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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	#1644746692
Added	Sun, 13/02/2022
Author	July N.
Sources	komanda-k.ru
Phenomena	UFO
Status	Fact

Initial data

Initial information from sources or from an eyewitness

Incident date:

24.12.1979 05:20

Location:

Смолино

Nizhegorodskaya oblast

Russia

December 24, 1979. At 5.20 a red ball with a diameter of 4-6 m with a red halo appeared at a distance of 700- 1000 m and an altitude of 100-150 m in the northern part of the sky. It hovered for 5 minutes, then moved away to the north against a weak wind. There was no work at the landfills.

Hypotheses

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Events

Rocket launches (from space.skyrocket.de)

Site: Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), Kourou (France) Vehicle: Ariane-1 Payload: CAT 1

Investigation

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