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UFO case file · UFO-4171

Ust'kamenogorsk unidentified-object report — May 17, 1967

CE1Russia1967-05-17

Ust'kamenogorsk, Russia

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Case description

At 2:30 a.m. on May 17, 1967 at Ust'kamenogorsk, Russia, LT. An engineer named T.N. Kanshov saw a bright body twice as large as the moon moving across the sky from south to north for over two minutes. It expanded to three times its original size before disappearing.

Recorded details

Named witnesses
T.N. Kanshov
Local time
2:30 a.m.
Craft description
2:30 a.m. LT. An engineer named T.N. Kanshov saw a bright body twice as large as the moon moving across the sky from south to north for over two minutes. It expanded to three times its original size before disappearing.
Coordinate precision
LOCALITY_APPROXIMATE
Date precision
EXACT_DAY

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