A Man at a Soviet Test Site Saw a Green Circle in the Sky

On an evening in late summer 1973, a man was watching a sports competition between Canada and the Soviet Union. He stepped outside at a Soviet test site and saw a bright green circle in the sky to the west.

Within seconds, the circle expanded and green rings appeared around it. Within minutes, the color vanished without a sound. The man could not explain what he had seen. The account appears in a U.S. Central Intelligence Agency report based on information gathered in the Soviet Union.

What Was the Man Doing at the Site?

The man was a former Soviet citizen staying at Sary-Shagan, a site where weapons were tested. The report describes the site’s activities, but devotes only a brief passage to the green sighting.

That evening, the man had been watching television. He went outside and saw the light in the sky, which he described as a bright green, round object or spot. He could not say how large it was or how high it appeared.

Rings Around the Light

Within 10–15 seconds, the circle expanded. A short time later, several green rings appeared around it, like circles around a single point. The report does not describe the rings moving or the light changing direction, so there is no basis for adding a chase or movement across the sky to the account.

After a few minutes, the color vanished. No sound accompanied the sighting, not even an explosion. The man offered no explanation for what he had seen and provided no further details.

What Remains Unknown

It is not known what the man saw, and he could not estimate the object’s size or altitude. The report offers no conventional explanation for the sighting and contains no further information that could identify it.

The circle disappeared, followed by the rings. All that remained in the sky was what the man could not explain.