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Corkscrew Motion — UAP Cases

Spiral or helical flight patterns that combine rotation with directional movement — observed at high altitudes and airspeeds.

DOCUMENTED CASES
1
YEAR RANGE
1994–1994
ALL BEHAVIOR TYPES
STATIONARY HOVERRAPID ACCELERATION90° TURNSCORKSCREW MOTIONINSTANT DISAPPEARANCEEMITTING SUB-OBJECTSTRANSMEDIUM (AIR/WATER)FORMATION / GROUPANTI-GRAVITY HOVERSENSOR INTERFERENCE
State Dept? Unknown
SECRET
STATE-001 · 1994-09-14

PanAm Corkscrew Encounter — Tajikistan

◎Tajikistan Airspace

Commercial PanAm aircraft at 41,000 ft encountered an object performing circles, corkscrews and 90-degree turns at rapid rates. State Department diplomatic cable filed. No military explanation found.

CORKSCREW90 DEGREE TURNSRAPID ACCELERATION
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