CIA C05516709 Concatenated PROD Reports 1988-1994

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'S-turn' flight both in the horizontal and vertic:al planes. Next,
the UFO hovered above the ground and then flew at a speed that was
2-3 times that of modern jet fighters. All of the observers noticed
that the flight speed was directly related to the flashing of the
side lights--the more often they flashed, the higher the speed. The
objects flew at altitudes ranging from 1,000 to 7,000 meters. The
movement of the UFO was not accompanied by sound of any kind and was
distinguished by its startling maneuverability. It seemed that the
UFO was completely devoid of inertia. In other words, they had
somehow 'come to terms' with gravity. At the present time,
terrestrial machines could hardly have any such capabilities. The
object was observed as a 'pip' from a radar target on the screens of
aircraft radar sights and on the screens of electronic surveillance
units. At one station, no observation was established."
13. In an editor's note, RABOCBAYA TRIBUNA assesses Colonel General
Maltsev's documents as "substantial confirmation" that UFOs, piloted
by intelligent beings of some sort, have been visiting the USSR.
14. In related developments, the 15 April issue of RABOCHAYA TRIBUNA
had published a report from a Major V. Stroynetskiy, who stated that
he and several hundred other witnesses have repeatedly observed UFOs
over the Yaroslavl Highway, many of which "looked like great
triangular milk cartons." The objects were flying at altitudes that
Stroynetskiy estimated at 500-800 meters. Be said that at times the
whole body of the object "scintillated" with illumination, while at
other times this illumination vanished, whereupon the objects
"flashed and became irridescent with lights of various colors." He
said that the objects could fly at great speeds, make sudden stops in
mid-air, or suddenly break off in a lateral direction from the line
of flight "at which time they emitted rays." Be said that he had the
impression "that the flashes of light of the objects are, in some
way, connected with this movement. The greater the frequency and
brightness of the flashes, the greater the speed of the UFOs." In an
editor's note, the paper noted that "as this issue was being put
together, information came into the editorial office: units of the
Air Defense Forces near Moscow had gotten a fix on the position of an
object in the Zagorsk region." The issue also included a report
comparing recent UFO sightings in the USSR with similar events in
Belgium.
15. RABOCBAYA TRIBUNA on 19 April, referring to its 15 April report,
commented in its editor's note accompanying the Maltsev documents and
the "saucer" photograh cited above: "The events that occurred along
the Yaroslavl Highway are quite remarkable. They strike a major blow
at those who hold the hypothesis that UFOs are related to atmospheric
phenomena. Order can be sensed in the movement of the object in the
photograph, and it is obvious that the lights of the object are
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