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This section contains descriptions of unexplained facts provided by eyewitnesses or published in the media, as well as the results of their analysis by the group.

UFO. Russia

ID	#1711712910
Added	Fri, 29/03/2024
Author	July N.
Sources	ufology-news.com
Phenomena	UFO
Status	Hypothesis

Initial data

Initial information from sources or from an eyewitness

Incident date:

20.09.1977 04:05

Location:

Санкт-Петербург

Leningradskaya oblast

Russia

The Commission is informed about Nikolaev S.V., Polyarus S.V.:

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.

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)