SIX-ENGINED AIRCRAFT OBSERVED OVER MOSCOW

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R006700150002-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 9, 2001
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: February 26, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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At the banning of the air show f oar aircraft were ob~,er ved which de-finitely
W're six-en nine planes,,
rudder ;as embly and under the Several letters and a .rzul'~i z,T t :umber
were Soon on ~tho fusela;;c';. Yf
that of :the Ju-29O It-, was. painted silver and a 1116viet star was pa Anted on the
ments to tho. fuselage were not 'noticedb The size of the craft was similar to
sl.i,l 1 t- erg, T ho craft had a s in ale; rudder a senbly. Th0 fuv el a e was long,
and slim, and, the nose 'was of p1exiglass. Several crevwr r .embers were soon in the
cabin, At least eight windows were seen on each side? ` fun stations or attach,4
`hQ lc-arming monoplane was .fitt d ait'i three erng r?es mounted in each
T:-,e roar, ends of the engines projected as, far as the z ir.::dle of the sins , The
propellers. wore not all an the same level. The, 'wings were. rathc: c long, 4 -':he
leading edge of the wings had a pronounced tapir, aand the trailing ec;. e
25X1 A nom e t. a'Ll.tiiau,.yln several returnees
reported to leave s n six--onc;tne
~?. c~.r1@~ 1H77-ie T.wlosco,,Rr area all these statements seem to be based on errors in.
obseryc; ti:orr.. This assumption is based on the fart that all these craft
,:ere
during ' public displays ,which were also attended Ley -xtt'.he; c. ip'larnat .c,
corps, ? Bit. neither in the, :.;bv~.et press nor in the reports of the d`i PI c .A x Uic
corps was mention made that a six-eng.lne version of a formerly :[our-engi.ne com-
morals], craft in. e,-ciatence.,. T':ic fact hakes it probable that all the six--
on ,'Lnc: ,lanes observed up to the end of l949 wore actually four-ent i.ne planes.,
i''or shetcnos of sa.r.. s,r." ne plane see apex,
1 1;zncx: S c -Sib-i c.. Plane .Allegedly Seen over
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