Which agency documented the PanAm Corkscrew Encounter — Tajikistan case?

State Dept is the primary agency that documented this UAP incident, indexed as file STATE-001 in the Now Declassified archive. The original source context is available via NARA RG 615 / State Dept.

Where did the PanAm Corkscrew Encounter — Tajikistan UAP sighting occur?

The PanAm Corkscrew Encounter — Tajikistan incident occurred in Tajikistan Airspace in 1994. The region classification is Asia.

What shape was the UAP in the PanAm Corkscrew Encounter — Tajikistan incident?

The UAP documented in the PanAm Corkscrew Encounter — Tajikistan incident was classified as unknown shaped. Classification: SECRET. Altitude: 41,000 ft.

What behaviors were observed in the PanAm Corkscrew Encounter — Tajikistan case?

Observed behaviors in the PanAm Corkscrew Encounter — Tajikistan incident included: Corkscrew Motion, 90° Turns, Rapid Acceleration. Duration: Several minutes. Witnesses: Commercial PanAm flight crew.

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STATE-001 · 1994-09-14

PanAm Corkscrew Encounter — Tajikistan

STATE-001is this archive's internal reference, not an official government file number, and the SECRET tag is an editorial archival label — not a current U.S. classification. Now Declassified is an independent index and is not affiliated with the U.S. government. See the original records via NARA RG 615 / State Dept.

State Dept◎ Tajikistan Airspace◌ Asia #1994 ◈ Unknown↑ 41,000 ft⏱ Several minutes

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Cinematic archive imagery for PanAm Corkscrew Encounter — Tajikistan — intelligence record illustration

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STATE-001ASIA

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SOURCE TYPE

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VIEW MODE

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AT A GLANCE

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.

PRIMARY WITNESSES

Commercial PanAm flight crew

EVIDENCE PROFILE

VISUAL RECONSTRUCTIONUNKNOWN

FILE ID

STATE-001

DATE

1994-09-14

AGENCY

State Dept

REGION

Asia

SHAPE

Unknown

ALTITUDE

41,000 ft

OBSERVED BEHAVIORS

Corkscrew Motion90° TurnsRapid Acceleration

DECLASSIFIED DETAILS

A State Department diplomatic cable, included in the public archive record set, documents an incident reported by the crew of a PanAm commercial flight transiting Tajikistan airspace at 41,000 feet. The crew observed an unidentified object performing 'circles, corkscrews and 90-degree turns at rapid rates' over a sustained period. The maneuvers described are aerodynamically impossible for any known conventional aircraft at that altitude. The object appeared metallic and showed no visible propulsion system. The cable was filed through the Dushanbe embassy and classified SECRET. No military craft or known atmospheric phenomenon explains the documented maneuvers. The case was cross-referenced with Soviet/Russian air defense radar records with no correlation found.

KEY CHARACTERISTICS

›41,000 ft altitude (commercial airspace)
›Corkscrew and 90° turn maneuvers
›Circles at rapid rates
›Metallic appearance, no visible propulsion
›No radar correlation with any military aircraft

ORIGINAL SOURCE

This incident is indexed as file STATE-001inside Now Declassified's research layer. The nearest official source trail for this agency points to NARA RG 615 / State Dept, where archive records, imagery, or supporting context are published for public review.

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INCIDENT DATA

FILE IDSTATE-001

DATE1994-09-14

YEAR1994

AGENCYState Dept

LOCATIONTajikistan Airspace

REGIONAsia

SHAPEUnknown

ALTITUDE41,000 ft

DURATIONSeveral minutes

WITNESSESCommercial PanAm flight crew

OBSERVED BEHAVIORS

Corkscrew Motion→90° Turns→Rapid Acceleration→

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