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| The '''Voronezh UFO incident''' was a ] reported in ], ], on September 27, 1989. Several |
The '''Voronezh UFO incident''' was a ] reported in ], ], on September 27, 1989. Several witnesses claimed to have seen an ] land on a field of a local park, with giant "three-eyed" extraterrestrial beings stepping out from a hatch on the craft.<ref name=AP>{{cite news|last=Dahlberg|first=John-Thor|title=Voronzeh Scientist Quoted by Tass Casts Doubt on UFO Landing Story|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1917&dat=19891011&id=-xQxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=y-AFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1042,2604606|accessdate=21 March 2014|newspaper=Associated Press|date=October 11,1989}}</ref> The incident became one of the most famous UFO and alien sightings in ],{{cn|date=March 2014}} although it is widely considered to be a sensationalized report or hoax. | ||
| == Report == | == Report == | ||
| The craft, looking like a huge red sphere, was said to have landed on a local park, even bending a tree to the side, where some children were playing football and it was also spotted by several adults waiting at a nearby bus stop. According to their accounts, a hatch on the underside of the UFO opened to reveal a robot and some long armed, neckless and 9-foot tall giant extraterrestrial beings with dome-like heads and three luminous eyes, communicating through indecipherable sounds. The creatures then began to examine the ground and to take some soil samples. One of the aliens was carrying a tube-like device which the being aimed toward a youngster who was nearby and a beam shot out, causing him to disappear. The eyewitnesses stated, that the youngster reappeared after the horrifying beings entered their craft to leave the scene.<ref name="FeinTimes" /> Scientists and government agencies investigated the sighting and interviewed the |
The craft, looking like a huge red sphere, was said to have landed on a local park, even bending a tree to the side, where some children were playing football and it was also spotted by several adults waiting at a nearby bus stop. According to their accounts, a hatch on the underside of the UFO opened to reveal a robot and some long armed, neckless and 9-foot tall giant extraterrestrial beings with dome-like heads and three luminous eyes, communicating through indecipherable sounds. The creatures then began to examine the ground and to take some soil samples. One of the aliens was carrying a tube-like device which the being aimed toward a youngster who was nearby and a beam shot out, causing him to disappear. The eyewitnesses stated, that the youngster reappeared after the horrifying beings entered their craft to leave the scene.<ref name="FeinTimes" /> Scientists and government agencies investigated the sighting and interviewed the witnesses. Tass reported that there had been "about three" landings of the UFO between September 23 and 29 that year.<ref name=AP /> | ||
| == Afterwards == | == Afterwards == | ||
| The Soviet news agency ] initially reported that head of the Voronezh Geophysical Laboratory Genrikh Silanov found an increase of background ] and unearthly substances at the scene, as well as marked similarities between sketches drawn by witnesses. However he later criticized the Tass story, telling the ] he |
The Soviet news agency ] initially reported that head of the Voronezh Geophysical Laboratory Genrikh Silanov found an increase of background ] and unearthly substances at the scene, as well as marked similarities between sketches drawn by witnesses. However he later criticized the Tass story, telling the ] he had been partially misquoted and adding, "Don't believe all you hear from Tass". <ref name=AP /> Tass stood by the story,<ref name=AP /> although Tass correspondent Vladimir Lebedev told ] he did not actually see the landings, but "interviewed about ten youngsters as the source of his report." Lebedev also admitted the possibility that some "make-believe" had been added to the Tass story, commenting, "I think there is a certain portion of truth, but it is not excluded that there is also fantasizing".<ref name=UPI>{{cite news|title=UFO lands in Russia? Writer now waffles|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=860&dat=19891010&id=y4FUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Wo8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6525,5193036|accessdate=21 March 2014|newspaper=United Press International|date=October 10, 1989}}</ref> | ||
| The sighting is considered to be in part the result of mass hysteria, similar to the Ariel school UFO incident in ], sensationalized by the Russian media. The mass hysteria could have been triggered by several prior UFO sighting reports in Voronezh which could have influenced the eyewitnesses.<ref name="FeinTimes">{{cite news|last1=Fein|first1=Esther B.|last2=Times|first2=Special To The New York|title=U.F.O. Landing Is Fact, Not Fantasy, the Russians Insist|work=The New York Times|page=6|date=11 October 1989|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1989/10/11/world/ufo-landing-is-fact-not-fantasy-the-russians-insist.html}}</ref>{{notinsource|date=March 2014}} | The sighting is considered to be in part the result of mass hysteria, similar to the Ariel school UFO incident in ], sensationalized by the Russian media. The mass hysteria could have been triggered by several prior UFO sighting reports in Voronezh which could have influenced the eyewitnesses.<ref name="FeinTimes">{{cite news|last1=Fein|first1=Esther B.|last2=Times|first2=Special To The New York|title=U.F.O. Landing Is Fact, Not Fantasy, the Russians Insist|work=The New York Times|page=6|date=11 October 1989|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1989/10/11/world/ufo-landing-is-fact-not-fantasy-the-russians-insist.html}}</ref>{{notinsource|date=March 2014}} | ||
Revision as of 20:53, 21 March 2014
The Voronezh UFO incident was a close encounter of the third kind reported in Voronezh, Soviet Union, on September 27, 1989. Several witnesses claimed to have seen an UFO land on a field of a local park, with giant "three-eyed" extraterrestrial beings stepping out from a hatch on the craft. The incident became one of the most famous UFO and alien sightings in Russia, although it is widely considered to be a sensationalized report or hoax.
Report
The craft, looking like a huge red sphere, was said to have landed on a local park, even bending a tree to the side, where some children were playing football and it was also spotted by several adults waiting at a nearby bus stop. According to their accounts, a hatch on the underside of the UFO opened to reveal a robot and some long armed, neckless and 9-foot tall giant extraterrestrial beings with dome-like heads and three luminous eyes, communicating through indecipherable sounds. The creatures then began to examine the ground and to take some soil samples. One of the aliens was carrying a tube-like device which the being aimed toward a youngster who was nearby and a beam shot out, causing him to disappear. The eyewitnesses stated, that the youngster reappeared after the horrifying beings entered their craft to leave the scene. Scientists and government agencies investigated the sighting and interviewed the witnesses. Tass reported that there had been "about three" landings of the UFO between September 23 and 29 that year.
Afterwards
The Soviet news agency Tass initially reported that head of the Voronezh Geophysical Laboratory Genrikh Silanov found an increase of background radiation and unearthly substances at the scene, as well as marked similarities between sketches drawn by witnesses. However he later criticized the Tass story, telling the Associated Press he had been partially misquoted and adding, "Don't believe all you hear from Tass". Tass stood by the story, although Tass correspondent Vladimir Lebedev told United Press International he did not actually see the landings, but "interviewed about ten youngsters as the source of his report." Lebedev also admitted the possibility that some "make-believe" had been added to the Tass story, commenting, "I think there is a certain portion of truth, but it is not excluded that there is also fantasizing".
The sighting is considered to be in part the result of mass hysteria, similar to the Ariel school UFO incident in Zimbabwe, sensationalized by the Russian media. The mass hysteria could have been triggered by several prior UFO sighting reports in Voronezh which could have influenced the eyewitnesses.
References
- ^ Dahlberg, John-Thor (October 11,1989). "Voronzeh Scientist Quoted by Tass Casts Doubt on UFO Landing Story". Associated Press. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Fein, Esther B.; Times, Special To The New York (11 October 1989). "U.F.O. Landing Is Fact, Not Fantasy, the Russians Insist". The New York Times. p. 6.
- "UFO lands in Russia? Writer now waffles". United Press International. October 10, 1989. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
