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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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