The Sary Shagan Weapons Testing Range

Text

A machine read this text from the scan. When the text and the image disagree, the image is right.

CONFIDENTIAL/WARNING NOTICE - SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE
SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED

FIRK-311/01638-7

- 5 -

unidentified phenomenon at Site 7. While watching a sport com-
petition between Canada and the USSR on television, he stepped
outside for some air and observed an unidentified sharp (bright)
green circular object or mass in the sky. The object was situated
west of the site at an angle of sighting of approximately 70
degrees. The altitude of the object was undeterminable. (Field
Comment: Although there were no clouds in the sky that evening,
Source believed that the green mass would have been higher than
cloud level. Source could not estimate the diameter of the
object.) Within 10 to 15 seconds of observation, the green circle
widened and within a brief period of time several green concentric
circles formed around the mass. Within minutes the coloring dis-
appeared. There was no sound, such as an explosion, associated
with the phenomenon. (Field Comment: Source had no opinion as
to what this phenomenon was. There was no resultant rumors.
Source could not provide any further details.)