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By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 7:29 AM on 3rd March 2011
The mystery object suddenly burst onto flight monitors over the remote Russian diamond capital of Yakutsk.
It was shown flying at a speed of slightly over 6000 mph, and rapidly changing direction in the early morning sky, it is claimed.
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Alien encounter: The UFO is the craft in the centre of the screen closest to the gold writing. In the video the UFO moves comparatively quickly across the radar
Making contact: Flight controllers detected the UFO in a control tower in the remote Russian diamond capital of Yakutsk
The UFO was logged at a height of 64, 895 feet above sea level and appeared to interfere with aviation frequencies.
On footage posted on You Tube, an air traffic controller made clear he sought to make contact with the UFO.