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CIAJune 12, 2026PURSUE Release 03 (June 2026)

CIA-UAP-006, Sighting Of Unconventional Aircraft

Baku, Azerbaijan

Summary

This document is a CIA report detailing a sighting of an unconventional aircraft by a U.S. national in the USSR in 1955. It is interesting due to the description of the object's launch and characteristics.

Key highlights

  • The sighting occurred on October 4, 1955, near Baku, Azerbaijan.p.1

    At 1630, 4 Oct 55, I boarded a train at Baku for Tiflis...
  • The object was described as triangular with three lights and launched like a missile.p.1

    ...this was no ordinary take-off but a launching procedure more like a missile ejection.
  • The witness estimated the object was about two miles away from the train.p.1

    ...a triangular object on the ground which I would say was probably not more than two miles distant.
  • The train was approximately 50 to 65 miles south of Baku at the time of the sighting.p.1

    I believe that the train at the time of the sighting was between 50 and 65 miles south of Baku.

Source

Department of War — PURSUE / CIA
Public domain (US Government work)
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