Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Sighting Report — Stalingrad, USSR, August 1953
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AI-Generated Summary
A civilian report from Stalingrad in August 1953 regarding a vapor trail and light was evaluated by ATIC. The official conclusion reached by the agency was that the object was an aircraft.
This document is a standardized sighting report form, FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE), documenting an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed in Stalingrad, USSR, during August 1953. The report identifies the source of the information as a civilian. The observer reported seeing a single object. The brief summary and analysis section notes that the observer saw a vapor trail, similar to a jet vapor trail, shooting up in the sky, followed by a light. The Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) evaluated the report and reached a formal conclusion that the object was an aircraft. The document is marked with the reference number K243.6012-1 and includes a note indicating that ATIC 169906 was filed in the repository. The document was directed to the Director, Aerospace Studies Institute at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.
Saw vapor trail, similar to jet vapor trail, shooting up in the sky. Then light appeared.
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Official Assessment
AIRCRAFT
The sighting was evaluated by ATIC and concluded to be an aircraft.