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Document: 1958-06-8846173-Tokmak-KirgizSSR-USSR Released by The Black Vault This is a report from the Air Intelligence Information Report series, dated June 1958. It's notable for detailing an unidentified airborne object observed over Tokmak, in the Kirgiz SSR, USSR. The document was released through The Black Vault, and its canonical PDF is available on the Internet Archive. Project 10073 Record Card 1. Date: June 1958. Location: Tokmak, Kirgiz SSR, USSR. Conclusion: "Probable BoIIma A I L.B B B i X 0AteTIME OROUP 1.^1 2230. Type of observation: X|f GfoufiA^Viftuol O 0 oly doIIma." The document reads: "TYPE OF OBSERVATION X|f GfoufiA^Viftuol O 0 oly doIIma □ W«fl Alr^roft Q Pr^b^bly Aircraft 0 Pottibly Aircraft OMT o At^Vi«u«l • 1 0 Alrlnt«re«pt Ro4of i PHOTOS O Y«t XXfto #. SOURCE Civilian 0 Wat A strata 0 mi col 0 Prabably Atlrartomical O Possibly Atfronomicol 7. LENGTH OP OBSERVATION one min L NUMBER OF OBJECTS one f. COURSE ENE 0 Othor )CK bttofflciaat Doto for Evoluotloo O UoknoiMi M. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIOHTINO n. COMMENTS % to Oval, or cigar-shaped obj , diameter appeared to be 20-30 cm, fm Its rear protruded a flrey glow which canged fm a blue-white color to a red-yellow flrey tall. Insufficient conclusion." A brief summary of the sighting is provided: "n. COMMENTS % to Oval, or cigar-shaped obj , diameter appeared to be 20-30 cm, fm Its rear protruded a flrey glow which canged fm a blue-white color to a red-yellow flrey tall. Insufficient conclusion." The report continues: "1 1 info form a valid ATie roftM m ckbv m kf to li ccMftT if ACViviTv acroitiMt OElUUirT AIR INTELUGENCE INFORMATION REPORT oftTt or mraihwTiOM mj8 oaTc or couccTfon ccMftr m AHA ACAcnr corctAH KIROZS S3R (tISSR) %n\ STATUS iif Mf^plicmbit) SAI no. lai no. sti NO. CANcriro^cmiAir rr CANcriro ACtiVf AOOlTtONAL INrONMATlON ON rO«rt| NCriHNCirfMit f 90)08 1» Pf9itu9 roNorfil «fe.. oi §fip!U»blt) AiRo 5“3o PI- 3r-rr GfiT fOfocfiOlioo ririt. C/80 VfporTi for TtoiTTF# tvFJocTTT" UMIRENTiriKD OBJKCT OBSERVED OVER TOKIUK (4252R-7^18E)« SUM4ARV t0l¥9 iiMMrr • (SDICURY) IR dttals with Info on an unldtntlflad airborna objeot ob- . atrvtd oroaain^ ovwr TOKMAK In an S diraotlon in Jun ^8« APPROVEDi ' ' ' x" ^ - C.R. OPPIR vT .r.- Colonol, USAP^''-’^'^ « Coanander AT ? tnvrrvats liECLA^JPiV:' Ai'i'KU J2 VKaRS l>Oi) ijii: 0 Classificafion Cancelled Auth/ S' INCU Cia^ifii iomi iolii CanYcili ::d Ko - ''I. ...V # - ..r. i i/.\v v‘v It •'•t >■: Ai.i- t •. V r •- naFASAElE VO: ;J. -• CArlAD/. '.OLl:c ION M£iSwU^ AOSVRALIA and MEW iLALAMD OATE ONKVr wK OItTNIlUTION IT ONIOINATON f£toofl (/SAf on^ /J /• . |f»^i80lo Ouo/ JT/o« on^ tfo^jof o/o ineioowroo. i/ oop/icoO/o) USAPE DUF M-os VAtMIMO; Thi§ ^ocoMor conroino M/o/Mrio#s ofPocrioi rOo aolionof tfo/oAOo •/ rAo tAiirorf Jlorof virO)ii rO

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Document: 1958-06-8846173-Tokmak-KirgizSSR-USSR Released by The Black Vault This is a report from the Air Intelligence Information Report series, dated June 1958. It's notable for detailing an unidentified airborne object observed over Tokmak, in the Kirgiz SSR, USSR. The document was released through The Black Vault, and its canonical PDF is available on the Internet Archive.

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Date: JUL 18 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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What was Declassified CIA File about?: Document: 1958-06-8846173-Tokmak-KirgizSSR-USSR Released by The Black Vault This is a report from the Air Intelligence Information Report series, dated June 1958. It's notable for detailing an unidentified airborne object observed over Tokmak, in the Kirgiz SSR, USSR. The document was released through The Black Vault, and its canonical PDF is available on the Internet Archive.
Why was this case declassified?: This material was released by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. The originating source document is linked in the case notes above so the citation chain is fully auditable.

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