Alien Encounter or Urban Legend? The KGB’s Alleged UFO Incident
Alien Life & UFO/UAPs
Wednesday 9th, April 2025
3 minute read.
A declassified CIA document contains a translated report from a Ukrainian newspaper describing an alleged encounter between Russian soldiers and extraterrestrial beings. The document, dated 1993, is a translation of an article originally published in Ukrainian media and does not represent an official CIA investigation or verification of the events described.
According to the report, the account was based on a KGB file compiled in the late 1980s. The incident allegedly occurred during a training exercise involving a Russian army unit. A saucer shaped craft reportedly flew at low altitude above the soldiers. One soldier launched a surface to air missile, striking the object and causing it to crash nearby. Five humanoid figures were said to have exited the wreckage, described as short beings with large heads and black eyes.
As reported by Knewz.com, surviving members of the unit claimed the beings merged into a single spherical shape that emitted a loud humming sound. The sphere then reportedly disintegrated into a white powder, which rapidly expanded and exploded in a bright flash. According to the account, 23 soldiers were turned into stone-like formations. Two soldiers survived, allegedly because they were further away from the blast.
Podcast host Joe Rogan discussed the document, noting its 250 page length and the unusual nature of the claims. He stated that the file originated from a KGB dossier, which included images and testimonies.
It's reported that the remains of the soldiers were taken to a secret research facility near Moscow. The article quoted the translated document,
The report continued,
The CIA’s translated file includes a footnote noting that the agency could not confirm the authenticity of the incident or the original reporting.
It's also reported that some members of the UFO research community believe the Soviet Union may have had earlier contact with extraterrestrial beings as far back as 1942. This claim remains unverified.
No official evidence has surfaced to support the alleged encounter. Caution and critical examination is urged, noting the origin of the story in a media article rather than a verifiable military or scientific documentation.
According to the report, the account was based on a KGB file compiled in the late 1980s. The incident allegedly occurred during a training exercise involving a Russian army unit. A saucer shaped craft reportedly flew at low altitude above the soldiers. One soldier launched a surface to air missile, striking the object and causing it to crash nearby. Five humanoid figures were said to have exited the wreckage, described as short beings with large heads and black eyes.
As reported by Knewz.com, surviving members of the unit claimed the beings merged into a single spherical shape that emitted a loud humming sound. The sphere then reportedly disintegrated into a white powder, which rapidly expanded and exploded in a bright flash. According to the account, 23 soldiers were turned into stone-like formations. Two soldiers survived, allegedly because they were further away from the blast.
Podcast host Joe Rogan discussed the document, noting its 250 page length and the unusual nature of the claims. He stated that the file originated from a KGB dossier, which included images and testimonies.
It's reported that the remains of the soldiers were taken to a secret research facility near Moscow. The article quoted the translated document,
“The KGB report goes on to say that the remains of the ‘petrified soldiers’ were transferred to a secret research institution near Moscow.”
The report continued,
“Specialists assume that a source of energy still unknown to Earthlings instantly changed the structure of the soldiers’ living organisms, having transformed it into a substance whose molecular structure was no different to limestone.”
The CIA’s translated file includes a footnote noting that the agency could not confirm the authenticity of the incident or the original reporting.
It's also reported that some members of the UFO research community believe the Soviet Union may have had earlier contact with extraterrestrial beings as far back as 1942. This claim remains unverified.
No official evidence has surfaced to support the alleged encounter. Caution and critical examination is urged, noting the origin of the story in a media article rather than a verifiable military or scientific documentation.
