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Word: barentsburg (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...three men each, assigned them to nearby mountain lookout positions. Soon three men rushed back from their patrol to report seeing the orange parachute drifting down from the sky. It had fallen into the mountains south of the village, not far from the Russian mining community of Barentsburg...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPACE: The Great Capsule Hunt | 4/27/1959 | See Source »

This week, as the search continued, the competition took on a more meaningful aspect: air crews spotted ski patrols near Barentsburg. It was likely that the Russians had joined the treasure hunt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPACE: The Great Capsule Hunt | 4/27/1959 | See Source »

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