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CZECHOSLOVAKIA
IR 193-55
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
No.
COUNTRY OR AREA REPORT CONCERNS
DATE OF INFORMATION
USSR
4 OCT. 35
ACT IVITY SUBMITTING REPORT
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SPI STATUS (If applicable)
US AIR ATTACHE
13 00T. 55
$81.40
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LT. COL. THOMAS mram
14 OCT. 55
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REFERENCES (BAIR Subject, provide reports, eté.), as applicable)
BAIR 3A; 2T2; 315, 13813; 3115. USAIRA CABLE (TS) 0-0.03 did 13 OCT. 55
SUBJECT (Descriptive title. Use reports for separate subjects)
OBSERVATIONS OZ. IN USSR
SUMMARY (Give summery mhdth the agizent factors of narrative report patretive Code on AF Form 112a
unless report can be fully stated of AF Form 212, List inclosures, including number of ompiets
This report contains an eye witness account of the ascent and
flight of an unconventional aircraft in the Trans Constitution region of the
USSR. This aircraft was reported by three highly reliable United States
observers who vere travelling by rail at the time of the signting. The
three observers firsty convinced that they flying
saucer or flying $1.00 Two sightings occurred at ou 4 Oct. 55
between AWAY and ten minutes by rull offer Beparing ATUATT.
One disc aircraft almost vertically,at a slow speed with
its outer surfect revalting slowly to the right, to an tititado of about 6000
feet where its speed them increased sharply an It north, The second
flying disc YES performing the same actions about the minute later, The
take-off area was abdut 12 miles south of the rail Line where two searchlight
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INCLS boansh were seen pointing up almost vertically. All other
observations given ha USAINA in Prague by the three visitors, 12+13 Oct 55,
are presented in Part II. USAIRA COMMENT: The signifidance of this report re
the USAF project Flying Objects", is renabkable and lends
credence to many reports. Thomas & Ryan
THOMAS S. RXAN, LT, AIR attache
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QUOTED below is the cable classified Top Secret which was sent
to Hqs. USAF on 13 Oct 55. USAIRA control number 1s C-103 and text follows:
= NIACT. 70: DINIA, WASH. DC. NOFORN. USAF handle as OPERATIONAL
IMMEDIATE. USAF CRYPTO PASS TO CINCUSAFE AND USAIRA NOSCON. THREE RELIABIE
US. OBSERVERS, SENATOR RICHARD RUSSELL, LT. COL. E.U. MATHAMAY, ARMY, MR.
RUBEN EFRON, VISITED PRAGUE 12-13 OCT. ARRIVING DIRECT TROM KIEV, VIA BAKU,
TIFLIS, DNIEPEAPRIROTSE, BLACK SEA AREA, AND REFORTED FOLLOWING TO USAIRA
AND USARMA.: OBR 002. 55 AT 1910 HOURS BETWEEN ATJAYI and ADZHIJABUL, TEN
MINUTES BY RAIL AFTER DEPARTING ATJATY IN TRANS CAUCASUS REGION, TWO ROUND
AND CIRCULAR AIRCRAFT RESEMBLING 711117 DISCS OR FLYING
SAUCERS WERE SEIN TAKING OFF ALMOST VERTICALLY ONE APART. DISC
AIRCRAFT ASCENDED HEAR DUSK WITH OUTER SURFACE REVOLVING GLUMLY TO RIGHT
AND WITH TWO LIGHTS STATIONARY ON TOP NEAR MIDDLE PART, SPARKS OR FLAME
SEEN COMING FROM AIRCRAFT. NO PROTRUSIONS SEEN ON AIRCRAFT WHICH PASSED
over OBSERVERS*TRAIN: BOTH FLYING DISC AIRCRAFT ASCENDED RELATIVELY SLOWLY
