Structured Summary
This record is a PDF UAP-related asset released by CIA in Release 04. The incident date is listed as 1955, and the incident location is listed as Azerbaijan. This page preserves the official source link, original description, and structured metadata.
Official Description
This memorandum summarizes a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) debriefing of a group of four individuals who reported observing a “flying saucer” or “unconventional aircraft” in 1955. The group, which included U.S. Senator Richard Russell, a U.S. military service member, and two U.S. Government officials, reported observing a luminescent “greenish-yellow” phenomenon, as seen from aboard a train while traveling within the Soviet Union, in present-day Azerbaijan, between Baku and Tiflis (Tbilisi, Georgia). The document concludes by stating that the observation can “probably be explained as steep climbing aircraft or missiles,” and that “the evidence does not appear sufficiently firm to warrant the conclusion that the Soviets have developed […] a radically new type of aircraft.” The document “CIA-UAP-D021” contains a contemporary analysis of the incident.
Media details
This page indexes the record type, source agency, release batch, incident date, incident location, official source, and available public media for search and reference. Agency: CIA. Release: Release 04. Incident Date: 1955. Incident Location: Azerbaijan. Type: .PDF.