UNCLASSIFIED CSP-2025-00040 B-00002707028 "UNCLASSIFIED" 3/2/20 26 UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 DUSHAN 00259 310310Z 747SP AT LAT 45 NORTH AND LONG 55 EAST, OVER KAZAKHSTAN . THEY FIRST ENCOUNTERED THE OBJECT AS A BRIGHT LIGHT OF ENORMOUS INTENSITY, APPROACHING THEM FROM OVER THE HORIZON TO THE EAST AT A GREAT RATE OF SPEED AND AT A MUCH HIGHER ALTITUDE THAN THEIR OWN . THEY WATCHED THE OBJECT FOR SOME FORTY MINUTES AS IT MANEUVERED IN CIRCLES, CORKSCREWS AND MADE 90-DEGREE TURNS AT RAPID RATES OF SPEED AND UNDER VERY HIGH G'S. CAPTAIN RHODES TOOK SEVERAL PHOTOS WITH A POCKET OLYMPUS CAMERA AND WILL SEND COPIES TO THE EMBASSY AND THE TAJIKISTAN DESK (LOWRY TAYLOR) IN THE DEPARTMENT, IF THEY COME OUT. AFTER SOME TIME, THE OBJECT ADOPTED A HORIZONTAL HIGH-SPEED COURSE AND DISAPPEARED OVER THE HORIZON. 2. AS IT WAS DARK WHEN THE OBJECT WAS OBSERVED, THE CREW WERE UNABLE TO DISCERN ITS SHAPE. THEY DESCRIBED THE LIGHT IT EMITTED AS HAVING A "BOW WAVE" AND AS RESEMBLING A HIGH-SPEED PHOTO OF A BULLET IN FLIGHT, IN WHICH A VERY SMALL OBJECT GIVES OFF A MUCH LARGER TRAILING WAVE OF HEAT/LIGHT. SOME FORTY-FIVE MINUTES AFTER THE INITIAL SIGHTING, AS THE SUN WAS RISING, THE AIRCRAFT FLEW UNDER THE CONTRAILS WHICH THE OBJECT HAD LEFT BEHIND. THE PLANE WAS MAKING OVER 500 KNOTS. RHODES ESTIMATED THE ALTITUDE OF THE CONTRAILS AT APPROXIMATELY 100,000 FEET, NOTING THAT THERE IS TOO LITTLE AIR/MOISTURE AT THAT EXTREME ALTITUDE TO ENABLE THE CREATION OF CONTRAILS BY THE PROPULSION MECHANISMS OF ORDINARY AIRCRAFT WHICH MIGHT BE ABLE TO REACH THAT HEIGHT. THE PATHS OF THE CONTRAILS REFLECTED THE MANEUVERS OF THE OBJECT, I.E., CIRCLES, CORKSCREWS, ETC. 3. TO OUR SUGGESTION THAT THE OBJECT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A METEOR ENTERING AND SKIPPING OFF THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE, RHODES AND HIS CREW WERE ADAMANT THAT THEY HAD SEEN THOUSANDS OF "FALLING STARS" UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 DUSHAN 00259 310310Z AND OTHER SPACE JUNK ENTERING THE ATMOSPHERE IN THEIR YEARS OF FLYING PASSENGER AIRCRAFT FOR PANAM. THIS, THEY INSISTED, WAS NOTHING LIKE A METEOR. ON THE BASIS OF ITS SPEED AND MANEUVERABILITY, RHODES EXPRESSED THE OPINION, WHICH HIS CREW SEEMED TO SUPPORT, THAT THE OBJECT WAS EXTRATERRESTRIAL AND UNDER INTELLIGENT CONTROL. 4. COMMENT: WE HAVE NO OPINION AND REPORT THE ABOVE FOR WHAT IT MAY BE WORTH. ESCUDERO UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED Page 2 of 3
Vision Description (EN)
Page 2 of a diplomatic cable concerning a UAP sighting. Header contains UNCLASSIFIED markings and reference codes (CSP-2025-00040, B-00002707028, dated 3/2/2026). The body text is organized in four numbered paragraphs describing an encounter over Kazakhstan on January 31, 1994. Paragraph 1 details the initial sighting by a Panam 747SP at 45°N 55°E, the object's approach from the east at high speed and altitude, forty minutes of observation during which it performed circles, corkscrews, and 90-degree turns, and Captain Rhodes' photography attempt. Paragraph 2 describes the object's appearance as a bright light with a "BOW WAVE" resembling a bullet in flight, and the discovery of contrails at approximately 100,000 feet exhibiting the same maneuvers. Paragraph 3 notes the crew's dismissal of a meteor hypothesis based on their extensive experience with space debris. Paragraph 4 contains Captain Rhodes' assessment that the object was extraterrestrial and under intelligent control, supported by his crew. The cable ends with a comment by Escudero stating no opinion on the report. Footer indicates "Page 2 of 3" and UNCLASSIFIED marking.
Descrição Vision (PT-BR)
Página 2 de um cable diplomático concernente a um avistamento UAP. O cabeçalho contém marcações UNCLASSIFIED e códigos de referência (CSP-2025-00040, B-00002707028, datado 3/2/2026). O corpo do texto está organizado em quatro parágrafos numerados descrevendo um encontro sobre o Cazaquistão em 31 de janeiro de 1994. O parágrafo 1 detalha o avistamento inicial por um Panam 747SP em 45°N 55°E, a aproximação do objeto pelo leste em alta velocidade e altitude, quarenta minutos de observação durante os quais realizou círculos, espirais e giros de 90 graus, e a tentativa de fotografar do Capitão Rhodes. O parágrafo 2 descreve a aparência do objeto como uma luz brilhante com uma "BOW WAVE" semelhante a uma bala em voo, e a descoberta de contrails em aproximadamente 100.000 pés exibindo as mesmas manobras. O parágrafo 3 observa a rejeição da hipótese de meteoro pela tripulação baseada em sua extensa experiência com detritos espaciais. O parágrafo 4 contém a avaliação do Capitão Rhodes de que o objeto era extraterrestre e sob controle inteligente, apoiada por sua tripulação. O cable termina com um comentário de Escudero afirmando nenhuma opinião sobre o relatório. O rodapé indica "Page 2 of 3" e marcação UNCLASSIFIED.