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This Central Intelligence Agency translation, dated 22 January 1991, carries a CTK report from Bratislava Pravda headed "Destruction of a Satellite?" It says observatories in South Moravia had been receiving eyewitness reports since 19 January of a shining unidentified flying object seen on 18 January between 2317 and 2320. The object looked like a comet's tail that shed burning pieces, glowed like the full moon and moved quickly from north to south. Astronomers believed it was a satellite, or part of one, burning up in the upper atmosphere.
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## UNCLAS 2C *** BEGIN MESSAGE 20 *** SERIAL=AU2401113891 UDN=W(23867) CLASS=UNCLAS 2C UNCLAS 2C WARNING: ATTN VOAVN SERIAL: AU2401113891 COUNTRY: CSFR SUBJ: MORAVIAN UPO THOUGHT TO BE FALLING SATELLITE SOURCE: BRATISLAVA PRAVDA IN SLOVAK 22 JAN 91 P 2 TEXT: //((CTK REPORT: "DESTRUCTION OF A SATELLITE?")) ((TEXT)) UHERSKY BROD -- SINCE SATURDAY ((19 JANUARY)) OBSERVATORIES IN SOUTH MORAVIA HAVE BEEN RECEIVING REPORTS ABOUT A MYSTERIOUS PHENOMENON. EYEWITNESSES CLAIM THAT ON FRIDAY 18 JANUARY BETWEEN 2317 AND 2320 ((2217 AND 2220 GMT)) THEY NOTICED A SHINING UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT IN THE SKY. IT LOOKED LIKE A COMET'S TAIL FROM WHICH BURNING PIECES WERE OCCASIONALLY FALLING. THE OBJECT WAS RELATIVELY HIGH UP AND MOVED QUICKLY, ROUGHLY FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. IT GLOWED LIKE THE FULL MOON. THE FLIGHT WAS ALSO OBSERVED BY ASTRONOMERS WHO ASSUME THAT THIS PHENOMENON INVOLVED THE DESTRUCTION OF A SATELLITE OR, AS THE CASE MAY BE, PART OF ONE WHICH BURNED UP WHEN IT REACHED THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE. (ENDALL) 32301.05 22 JAN 24/1216Z JAN BT #0320 NNNN NNN Approved for Release Date MAY 2008
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