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UFO. Russia

ID #1711532346
Added Wed, 27/03/2024
Author July N.
Sources
Phenomena
Status
Hypothesis

Initial data

Initial information from sources or from an eyewitness
Incident date: 
20.09.1977 04:05
Location: 
перекресток Московского пр. и Обводного канала
Санкт-Петербург
Leningradskaya oblast
Russia

Nikolaev S.V. and Polyarus S.V. write to the Commission on:

At 4:05 a.m., being at the intersection of Moskovsky Ave. and the Obvodny Canal, they noticed a spherical body with an angular size of about 1.5 times the diameter of the Moon.

Coordinates: the angle of the place is 53°, the azimuth is 32°.

Rays radiated around the body in the upper half-plane, which then began to rise. A separate luminous area was formed, having a diameter an order of magnitude larger than the diameter of the body, which was clearly visible against the background of the sky.

In the middle of this area, above the body, an explosion occurred, not accompanied by any sound, and a glowing dot instantly appeared. The shape of the explosion resembled a trefoil with large, medium and small petals.

Observing the distance, the body and the luminous dot began to move away approximately in the direction of observation. At the same time, the rays began to disperse (Figures 15, 16).

When everything disappeared, it was 4:25 a.m.

Hypotheses

List of versions containing features matching the eyewitness descriptions or material evidence

Booster, the rocket and tracks

For UFOs often take stages of rockets, parts of space ships burning in the atmosphere, the launches of various missile technology for military purposes, etc., and traces from them. They attract attention mostly in the dark, but in the day time have a greater aura of mystery.

Formation of the track of the launch vehicle occurs in the tropopause (the layer between the troposphere and stratosphere), which sharply reduced the vertical temperature gradient. The emergence of the so-called "jellyfish" influenced by water vapor, which are subject to enhanced condensation.

Events

Rocket launches (from space.skyrocket.de)

  • Site: Plesetsk (NIIP-53, GIK-1, GNIIP) (USSR / Russia) Vehicle: Vostok-2M Payload: Kosmos 955 (Tselina-D #13)
  • Site: Baikonur (Tyuratam, NIIP-5, GIK-5), Tyuratam (USSR / Russia) Vehicle: Proton-K Blok-DM Payload: Ekran 2 (Ekran 12L)

Investigation

Versions testing, their confirmation or refutation. Additional information, notes during the study of materials
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