PROJECT BLUE BOOK

June 1956.
head held head atarms atarms length lengt in
color object was first St sighted Due to the Due to the duration duration of of the sight
at approximately at approximately elevation in ing, the course of the course of the object,
the South passed oassed heading the description of the object, and object, and
north aded away e north at north at the winds-aloft (200 (200 dgr, 25 knos)
dgrs elevation. elevation The it is the it is of of this hq this hq
object no err atic or speedy man- that this sighting was was probably
euvers during the course of the sighte the course of the sighte generated generated oon.
ing. Aircraft scrambled with negative with negativel
results.
No Report In File enon
ATIC FORM
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T E RUSSIAN COAST BETWEEN MURMANSK AND TERIBERKA IN T E WT DAYS
PREVIOUSLY. THEY RELATED THAT TTHEY OBSERVED A SO-CALLED FLYING SAUCER
PERFORYING VARIOUS S MANEUVERS OVER THE SHIP AND THAT IT PERFORMED WITH
INCREDI3LE SPEED. THEY ESTIMATED THAT IT WAS ABOUT TWICE THE SIZE OF AN
AVERAGE COMMERCIAL AIRLINE, AND THAT IT "ACTUALLY SHOT LIKE AVERAGE COMMERCIAL AIRLINE, AND THAT IT "ACTUALLY SHOT LIKE A A STREAK OF LIGHT STREAK OF LIGHT
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There is no doubt whatsoever among the ship's crew flying
saucer they saw. The object for a time stayed as close ship as to allow
photographs to be taken if that bright thought had only dawned uoon them. The crew
had cameras on board but in the heat of the excitement no thought using them
until it was too late. until it was too late.
"To us it was a real aircraft we saw," said the newspaper's informant, "but
of an entirely unknown type. of an entirely unknowm type. -- We estimate it to be about twice the size of an average We estimate it to be about twice the size of an average
commercial airliner. It moved at a speed so great that it actually shot like a streak commercial airliner. It moved
of lightning through the air."
"A whole fleet of foreign trawlers were fishing in this trawlers were fishing in this area where the object
was in training. The weather was fine with bright sunshine and almost no wind, with was in training. The weather was fine with bright sunshine and almost no wind. with
clear atmosphere up to an altitude of 3ooo meters, so it is beyond all doubt that the
men on the trawlers have seen the same thing as we did."
COMMENTS OF PREPARING OFFICER: The Norwegian Intelligence Service has been
approached concerning this observation, and has no additional information to indicate
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Set 1/1, Card 3/3 U.S.S.R. ATIC #: 284552
Rpt. #: IR-136-56
the authenticity of this report However, they have assured the preparing officer
that they will conduct an investigation, the results if significant will
be forwarded.
Entire Document DE/MM/zcw
January 15, 1957
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Country: U.S.S.R. UNCLASSIFIED
Subject: Observation of Unusual Phenomenon ATIC #: 284552
Source: Norwegian newspaper AF #: 1011100
Rpt. #: IR-136-56
Set 1/1, Card 1/3 Agency: Airá, Oslo, Norway
D.R.: July 10, 1956
D.I.: Current
Eval: B-2
1. Following is press release from Norwe GANG dated
May 26, 1956:
FLYING SAUCER OBSERVED FLYING SAUCER OBSERVED
The following is reported from Troms by private cable on May 26, 1956: from Troms by private cable on May 26, 1956:
The crew on board a Troms The crew on board a Troms ship was related.to the ship o was related.to the newspaper "Nordlys" of a
fantastic fantastic phenomenon phenomenon which they witnessed which they witnessed off the Russian coast between off the Russian coast between Murmansk
and Teriberka in the White Sea a fe and Teriberka in the White Sea a te days ago. The men relate that for about one
ey observed so-called flying saucer performing various
maneuvers over the ship. The saucer whirled through the air, remained stationary
for a while and then disappeared behind a ness on shore. The object was right down The object was right down
to one thousand meters and all binoculars on board were in use.
"There is a hole in the sky," shouted the lst officer when he spotted the
curious object. The saucer was then completely stationary and the curious object. The saucer was then completely stationary and the crew rushed crew rushed up on d up on
deck to see the phenomenon. All of a sudden the saucer worked up speed, shot like a
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