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Cold Open: This is a declassified document from February 5, 1979, released through The Black Vault. The document, titled "5feb per bart," appears to be a cryptic report from the US government regarding an unidentified flying object, or UFO, sighting in Moscow. The document is a scanned copy of a typed report, with some sections redacted. Provenance: The document was released through The Black Vault, a website that publishes declassified government files. The canonical PDF is available on the Internet Archive. The document's release date and FOIA case number are not specified. The Document: VCINV/INM JUf. Ho: 3/MrA'5C7 IHFOPKATIOn FROM Issued: 9/4/19 y> Copy No: Sol lJfT (l9t2) stock in MOSCOW No: 22U 5 Fob. £ To NORWKRNlSfVKIWYJ l. 1 1 U, According to information from P«R.‘“ j (10 group wi recovered] (V. group, unrecoverable ) /.coordinating to information from RAW (lllJ [ tron.it) through the southern port, of TON No. 55 (10 group, unrecoverable) «W‘> Conant.: (i) NORHCRN (ii) PER (iii) RART (iv) AXASTO Unidentified. Unidentified echo. Occurred on December 9th, 1972, and April 11th, 1972, for only other published occurrence. 'TOCTOOtf'. No. fAf> of 11th April '9«.2 (J/NW/n5 . Unidentified, ii m mm m. First occurrence. ^ - Unidentified. 1 1 m — First occurrence. <>- «■ Probably Col. N. I. mXITVShfV. Soviet Military Attachd in STOCK!. W M •» :• <• 1 \X tp. 1— a. - <1l- Context: The Black Vault's editorial summary notes that this document appears to be a report from the US government regarding UFO sightings in Moscow. However, the document's content and meaning are unclear due to redactions and cryptic language. Outro: This is what the public record looks like at its most ordinary. The details of this report, like many others, remain unclear. For more declassified documents, visit storyflo.com. The canonical PDF of this document is available on the Internet Archive at https://archive.org/download/5febperbart/5febperbartdjvu.txt.

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5feb Per Bart

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This material was released by the National Security Agency (NSA) through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. The originating source document is linked on this page so the citation chain is auditable.

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Cold Open: This is a declassified document from February 5, 1979, released through The Black Vault. The document, titled "5feb per bart," appears to be a cryptic report from the US government regarding an unidentified flying object, or UFO, sighting in Moscow.

Agency: National Security Agency (NSA)
Date: JUL 18 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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What was 5feb Per Bart about?: Cold Open: This is a declassified document from February 5, 1979, released through The Black Vault. The document, titled "5feb per bart," appears to be a cryptic report from the US government regarding an unidentified flying object, or UFO, sighting in Moscow.
Why was this case declassified?: This material was released by the National Security Agency (NSA) 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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