UFO. Russia

L. Sergeev, a correspondent of the news department of the newspaper Vechernyaya Kazan, writes to the Commission on AI:

In July 1981 (unfortunately, I don't remember the exact number) I have observed an interesting phenomenon. Around midnight, having left the highway near the village. Boriskovo, my four friends and I saw a rather large luminous hemisphere in the sky.

We got out of the car and observed the following for 15-17 minutes.:

A luminous dot was observed at the top of this hemisphere. Then it separated from the general area and slowly floated over the horizon. The hemisphere began to fade slowly, and a short-term corolla of light formed around the point, as if a stone had been thrown into water. This light pulse was very short in time, after which three rays "grew" from this point. Moreover, one of them, with a slight shudder, fell into place.

This point with three rays moved slowly parallel to the horizon for seven to eight minutes until it disappeared behind the nearest trees.

A week later, a letter came to our editorial office from a Kazan citizen, who described this phenomenon in detail and asked to explain its origin. Moreover, he saw this from a place that is located on the other side of the city.

Then I turned to the director of the observatory named after him. Engelhardt 0. Belkovich, who gave me the address of Izmiran. I sent this letter and my drawing with an explanation there, but did not receive any response.