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StateJanuary 27, 1994PURSUE Release 01 (May 2026)
State Department UAP Cable 2, Kazakhstan, January 31, 1994
Summary
This report is a diplomatic cable from the U.S. Department of State, sent from the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on January 31, 1994. It details an encounter on January 27, 1994, where a Tajik pilot and three American citizens observed a UAP, described as a bright light, while flying a 747 jet at 41,000 feet over Kazakhstan.
Key highlights
Tajik Air pilots reported a UFO encounter while flying at 41,000 feet.p.1
“TAJIK AIR CHIEF PILOT, AMCIT ED RHODES, AND HIS TWO AMERICAN PILOT COLLEAGUES REPORTED JANUARY 29”
The object was first seen as a bright light approaching at high speed.p.2
“A BRIGHT LIGHT OF ENORMOUS INTENSITY, APPROACHING THEM FROM OVER THE HORIZON”
The pilots observed the object maneuvering for about forty minutes.p.2
“WATCHED THE OBJECT FOR SOME FORTY MINUTES AS IT MANEUVERED IN CIRCLES”
Rhodes estimated the altitude of the contrails left by the object at approximately 100,000 feet.p.2
“ESTIMATED THE ALTITUDE OF THE CONTRAILS AT APPROXIMATELY 100,000 FEET”
Source
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