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Katta-Kurgan Cigar-Object and Ground-Trace Report
October 1984; exact date not statedKatta-Kurgan missile-base area, former Uzbek SSR, Uzbekistan
Hastings summarizes a report of five witnesses seeing a metallic cigar-shaped object descend near Katta-Kurgan; ground depressions and damaged vines were reported next day, while military inquiry findings are unavailable.
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“Phillips’s account says five witnesses, including missile technician Shamil Yuaihmetov, saw a metallic cigar-shaped object descend at about 45 degrees while making a hissing sound.”