TO ABOUT 6000 THEN SPEED INCREASED SHARPLY IN HORIZONTAL FLIGHT BOTH
ON NORTHERLY HEADING, PLYING ATTITUDE OF DISC REHAINED SAME DURING ASCENT
AS IN CRUISE, LIKE A DISCUS IN FLIGHT. TWO OPERATING SEARCHLIGHTS POINTING
ALMOST VERTICAL SEEM HEAR TAKEOFF AREA LOCATED ABOUT 1-2 ITLES SOUTH OF RR
LINE. AFTER SIGHTING COVIST TRAINMEN BECAME EXCITED AND LOWERED CURTAINS
AND REFUSED PERMISSION TO LOOK OUT WINDOWS. US OBSERVERS FERMLY BELIEVE
THESE UNCONVENTIONAL AIRCRAFT WERE GENUINE SAUCER OR DISC AIRCRAFT. USAIRA
RATES INFO B-2. at on OCT.55 AT DNIEPERPETROVSK ATREINED, NATHAWAY REPORTED
42 STUBBY JET PICHTERS NOT FAGOTS AND ONE MULTI JET ВОЛЕЕН DESCRIBED AS:
ONE HALF AGAIN AS 1013 AST US COCOA 47; ENGINES CANVAS DOVERED EURIED WING
TYPE; CANOPY WELL FORMARD HEAR BLUNT NOSE; TRICYCLE GEAR, DEFINITE
SWAYBACK SHAPE ON TOP OF FUSELAGE; SEVERELY SWEPT SET IN MIDDLE OF
FUSELAGE AND LOCATED AINOS? MIDWAY FROM NOSE TO TAIL; TAXEPLANE LOCATED LOW
BENEATH BOTTON LOVEL OF VERTICAL FIN; VERTICAL FIS SUBET SQUARE TOP;
AND SILVER BULBOBS BULLE AT TAILCONE EXTENDING BEARRAND OF RUDDER LINE.
DNIEPERPEIROVSK WAS GRASS SOD. AT BAKU LONG TRAIN LOADED WITH
MANY PLATOON SIZE LANDING CRAFT. 42 KILOMETERS FROM NOSCOW or HOSCOW TO
MINSK HIGHWAY, 250. TO RIGHT OF ROAD, PARTY STURTED RADAR SITE
TENTATIVELY DRIVERS TORN AS ONE WOODGAGE OR GAGE 323 ONE SQUARE POLE
FREYA.
RECOMEND COMPLETE DEPERIFING OF RUSSELL GROUP UPON PETURN AND
SUGGEST COMMENDATION SBOU D/I FOR EFFORTS. RUSSELL GROUP DEPARTED PRAGUE
ABOARD SWAISSAIR FOR HOME 13 OCT. (Signed) T.S.RYAN."
OR 12 Oct, 1955 at about 2145 hours, Sen. Ressell, Lt. Col.
E.U. Hathaway, U.S. Army staff officer assigned to Senate Armed Forces
Committee, and Mr. Ruben Efren, Committee Consultant, arrived at Wilson
(Hlavni) Station in Prague, having come direct from Kiev, Their rail
route from Kiev brought then to COP, at the eastern border of Czechoslovakia,
where they observed the RR gauge switching operation from the Russian broad
gauge to the Czech standard guage. Upon arrival at the XR Milson Station,
the Russell group was Bet by the acting Chief of Mission, Harold Vedler,
and the USAIRA. We escorted the group to the US Residency where they were
to spend the night. It was evident that they had seen much and had been to
places in Russia and possibly in Czechoslovakia where US observers had not
been, at least for a Good many years. Sen. Russell stated that he had been
ih Prague once before in 1927, and was anxious to see some familiar places.
After arrival at the Residency and dinner, Lt. Col. Bathaway expressed a
desire to report something of the utmost importance to the USATRA, "something
you may not believe, but something that we've been told by your people (USAF)
doesn't exist." I suggested that we not discuss anything at the Residency
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because of the absence of security precautions but suggested that we meet
early the next morning in my office together with Col, Thomas Dooley, the USARA
Army Attache, Lt. 00% Bathaway said he was anxious to report his observation
and that he had witnesses, fortunately, in Sen. Russell and Mr. Efron.
