward
—pointed towardthe rear of the car and shook his head, Indicating to me 
that the MVD man who had boarded the train at the moment of departure 
had ordered the blinds drawn. i
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J. Our party had wished to make this part of the Journey by air, but we 
were informed by IKTOURIST in Baku that there were no flights between 
Baku and Tiflis. In Tiflis the HJTOUBIST people were surprised that 
our party had not flown and said that there were several flights a 
day.
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