Declassified UFO / UAP Document
'Strange Object' Filmed Floating Around 'MIR' Station
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AI-Generated Summary
A 1991 Soviet television report details the sighting of an unidentified, luminescent object near the MIR space station. Cosmonaut Musa Manarov reported seeing the object emerge from the spacecraft during docking.
This document is a transcript of a report from the Moscow Central Television 'Vremya' newscast, dated May 21, 1991. The report discusses the ongoing Soviet-British space mission aboard the MIR space station, featuring the first woman to visit the station, Helen Sharman. During the broadcast, the correspondent, P. Orlov, reports on a strange, luminescent object that was filmed hovering near the station during a communications session the previous evening. The report notes that cosmonaut Musa Manarov, who was filming the docking procedure, suggested that the object had emerged from the spacecraft. The broadcast concludes by stating that while the development is interesting, it is also considered alarming, and the nature of the object remains unidentified.
IF IT WERE A UFO, IT WOULD NOT BE TOO BAD. BUT MUSA MANAROV, WHO WAS FILMING THE CRAFT DURING THE DOCKING WITH THE STATION, HAS FUELED DOUBTS BY SAYING THAT HE SAW THAT OBJECT COME OFF THE CRAFT.
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Official Assessment
It is not clear what the object accompanying the station is.
A luminescent object of considerable size was filmed near the MIR station. Cosmonaut Musa Manarov claimed to have seen the object emerge from the spacecraft during docking.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- P. OrlovCorrespondent
- Helen SharmanFirst woman aboard the MIR station
- Sergey KrikalevCosmonaut