Sary Shagan: Green circular UFO observed at Soviet weapons test site
In late summer 1973, an intelligence source witnessed a bright green circular object above the Soviet Sary Shagan weapons testing facility. The phenomenon expanded into concentric circles before vanishing silently, observed during a sensitive period of experimental weapons testing.
Background
During late summer 1973, an intelligence asset at Site 7 of the Sary Shagan Weapons Testing Range in Kazakhstan (then USSR) reported observing an anomalous aerial phenomenon. The witness stepped outside while watching a televised sports match between Canada and the USSR, noticing a bright green circular object positioned west of the facility at roughly 70 degrees elevation. The object appeared to hover above cloud level. Within approximately fifteen seconds, the green circle widened and formed multiple concentric rings before dissipating completely within minutes. The encounter occurred without any audible sound or explosive signature. At the time, the Soviet military was conducting classified experimental missile launches and advanced laser weapons tests at this installation, making the intrusion of an unidentified aerial object particularly noteworthy for intelligence agencies.