We net at 0900 on 13 Oct. in the larger office of the Army Attache
and prodeeded with the debriefing amid adequate safeguards for talking.
Present were: It. Cols, Mathaway, Mr. Efron, Col. Dooley and myself. Col.
Dooley and I took notes and provided paper for sketches. Sen. Russell was
busy with the Chief of Mission and was unable to attend, Due to the
departure time of the group, we were unable to spend more than one hour
talking, the interview ending about 1000. Col. Hathaway did most of the
explaining and answering with Mr. Efron supplementing and adding support.
Lt Col. Ratheway proved to be an excellent observer and Mr. Efron
had kept detailed notes which he referred to for times and ulaces.
Hathaway led off with "I doubt if you're soinz to believe this
but we all saw It, Sen. Bussell was the first to See this flying saucer
and he called us to the window, and we both saw the second one (pointing to
EFRON who nodded yes). Ye've been told for years that there lan't such a
thing but all of un saw it, including Sen Russell. # It was emphasized
that Sen. Russell saw the first flying saucer or riying dise ascend and
pass over the train on & northerly course, taking off from the left side
of the train's direction, which places the talce-off area on the south side
of the RR line on which they were travelling.
I stated that In don't disbelieve anything after having been in
Czechoslovakia for 17 months. The following raw notes are bed with
my additional couniente after:
1. "Ive flying squar type aircraft were seen between two railway
station stops after tear left BAKU."
2. "It was after He left ATJATY, we were there at 1900 and we saw the
aircraft at 1910. The next place we saw was (Efrons notes.)
3. "They took off straight up and then the oppead increased greatly
as they moved straight aboad, horisontally, and disapported to the right of
the train." (Questioning revealed that the angle of assent was not exactly
"straight up" but retter in a slight are just off the vertical line.)
40 "The whole objecti whirred and then levelled and spound off at very
high speed." (Quationing revealed that the outer surface of the object
revolved slowly in a cleckrise direction or to the right, with the rate of
ascent being relatively slow in comparison to the high speed which the
objest took off at flien 15 reached altitude.)
5. n The thise off was at an angle to about 2000 seters." (Both objects
were said to ascended almost vertically to an approximate altitude
of 6000 feet Sefore sharply increasing speed in level (light.)
6: "They were acea out of window on left side of train."
7. If Two searchlight were seen pointing at an angle near where the
saucer took off." (The anyle was nearly vertical and evidently,I gathered,
that the engle of one wearchlight beam was nearly vertieal approximating
the arc which the disc ascended to 6000 feet, while the second searchlight
beam was pointing at another spot. Lack of time prevented complete
clarification of the scarchlight beams. Dusk was falling at the time of
sighting.)
8. "Same sparking or flame came out bottom as craft rose."
9. "After NO saw the two discs, the Soviet trainmen became excited,
closing curtains and belling us that we were not allowed to look out of
windows." (The behavior of the trainmen was such 83 to indicate that the US
passengers had seen something that they were not supposed to see.)
10. "Approximately one minute elapsed between the first and second
takeoffs of the airoraft," (It was explained that Sen Insuell had seen the
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first flying object and recognized it as something drastically different
rushing in to get 12, Efron and Col. Hathaway to sue it. Col. Hathaway
stated that he got to the window with the Senator in time to see the first
while Mr. Nom and that he got only a short (limpse of the first due to
crowding* However #11 three saw the second disc and all agreed that they'
saw the same round, disc shaped aircraft which was the same as the first.)
11. "The bake-off area was about one mile away, maybe a little
further." (Secroblights were located in the sane area.)
