State Department UAP Cable 002, Kazakhstan, January 31, 1994

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CSP-2025-00040

B-00002707028

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3/2/2026

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MRN: 94 DUSHANBE 259

Date/DTG: Jan 31, 1994 / 310000Z Jan 94

From: AMEMBASSY DUSHANBE

Action: WASHDC, SECSTATE ROUTINE; MOSCOW, AMEMBASSY ROUTINE

E.O.: Unknown

TAGS: TSPA, EAIR, KZ, TI, TAJIK AIR, (RHODES, ED)

Reference: n/a

Subject: TAJIK AIR PILOTS REPORT UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT

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ACTION OES-09

INFO LOG-00 AID-01 AMAD-01 OASY-00 DOTE-00 EAP-01 EB-01
EUR-01 FAAE-00 TEDE-00 INR-00 ADS-00 NSAE-00 SSO-00

SNIS-00 NISC-02 /016W
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R 310258Z JAN 94
FM AMEMBASSY DUSHANBE
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 2150
INFO AMEMBASSY MOSCOW
AMEMBASSY TASHKENT
AMEMBASSY ASHGABAT
AMEMBASSY ALMATY
AMEMBASSY BEIJING
AMEMBASSY BISHKEK
CIA WASHDC 0224
DIA WASHDC 0232

UNCLAS DUSHANBE 00259

DEPARTMENT FOR OES/S

E.O. 12356: N/A

TAGS: TSAP, EAIR, TI

SUBJECT: TAJIK AIR PILOTS REPORT UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT

1. TAJIK AIR CHIEF PILOT, AMCIT ED RHODES, AND HIS TWO AMERICAN PILOT COLLEAGUES REPORTED JANUARY 29 THAT, ON JANUARY 27, THEY HAD ENCOUNTERED A UFO WHILE FLYING AT 41,000 FEET IN THEIR BOEING UNCLASSIFIED

Released in Full
John Powers, Acting-Director
US Department of State
2/25/2026

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