1987 · Vranov nad Dyjí; Tři Sekery – Jirkov, Czechoslovakia
Czech army scrambles at a silver 'cigar', 1987 and 1992
Part ofOrdered to fire
From the accounts: an Mi-24 crew sent after a fast radar target saw a wingless silver 'cigar' near Vranov nad Dyjí, 12 July 1987. · Illustration for uaptrail.com
When12 July 1987; 5 May 1992
WhereVranov nad Dyjí; Tři Sekery – Jirkov, Czechoslovakia
Czech press accounts describe two army scrambles: in 1987 an Mi-24 crew sent after a fast radar target from Austria saw a wingless silver 'cigar' and could not fire on it, and in 1992 an L-39 and an Mi-24 could not catch a radar object from Germany. The defence ministry says it holds no UFO records.
How plausible · Moderate
Two army scrambles on radar targets from separate sources; the ministry holding no records doesn't count against them.
- ●●Access Radar crews and Mi-24/L-39 pilots.
- ●●Physical traces or official reaction Radar tracks and scrambles, one with a fire order.
- ●○No gain sought Press reports, no product.
- ●○Independent convergence Two separate events with similar targets.
- ●○Checkable details check out Units and airfields (Žatec, Plzeň-Líně) are real.
Plausibility weighs how well an account fits where secrecy hides the documents by design, so missing records never count against it. Strength measures what is documented. Assessed 2026-10-23.
Claims
Army radar tracked a fast object from Austria; an Mi-24 was sent; the crew saw a wingless silver 'cigar' that changed direction abruptly; a fire order was given but the gunner could not traverse, and it left toward Hungary (1987).anonymousSourced, unconfirmedanonymous crew, via Seznam Zprávy
Radar tracked an object from Germany; an L-39 from Žatec and an Mi-24 from Plzeň-Líně could not catch it (1992).secondhandSourced, unconfirmed'army documents' cited by Jaroslav Mareš, via Seznam Zprávy
Where
Vranov nad Dyjí; Tři Sekery – Jirkov, Czechoslovakia
49.6°N 14.5°E · region only