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MEMORAIDUM FOR THE RECORD 27October 1955 SUBJecrIntervicy with Sent ehardBRussel 1.On 27 OctoberDr.Francis CLauser O/sr consultant and I intervlewed Senstor Russell relative to an obnervation or unconventlonal or saucer-like airereft during his visit to lussis. The following is a statement of his obseryations with my conments. Dr. Clauser will subnit seperntely his vicws on Senator Russell's e g s a I e views stated herein. SThe party was travelling between Boku and Tiflis on a train at the specific requent or Senator Russell who made cvery the theory that the train trip was arranged in order to stage the operation for Senator Russell's benofit.) About an hour and one-halr out of Balru the subjeet who was not Peeling well wus resting in suddonly noticed a grcenish-yellow ball rising rapidly lie rushed into the next copartmant stating that he had secn what he thog ht wus a lying saucer.They turned out the lights and looked out r n a o r p yo es q o a skeptical. Howerer suddenly a second ball was noticed rising rapidly and then the other members of the party were convinced. The cecond object ws initielly se t a miniman altituda of 700 to Soo feot while the firat object ws initially vlewed at an even higher aititude.Nothing wao seen on the ground with the cxception p o o 30 appoared to be almed at a very low tra jectory almost at the train. The subjact did not on either occaaion see the forn of the object only this glowing ball. No irm cstimute could be made of the sise or distance oe the ball because there were no reference objects. However the aub.ject hed the inpression that the object coula have The object gave the inpression of whirling and appeared to follow a single tra Jectory with no break in its flight pattorn. The ubjeet dia not see any lights only the yellowish glow this is contrary to statenents of other observers). The search light did not appear to bc following the objeet. About rive to ten minutes after the sightings and aftor the subject had returned to his cwm conpartmont, the guard cane in and pulled dow the This malcrial conlains informalion aflacting the nalional dyfcnse cf tho United Sistes within tho T.S.15482Sores A meanirg of the csignage laws Tila ioUsc Secs. 793 and 794 lransmissio or revelation of prohibilcd by law. ENCLOSURE 42-83894-36