12. "Thers were tre lights towards the inside of the disc which
remained stationary as the outer surface went around. # (Both agreed
firmly on this paint.) "The lights sat near the top of the disc." (If
a line representing the diameter of the disc were divided into three
segments, the lights would have been located at the two points
of division between the middle segment and the tard outside segments ie.
see sketch drawn with aid of Mr Efron:
RELATIVE POSITION
OF 2 LIGHTS
13. "The aircraft was circular." "The aircraft was round." "It
resembled a flying saucer." "It seemed to be the shape of a discus,
round and circular- revolving clockwise or to the right." (It was
definitely round our at least circular in the eyes of these two observers,
containing no protrusions or "sticks" or bulges. No estimate could be
obtained from dither observer re thickness or disnoter,
7/10 # There was no noticable color! (It was stated that Chusk
prevented any dolor impressions.)
15, "After reaching 2000 meters, it whipped off at a great speed
from our left to our right, or towards the north time the south." (Speed
differential vas very noticable between ascent and level Clight speed.)
16, "be could SSE the take-off on the horizes to our left or south
of out train."
17. "Outer burt revelved slowly to rights (Thare seemed to be a
different impressive of the disc's movement while ollmbing and after
assuming level flight, with the terms" revolving slowly" used for the
climb and the born "whirring" for the cruising
18, jurbe diec case in the same position as it was in when it sped
away." The flytos attitude of the flying disc und said to resemble a
discus in (light,)
USAIRA CONNECT: I believe that further debriefing of all three
US observers in a more relaxed atmosphere and with more time would
produce much more valuable technical details than the hurried interview
above.
PART B. OBSERVATIONS AT BAKU
A long an train comprised of flat cars was seen outside of BAKU.
Each flatoar had one landing craft which was described by Col. Hathaway
as being platoon sizes with a slot in the rear for an unthoard engine
and the tops of the boats covered with canvas. Men were seen in the
vicinity wearing at unique uniform which he could not recegnize.
One jot aircraft was seen flying high over Baku, too high for
any type of identification, The party landed st Bakh by aircraft, the
civilian airficld being located an hour from the city, A military airfield
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was passed on the outskirts of Baku on the way from the commercial field.
The Intourist stude stated that this was a military training airfield and
Col. Hathaway recognized some dark green transporte parked there.
PART C. OBSERVATIONS AT DNIEPERPETROVEK AIRTEN
The three US observers arrived at Dnieperpetrovsk airfield
sometime on 9 Oct. 55 by DC-3 type aircraft. The airfield is grass-sod.
The parking ramp is of octagonal brick or cement (see sketch of jet bomber
and ramp brick design on page 8). One jet bomber was parked at the airfield
( see description in text of cable and see profile sketch on page 8).
Col. Rathaway counted 42 very stubby jet fighters parked at the
field, The jet fighters were described as "short, stubby, smaller and
higher horizontal tailplane, wings more forward, canepy more forward."
At the time of the description I was having Col. Rathaway compare the
fighter he saw with at scale model of a FAGOT. Ee definitely did not think
they were Fagots because off the fuselage being more stubby, (Sort of rules
out Frescos of which 1 could use a model as I don't have any.) This is my
reason for citing DU TIC 6244,25 the composite configuration concludes
that the SRI fighter is one third smaller than the 10-15. I did not have
time to show the composite drawing to the observer but the possibility
exists that his sighting was of the SRI composite type. Further debriefing
should bring out state details.
PART D. OBSERVATIONS NEAR MOSCOW
The (Dires observers were escorted to a place which Senator Russell
had requested to see outside Moscow. On the way, exantly at the 142 kilometer
signpost frás - and the Moscow to Minsk highway, an the right side
of the road, there was a radar site (size unknown) with two radars. From
the sketches of Col. Bathaway, they have been tentatively Identified as
one Woodgage or Gaga and one square type Freya. (See sketch below):
(Approx. 200-250 yards off side of road.) PILE
PART E. OBSERVATIONS FROM TIFLIS TO SOCI.
AT TITLES about the 5th of Oct. 55, Col. Rathbway sighted a
large helecopter resembling at banana with two large, main rotors at each
end and having starty more windows than a banana type which he had seen in
the USA.
Between TIFLES AND SOCI, on the Black Sea, while travelling by
train, one of the unst significant coincidences occurred, Balcing into
account the observations which were reported in the A WATT region. Sen.
