Results of spectral near-ground measurements of solar ultraviolet radiation, in the wavelength range 296-326 nm, are presented for the period of the solar eclipse over Irkutsk on March 9, 1997. The changes revealed during the eclipse in the spectral distribution of the radiation recorded are discussed. It is supposed that the changes in the spectra observed at the moments close to the maximum phase of the eclipse may be caused by the effect of multiple scattering of the ultraviolet radiation.