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TO L.V.Boardman DATE:November 4 Boardman Nichols Belmont FROM A.H.Belmon Harbo Parsons Mahr Rasen Tamm SUBJECT: FLYING SAUCERS Sizoo Winterrowd Tele.Roo Remymemo to you 10-18-55 advising that at Executive Hollomn Gandy Mr. Dulles of CIA discussed report received from party of Senator Richard B. Russell of Georgia, traveling through Russia, that Senator Russell nad seen a flying saucer. The details were not clear and lt was decided the matter should be kept guiet and all members of party interviewed.Attacned memos from IA received 11-3-55 advise members of party debriefed and following is summary of their observations: Party was traveling by train from Baku to Tiflis and after dark Russell noticed a small greenish-yellow glowing ball rising quite rapidly in sky. He informed other members of the party and a few minutes later they observed another object. Mr. Efron saw only 2 lights resembling eyes. Colonel Hathaway saw a shadowy object with similar light in middle at the top and rotating Iight or Iights similar to exhausts at the base. Senator Mr. Gros and Colonel Hathaway considered size comparable to U. S. jet fighter, but Hathaway stated object did not resemble any air- craft, rocket or missile he had ever seen. All agree object was rotating during its rise along its initial steep trajectory. Based on interviews so far CIA advises only testimony which would support existence of flying saucer or radically unconventional aircraft is that of Colonel Hathaway. All other observations can probably be explained as steep-climbing aircraft or missile or exhaust of normal jet aircraft in a dive, followed by a sharp pull-up in such a way nothing could be seen until exhaust visible to observers on train but possible aircraft was indeed of tne snort or almost vertical take-off variety. ClA states further discussion will that evidence does not appear sufficiently firm to warrant conclusion that Soviets have developed a radically new type aircraft. ACTEON: For.your information. RECORDED- EX-118 63E8 2ENCL Iosure CC: NOV81955 AHBelmont ARJones E 90986 09