Russell's party made contact with a Russian who was about 55 years, named
EGOROV. He was accompanied by a younger engineer who job was to keep
EGOROV supplied with spirits. EGOROV was feeling pretty good when he met
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the Americans and proceeded to continue the party with them. The history
of EGOROV, according to Mr Efron, is that Egorov 92.9 one of the original
pilots who made the trans-polar Russian flight to Washington State in
1935 or 36. No told the party that he is now retired. He is a Hero of
the Soviet Union and speaks fairly freely about the internal situation in
the USSR. Sen. Russell extended an invitation for him to visit his office
if he ever comes to the USA. USAIRA COMMENT: It is difficult for me to
believe that this experienced pilot in polar navigation would be retired
and doing nothing that travelling around the Trans Cancasus region with a
young engineer.
Egorov stated that during World War II he had shot down 17 German
aircraft.
Col Batheway observed, about 20 mimites outside of SOCI, a T-34
tank that had a muszle brake on the gun, but looked very different from
any he had seen during a combat tour in Korea, The tank was on a flatcar.
PART 5. OBSERVATIONS AT COP AND ABOUT check RATERCADS
The lussell group arrived at COP, the RR border crossing point
between USSR and Caechoslovakia, early on the signing of 12 Oct. 55.
About 1-2 hours later at 0630, they left COP and were on their way to
Prague where they arrived at 0947 (on time)p.m. (2117 hours).
Upon arrival at COP, the train was broken up. One car was
marked MOSCOM-BUCHEST and was disconnected. Another car was marked
MOSCOW-PRAGUE, the group's ear, sleeper, and was disconnected and taken
on at spur under a sed star suspended on a border arth (probably marking
border of Chochoslevalda) into a long building on the Crech side. This
building was lighTed and its length was such as be eccomodate the car
and two repladement trucks. The trucks for the new Epech n guage were of
the two axel types, The switching of trucks consented 40-15 minutes for
their sleeper car. there was an electric switch hax or panel control on
one side of the The passengers had to debark during the changing
of the trucks. A31 other train cars were marked
The switching building had at pit in the middle which the car
straddled. Inside the sleeper there were two large square traps in the
cars floor, one at cither end. The first step was for the crew to open
these doors and tara a large bar, which evidently released the truck from
the body of the car. The second step was to apply large jacks at four
points of the car an. the outside, about at the position of the trucks,
two jacks on at side. When the car was sufficiently jacked, the Czech
guage willoh/on the tracks forward of the car on
were
the standard guage tracks of the Czech RR which vere laid inside the
Russian guage trakics, were pushed forward towards the eleeper. The Czech
trucks banged the first Russian trucks out of place, continuing to the
second Russian trucks and banging them out of place. The Jacked car was
then ready to have the Czech trucks fastened. The jacks were lowered,
letting the car down to the new standard guage trucks below. The crew
then turned the bare through she floor openings locking the new trucks
in place and the passengers were informed that they could beard the car.
(See sketch for USAIRA-Hothaway version of this eration.)
The train departed COP at 0630, art at the first little
Czech town ten later, where on the de of the RR, a "big
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factory was on the right" which was thought to bei producing long, aluminum
RR cars. Aluninan RR cars were seen on the siding and the observer
believed that these were the plants product.
Proceeding through the area on the Caech side of the border after
leaving COP, Col. Bathaway observed very large RR marchaling yards with
tracks stretching 28 far as he could see on both sides of his track.
Guard towers were named and located in the huge DR yards, There were
5 tracks at the border branching into many in the yards. As he went
through the yards he observed that on his left sitle were loaded or full
- freight cars, while an his right were all the empty freight cars, "as far
as could be seen."
The RR reute which the party travelled from COP was through
KOSICE- POPRAD+ ZELINA. The observer stated that electrification began
at a little town after the first little town which was reached
ten minutes after COP. From Cop to Kosice, Bathaway believed that there
were two tracks and possibly three.
