Voronezh was not isolated.
In the months following, similar events occurred across the Soviet Union.
October 2, 1989. A train station near Voronezh city center.
Forty passengers exiting a train. All saw the same thing.
A red glowing sphere. Hovering above a nearby field. Moving up and down.
Then, it landed.
A tall, silver-gray figure emerged. Holding a rod-like instrument. Scanning the ground.
The witnesses watched. Frozen. Silent.
Then, the being re-entered the craft. And vanished.
This was not an isolated incident. This was a pattern.
The Petrozavodsk Phenomenon
September 20, 1977. Petrozavodsk. Northwestern Soviet Union.
Early morning. Dock workers at Omega Lake saw a light. Coming from the east.
Not just a few witnesses. Hundreds.
Commercial pilots in the air. Fishermen on the lake. Air traffic control.
All saw the same thing.
A spiral of light. Descending. Slowing. Hovering.
Then, it stopped. Suspended in the sky. Motionless.
It emitted a sound. A siren. Loud. Disturbing.
People thought it was a nuclear attack warning. Cold War paranoia set in.
Then, tentacles of light extended from the craft. Over 100 meters long.
Like a jellyfish. Hovering in the sky.
A smaller probe detached. Flew over the city. Scanning. Observing.
Then, it returned. The lights retracted. The craft ascended.
It left behind a red circular glow in the sky. Visible for 15 minutes.
The Soviet military scrambled. Demanded explanations from Europe. From America.
They received none.
Because no one knew what it was.
Eastern European countries called the Soviets. Asking the same question.
"What did you launch?"
The Soviets had no answer.
The Soviet Academy of Sciences investigated. Their official report:
"We cannot solve the mystery or determine the purpose of the object."
The government's classified report used the phrase: "Possible involvement of cosmic agents."
Again. Cosmic agents.
The Network
After Petrozavodsk, Andropov escalated.
He formed the Network (Setka). A scientific task force.
Physicists. Chemists. Optical specialists. Spectroscopy experts.
Their job: Analyze every UFO report. Apply scientific rigor.
From 1978 to 1990, over 3,000 cases were documented.
Most were explained.
But 300 were not.
300 cases that defied known physics. Known technology. Known science.
Voronezh. Petrozavodsk. And 298 others.
Lake Baikal
Lake Baikal. The world's largest freshwater lake. Deepest point: 1,642 meters.
Local legends spoke of flaming dragons rising from the water. Glowing spirits walking the shores.
KGB investigation confirmed: The lake was a hotspot for UFO activity.
1982. A classified report.
Seven military divers. Ordered to explore a specific section of the lake.
At 50 meters depth, they found something. A craft. Submerged. Stationary.
They observed it for days.
Then, they saw movement.
Humanoid figures. Approximately three meters tall. Swimming near the craft.
Wearing silver suits. Just like the Voronezh beings.
The soldiers were ordered to capture one.
They approached.
The beings responded.
A sonar-like weapon. Fired at the divers.
Three soldiers died instantly. Four were severely injured.
The bodies surfaced minutes later. Washed ashore.
The beings were never captured.
The craft remained.
And the lake returned to silence.
The Crashed Craft
1969. March. Sverdlovsk. Siberia.
A crash was reported. Military personnel dispatched.
Not a Soviet aircraft. Not American.
Something else.
Footage recovered after the Soviet collapse shows:
- Military personnel cordoning off the area. - A spacecraft. Half-buried in the ground. - Soldiers and civilians examining the craft under heavy guard. - A body. Extracted from the wreckage. Dismembered. Alien.
Small torso. Long arms.
The footage is in color. Clear. Undeniable.
Russia's Voice Radio released the footage in 2017. Along with declassified KGB reports.
The crash was real. The body was real.
And it was not the only one.
The Survivor
February 1959. Gdynia, Poland. (Then part of the Soviet Union.)
A bright object appeared in the sky. Lost control. Fell into the Baltic Sea.
Recovery teams were dispatched. Divers searched the area.
They found debris. Metal fragments. Unlike any known alloy.
Hours later, locals reported something emerging from the water.
A humanoid figure. Crawling onto the shore. Collapsing.
Its face was severely burned. It wore a strange uniform. It muttered in an unknown language.
It was taken to a hospital.
Doctors attempted to remove the uniform. They could not.
The report stated: "Despite appearing thin and fabric-like, the material was impossibly strong. No tool could cut it."
The being died from its injuries.
It was placed in a refrigerated containment unit. Transferred to a government facility for autopsy.
Findings:
- Organ and circulatory system vastly different from humans. - Six fingers on each hand. Six toes on each foot.
The body was never seen again.
The Global Wave
1975 to 1990. The Soviet UFO wave.
But it was not limited to the USSR.
During the same period, the United States experienced its own surge.
UFO sightings. Military encounters. Pilot testimonies.
And one man noticed the pattern.
Ronald Reagan.
The American Connection
1967. Ronald Reagan. Governor of California.
Invited to a party. Arrived late.
He explained why. Excitedly. To his friends.
On the way, he and his wife saw a UFO. They pulled over. Watched it.
That's why they were late.
A simple story. Easy to dismiss.
But it was not the last time.
1974. Reagan flying in the gubernatorial plane.
A light appeared. Behind the aircraft. Following.
Everyone on the plane saw it.
The pilot described it:
"At first, I noticed an object a few hundred meters behind us. Stationary. Glowing. Then, it began to stretch. And accelerate. When it passed in front of us, it shot upward at a 45-degree angle. And vanished."
Reagan was shaken.
Years later, he would become president.
And he would never forget.