State Department UAP Cable 002, Kazakhstan, January 31, 1994

On January 27, 1994, a Tajik pilot and three American citizens encountered an unidentified flying object while flying a 747 jet at 41,000 feet over Kazakhstan.

TAJIK AIR CHIEF PILOT, AMCIT ED RHODES, AND HIS TWO AMERICAN PILOT COLLEAGUES REPORTED JANUARY 29 THAT, ON JANUARY 27, THEY HAD ENCOUNTERED A UFO WHILE FLYING AT 41,000 FEET IN THEIR BOEING

The object was a bright light of enormous intensity, approaching from the east at a great speed and a much higher altitude.

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.

The object maneuvered in circles, corkscrews, and made 90-degree turns at rapid rates of speed.

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 of the object with a pocket Olympus camera.

CAPTAIN RHODES TOOK SEVERAL PHOTOS WITH A POCKET OLYMPUS CAMERA AND WILL SEND COPIES TO THE EMBASSY AND THE TAJIKISTAN DESK

The object was described as resembling a bullet in flight.

THEY DESCRIBED THE LIGHT IT EMITTED AS HAVING A 'BOW WAVE' AND AS RESEMBLING A HIGH-SPEED PHOTO OF A BULLET IN FLIGHT

The contrails left by the object were estimated at approximately 100,000 feet.

RHODES ESTIMATED THE ALTITUDE OF THE CONTRAILS AT APPROXIMATELY 100,000 FEET

There is too little air/moisture at 100,000 feet to enable the creation of contrails by ordinary aircraft.

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

Rhodes and his crew believe the object was extraterrestrial and under intelligent control.

RHODES EXPRESSED THE OPINION, WHICH HIS CREW SEEMED TO SUPPORT, THAT THE OBJECT WAS EXTRATERRESTRIAL AND UNDER INTELLIGENT CONTROL.

Several pictures were taken of the craft making 90 degree turns, doing corkscrews and maneuvering in circles at great rates of speed.

Several pictures were taken of the craft making 90 degree turns, doing corkscrews and maneuvering in circles a great rates of speed.

The object was reported as resembling a bullet in flight.

Object was reported as resembling a bullet in flight.

Visual estimation of the contrails were at 100,000 feet, which was too high to leave contrails by ordinary aircraft.

Visual estimation of the contrails were at 100,000 feet, which was too high to leave contrails by ordinary aircraft.