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Sary Shagan Weapons Testing Range, USSR

A former Soviet citizen reported observing an unidentified sharp green circular object or mass in the sky over Site 7 at the Sary Shagan weapons testing range in the USSR sometime between November 1972 and November 1973. The source stepped outside while watching a Canada-USSR televised sports competition and saw the object to the west at approximately 70 degrees elevation; within 10 to 15 seconds the green circle widened and several green concentric circles formed around the mass, which faded within minutes with no associated sound. The source had no opinion as to what the phenomenon was, and there were no resultant rumors.

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1972-11-01 / unresolved

A former Soviet citizen reported observing an unidentified sharp green circular object or mass in the sky over Site 7 at the Sary Shagan weapons testing range in the USSR sometime between November 1972 and November 1973. The source stepped outside while watching a Canada-USSR televised sports competition and saw the object to the west at approximately 70 degrees elevation; within 10 to 15 seconds the green circle widened and several green concentric circles formed around the mass, which faded within minutes with no associated sound. The source had no opinion as to what the phenomenon was, and there were no resultant rumors.

Unidentified sharp (bright) green circular object or mass in the sky, situated west of Site 7 at an angle of sighting of approximately 70 degrees; altitude undeterminable; diameter not estimated; within 10 to 15 seconds the green circle widened and several green concentric circles formed around the mass; coloring disappeared within minutes; no associated sound