Gorky, USSR: Controllers Track Cigar-Shaped UFO on Radar for 40 Minutes
Air traffic controllers in Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod), USSR observe a grey cigar-shaped object flying toward them and track it on radar for 40 minutes. Radio contact attempts fail. The object is the size of a conventional aircraft but has no wings, tail, or fin. It moves at normal speed and altitude but behaves erratically, making many turns. Vanishes about 25 miles north of the city. Receives serious attention from Soviet authorities.
Background
1. On March 27, 1983, air traffic controllers in Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod), USSR, tracked a grey, cigar-shaped object on radar for 40 minutes. The object moved at a normal speed and altitude, but radio contact attempts were unsuccessful. The object lacked wings, a tail, or a fin, despite being the size of a conventional aircraft.
The Incident
Air traffic controllers in Gorky observed a grey, cigar-shaped object approaching their location. The object was tracked on radar for a period of 40 minutes. Attempts to establish radio contact with the object were unsuccessful. The object was described as being the size of a conventional aircraft but lacking typical features such as wings, a tail, or a fin. It moved at a normal speed and altitude.
Investigation
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Significance
The Gorky radar tracking event is one of several UFO encounters that occurred in 1983. While 1983 was significant for UFO activity in the Hudson Valley, this event demonstrates that such incidents were not limited to one geographic location. The lack of official response or explanation, as suggested by the silence and obstruction encountered in the Oxfordshire, Britain, case, highlights a potential pattern of official reluctance to address UFO encounters.