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State Department UAP Cable 3, Tbilisi, Georgia, October 30, 2001Department of State5 pagesMay 8, 2026RELEASE-01-FILE-153-STATE-DEPARTMENT-UAP-CABLE-3-TBILISI-GEORGIA-OCTOBER-30-2001
This October 2001 State Department cable concerns disputed reports that Russian aircraft violated Georgian airspace and bombed the Kodori Gorge. Its “UFO” language appears in a Russian official’s denial, while the cable’s own comment rejects that framing and sharply criticizes the Russian explanation.


