UFO. Russia

A report on the observation of an unknown phenomenon by Kuznetsov V.A. in Leningrad.

I observed this phenomenon in 1964 (for the duration of the event, the possible error may be +/- 1 year). One summer evening (it was June or July) I was resting on the shore of an artificial pond, which is located between the Leningrad-Moskovsky Sorting station and Sedova Street. The clock showed about 19-20 o'clock. My attention was attracted by a column of dust or smoke rising in the distance (this was exactly the feeling: a column of smoke or steam was rising). I thought there had been an explosion and continued to watch the development of events with interest.

Rising higher and higher, the upper part of the column began to take a mushroom shape. The process of changing the shape of the cloud proceeded dynamically. It finally stabilized. The cloud had pretty clear contours. Its structure was uniform, its color was of warm brown tones, the edges had a paler color.

The height of the cloud was comparable to the apparent diameter of 6-7 solar disks when the sun sinks below the horizon.

After a while (which I don't remember) this cloud began to "melt" against the background of a cloudless sky, retaining its overall location, shape and size, and soon disappeared completely.

I observed the phenomenon for 3-5 minutes. The distance to the cloud was very difficult to estimate: it seemed that it was not so far away from me, but also not very close.