KARELIA FINNED TUBE CRAFT (1987 RETRIEVAL ALLEGATION)

Disputed Soviet-era retrieval story describing a large seamless tube-shaped object with fins and an unusually simple cockpit.

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Craft Length

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CLAIM-133114disputed

“A former Soviet soldier identified only as B described the alleged Karelia object as more than fifty feet long.”

The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning

SRC-002099 · “Crashes and Retrievals of UFOs in the Twentieth Century” → “Russian Retrieval — dimensions”, PDF p. 898

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Reported Craft Appearance

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CLAIM-133115disputed

“The Karelia retrieval story described a grayish-tan tube-shaped object about sixteen feet wide and nine feet high, smooth and seamless in appearance but rough to the touch, with fins extending from the middle toward the rear and triangular features at the blunt nose.”

The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning

SRC-002099 · “Crashes and Retrievals of UFOs in the Twentieth Century” → “Russian Retrieval — exterior”, PDF p. 898

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Reported Craft Interior

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CLAIM-133116disputed

“According to the same disputed account, investigators later found a very small cockpit with two armchairs, two steering wheels and a control-panel-like surface lacking ordinary dials, buttons or switches.”

The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning

SRC-002099 · “Crashes and Retrievals of UFOs in the Twentieth Century” → “Russian Retrieval — alleged cockpit”, PDF p. 898

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