Who raised the possibility that the reports involved UFOs?

A Georgian foreign ministry official. He said reports of aircraft in the area might also have referred to unidentified flying objects.

Has it been proven that Russian aircraft bombed Georgia?

No. The cable describes reports and denials, but offers no independent evidence that the bombings took place or identifies the aircraft.

Georgian Official Suggested Reports of Aircraft Might Describe UFOs

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The U.S. ambassador to Moscow raised reports of aircraft bombing a mountainous region of Georgia at a meeting. According to the reports, Russian aircraft crossed the border and attacked the Kodori area.

Russia denied its aircraft had been there. Then a Georgian official suggested the reports might actually have referred to UFOs, or unidentified flying objects. The U.S. cable said Russia’s denial was hard to accept.

The Ambassador Asked About the Bombings

On October 30, 2001, the ambassador met with Russia’s deputy foreign minister. The ambassador said that if the reports were true and the incidents continued, they could damage relations between the United States and Russia.

The deputy minister replied that the Russian Ministry of Defense strongly denied that Russian aircraft had taken part in the incidents. He also said Russian aircraft had not flown over the area where the bombings took place.

The Explanation From Georgia

The head of the Russian affairs department at Georgia’s foreign ministry repeated the denial. He said no Russian aircraft had been near the area on those days. The U.S. ambassador recounted the conversation in his cable.

The official said there were credible reports that helicopters belonging to the authorities in Abkhazia, a region of Georgia, had bombed places where, he said, terrorists were located. As for the reports of aircraft, he said they might also have referred to UFOs.

He added that Russia had no way to determine whether another country’s aircraft had been in the area. He said either side might have sent aircraft over Kodori.

Americans Doubted the Denial

The authors of the U.S. cable wrote that Russia’s denial was hard to accept. They raised the possibility that Russia had denied the reports to conceal its actions, and wrote that the UFO explanation would have been amusing if the reports were not so serious.

What Remains Unknown

The cable offers no independent evidence that the bombings took place or identifies the aircraft. Russia denied the reports, and the American suspicion that the denial was intended to conceal operations has not been proven.

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