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UFO sightings in Russia: 16 reports

SkyUnknown lists 16 UFO sightings in Russia, from 1953 to 1973, drawn from official records: Project Blue Book (NARA) for 13 cases and PURSUE (gouvernement des États-Unis) for 3. The busiest year was 1958, with 5 cases.

Of the 3 cases with a conclusion from their source, 0% are explained (with certainty or probably) and 3 remain unidentified.

For the other 13 cases, the source gives no conclusion: Project Blue Book conclusions sit in scanned files not yet transcribed.

cases
16
unidentified
3
period
1953–1973
sources
2
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Sightings by decade

12
1950s2
1960s2
1970s

All sightings

DatePlaceStatus
December 20, 1973USSRUnexplained
1973USSRUnexplained
1967USSRUnexplained
October 1960PetropavlovskConclusion not available
August 1958USSR (North Pacific)Conclusion not available
July 1958RigaConclusion not available
June 1958TokmakConclusion not available
March 1958Near MoscowConclusion not available
January 1958Sea of Okhotsk USSR-Japanese AreaConclusion not available
November 1957Sea of Okhotsk USSR- Japanese areaConclusion not available
October 1957DolinskConclusion not available
August 1956PotmaConclusion not available
May 1956Near MurmanskConclusion not available
1954StalingradConclusion not available
August 1953StalingradConclusion not available
February 1953RussiaConclusion not available
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