Soviet Military Encounter: Pilot Intercepts Two Giant Cigar-Shaped UFOs, Radar Jamming
On October 8, 1990, a Soviet military encounter with two UFOs is reported in Rabochaya Tribuna. An object is tracked on ground radar but apparently blocks airborne radar. An intercepting pilot reports: 'Suddenly, something made me turn my head. To the rear and to the right I saw two cigar-shaped objects of considerable dimension. The length of the first one was approximately 2 kilometers and the second about 400 meters.' He saw them clearly against a clear sky background but they were too distant for structural detail. When he began to close on them, both targets disappeared from his field of vision — although ground radar continued to track them for some time.
Background
1. On October 8, 1990, a Soviet military pilot encountered two unidentified aerial objects. The pilot intercepted the objects after they were tracked on ground radar, which also indicated airborne radar jamming.
The Incident
According to a report in Rabochaya Tribuna, ground radar tracked an unidentified object on October 8, 1990. The object apparently blocked airborne radar. An intercepting pilot reported seeing two cigar-shaped objects.
Investigation
The provided text does not contain information about an official investigation into this specific incident.
Significance
The encounter is significant as a reported military interaction with UFOs during a period of increased openness in the Soviet Union. The report is comparable to other accounts of military encounters with UFOs from both the West and the Soviet Union. The incident adds to the collection of reports involving cigar-shaped UFOs.