The #PIROG 5 Incident: when a Su-15 Interceptor shot down a Swedish high-altitude research balloon that floated into Soviet Airspace

An interesting article by Dario Leone about the downing by soviet fighters of a runaway balloon launched from #ESRANGE in 1990 that accidentally drifted into #Soviet airspace.

(via The Aviation Geek Club)

https://theaviationgeekclub.com/the-pirog-5-incident-when-a-su-15-interceptor-shot-down-a-swedish-high-altitude-research-balloon-that-floated-into-soviet-airspace/