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July 19, 2012 ·
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David "Heavy" Whalley has been researching the case. "They found various bits and pieces," he said. "They included a part with Russian and pictures on it explaining what to do if the satellite was found crashed, and that a reward would be given for its return. Jack said the team were told to keep quiet about what they found."
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Did a Sputnik really crash in Scotland ?
By T.K. RandallJuly 19, 2012 ·
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Image Credit: NASA
Details have emerged of a mountain rescue team that came across alleged Sputnik debris in 1962.
Sputnik was the name given to a series of satellites launched by the Soviet Union and which kick started the space race. In 1962 a shepherd reported finding strange debris thought to be from one of these satellites in the Scottish Highlands, prompting a mountain rescue team to go and investigate.David "Heavy" Whalley has been researching the case. "They found various bits and pieces," he said. "They included a part with Russian and pictures on it explaining what to do if the satellite was found crashed, and that a reward would be given for its return. Jack said the team were told to keep quiet about what they found."
A former RAF Kinloss Mountain Rescue Team leader has told how he sought evidence that a Russian satellite crashed in the Highlands 50 years ago.
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