Official Statement
State Department cable: 747 + 3 Americans witness 'enormous' bright light at 41,000 ft
A 1994 U.S. State Department diplomatic cable from Kazakhstan, declassified in PURSUE Release 01, records a Tajik Air 747 captain plus three U.S. citizens on board observing what the cable describes as a 'bright light of enormous intensity' at 41,000 feet over Kazakh airspace.
Kazakhstan airspace, Central Asia — Kazakhstan#Multiple Witnesses#Civilian Aviation#International#PURSUE Release 01