NUFORC UFO Sighting 53737

Occurred: 2006-12-01 11:10 Local
Reported: 2006-12-01 10:10 Pacific
Duration:

Location: Krasnoyarsk (Russia), , Russia

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any further news on this one?... I got this from the Drudge report 12.1.2006

UFO Crashes in Russia’s Siberia Created: 01.12.2006 11:10 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 11:10 MSK MosNews An unidentified flying object has crashed in Krasnoyarsk Region, Siberia, causing a forest fire, the RIA-Novosti news agency reported on Friday.

The crash took place in the taiga between the towns of Yeniseisk and Lesosibirsk, the agency said quoting the local Interior Ministry directorate. The crash was reported by local villagers and traces of forest fire can be seen on the site. Air traffic officials said that no aircraft were scheduled to fly in the region at the time of the crash and no air vessels were missing.

A group formed of police investigators, representatives of the Transport Prosecutors Service and representatives of the aircraft safety watchdog Rosavianadzor has started to the site of the crash from Krasnoyarsk.

Local Emergencies Directorate has sent a helicopter to the site.

NUFORC Note:

We express our gratitude to the person who submitted this report, who wishes to remain totally anonymous. We cannot confirm the report from Russia, but it appears to have been covered in the Russian and European newspapers. PD

Posted 2006-12-07