August 28, 1991, at 04:42 (local time). The tracking radar station on Mangyshlak peninsula flashed on the screens a very large object which appeared from no where almost in centre of screens. The screens showed an object with a length of 600 meters and diameter about 110 meters.
The object moved to the northwest of the radar station, above the Caspian Sea, from west on east at a level of 6600 meters at even cruise speed of 960 kms/hours. It did not answer on IFF (Identification - Friend or Foe) requests . Experienced operators have suspected immediately that they were dealing with an unidentified radar target, i.e. probably a UFO.
After four minutes, at 04:46, all of them called the cosmodrome (spaceport) at Kapustin Yar and asked whether an unscheduled special launch of something was made there. From Kapustin Yar at once came the answer: "No, but our radar, too, observes this object."
As it is necessary this information was sent immediately to Caspian Staff of antiaircraft zone and to the mystery object there were directed two MIG-29 fighters which were on a patrol flight to the south of Shevchenko town and another two patrol MIGs was sent from aerodrome K.
