MORAVIAN UFO THOUGHT TO BE FALLING SATELLITE

• Document Type: FOIA
• Keywords: UFO SPECIAL COLLECTION
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005517790
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: June 24, 2015
• Document Release Date: January 31, 2011
• Case Number: F-2010-00651
• Publication Date: January 22, 1991

C00386437
UNCLAS 2C
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SERIAL-AU2401113891 UbN=W(23957)
CLASS=UNCLAS 2C
UNCLAS 2C
WARNING: ATTN VOAVN
SERIAL: AU2401113891
COUNTRY: CSFR
SUBJ: MORAVIAN UFO THOUGHT TO BE FALLING SATELLITE
SOURCE: BRATISLAVA PRAVDA IN SLOVAK 22 JAN 91 P 2
TEXT:
//((CTK'REPORT: "DESTRUCTION OF A SATELLITE?"))
(.(TEXT)) UHERSKY BROD -- SINCE SATURDAY ((19 JA);UARY))
OBSERVATORIES IN SOUTH MORAVIA HAVE-BEEN RECEIVING REPORTS-ABOUT A
MYSTERIOUS PHENOMENON. EYEWITNESSES CLAIM THAT ON FRIDAY 18 JANUARY
BETWEEN 2317 AND 2320 ((2217 AND 2220 GMT)) THEY NOTICED A SHINING
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT IN THE SKY. IT LOOKED LIKE A COMET'S
TAIL FROM WHICH BURNING PIECES WERE OCCASIONALLY FALLING. THE
OBJECT WAS RELATIVELY HIGH UP AND MOVED QUICKLY, ROUGHLY FROM NORTH
TO SOUTH. IT GLOWED LIKE THE FULL MOON. THE FLIGHT.WAS ALSO
OBSERVED BY ASTRONOMERS WHO ASSUME THAT THIS PHENOMENON INVOLVED THE
DESTRUCTION OF A SATELLITE OR, AS THE CASE MAY BE., PART'OF ONE WHICH
BURNED UP WHEN It REACHED THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE.
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