From Rosice on Hathaway stated that construction was going on
through the mountains, the construction crews using 2 prefabricated
technique. Piled up alongside of the right of way were prefabricated
track sections with "rails already hooked to sleepers." Little buildings
were spotted along the right of way where this prefabrication was taking
place. Cable reels and stacks of metal towers were seen, the towers
being rusty, He believed that electrification was nearly completed all
the way although his train was being pulled by a steam engine.
Just at dark, location enroute unknown, Rathaway passed by an
area approximately use mile long with guard towers and a high fence.
USAIRA COMMUNT:
Due to the time available for dehriefing and the
physical limitations of our office in Pragits, no sore can be reported
from these excellant souress.
END
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PAGE 9
OF
No. / MASTER 02.
of 2 MASTERS
COCKPIT
CANVAS
SET FORWARD
COVERED
SWAYBACK
APPEARANCE
SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112
IR 193-55
HERE
SILVER (NOT GLASS)
BULGE
JET
NOSE
SEVERE
ENGINES
SECRET (NOFORN)
(SECURITY INFORMATION when filled in)
REPORT NO.
Low SET TAIL PLANE
CANVAS
SWEEP
COVERED
To MID-WING
ON WINGS
WARNING: This document contains information affecting the national defense of the United States within the meaning of the
Espionage Laws, Title 18, U. S. U.S. C., Sections 793 and 794. Its transmission OF the revelation of its contents in any manner to an
unauthorized person is prohibited by law. It may not be reproduced in whole or in part, by other than United States Air Force
(SECURITY INFORMATION when filled in)
28. 26.15. 19. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 16-68470-1
CLASSIFICATION
WHEEL
OF BRICK
Agencies, except by permission of the Director of Intelligence, USAF.
REPLACES AF FORM 112-PART H. I JUN 48,
WHICH MAY BE USED.
U.S. AIRA
DESIGN
ON RAMP
CLASSIFICATION
ORIGINATING AGENCY
AT AIRFIELD
-ASPHALT SEAMS
AF FORM 112a
I OCT 52
NW.91377
NW
PAGES
DIAGRAM OF RR GUAGE SWITCHING
OPERATION AT COP 12 OCT 1955
b
OF
FLOOR
BUILDING OUTLINE
TRAP
9
WITH STRING INSIDE
DOOR
PAGE
CZECHOSCOVARIA
PIT TRACKS UNDER
BRORD RUSSIAN GUAGE
NO. / MASTER 02.
OF 2 MASTERS
USSR
T TRACK
wt
SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112
IR 193-55
COP
CZECH RR
CZECH
RED STAR
TRUCKS
OVER TRACK
STANDARD
ARE PUSHED
GUAGE
To RUSSIAN
(PROBABLE
OFFICIAL
TRACK
TRUCKS,
RUSSIAN
BORDER
BANGING
GUAGE
THEM IN
RR SLEEPER CAR
MARKER)
TRUCK
DINECTIFN
MARKED ON SIDE
of vask
"Moscow PRAGUE"
USAIRA
FLOOR
RUSSIAN GUAGE
WARNING: This document contains information affecting the national defense of the United States within the meaning of the
Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S. C., Sections 799 and 794. Its transmission or the revelation of its contents in any manner to an
unauthorized person is prohibited by law. It may not be reproduced in whole or in part, by other than United States Air Force
(SECURITY INFORMATION when filled in)
v. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 16-68470-1
CLASSIFICATION
(SECURITY INFO INFORMATION when filled in)
REPORT NO.
Agencies, except by permission of the Director of Intelligence, USAF
REPLACES AF FORM 112-PART II, 1 JUN 48,
TRHP DOOR
TRUCK
WHICH MAY BE USED.
SEQ REF
IN CONDUCTOR'S
COMPARTMENT
WHERE TRUCK
CLASSIFICATION
ORIGINATING AGENCY
DISCONNECT BAR
IS LOCATED
AF FORM 112a
I OCT 52
NW NWV 91377
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