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UFO sightings in Russia: documented cases, reports, and evidence

Detailed dossiers, source links, and evidence notes for cases connected to Russia.

1989Voronezh UFO incidentVoronezh UFO incident is a 1989 UFO/UAP case centered on Voronezh. Reports from children and locals about a landed craft and beings became international news. This dossier separates what was reported, what evidence exists, what institutions or public sources said, and which conventional explanations remain plausible.RussiaGrade C / DISPUTED 1986Height 611 UFO incidentHeight 611 UFO incident is a 1986 UFO/UAP case centered on Dalnegorsk. Witnesses reported a spherical object crashing into Height 611 near Dalnegorsk. This dossier separates what was reported, what evidence exists, what institutions or public sources said, and which conventional explanations remain plausible.RussiaGrade C / DISPUTED 1977Petrozavodsk phenomenonPetrozavodsk phenomenon is a 1977 UFO/UAP case centered on Petrozavodsk and northwest USSR. A luminous phenomenon over Petrozavodsk became a major Soviet-era UFO report. This dossier separates what was reported, what evidence exists, what institutions or public sources said, and which conventional explanations remain plausible.RussiaGrade B / EXPLAINED 1908Tunguska UFO theoriesTunguska UFO theories is a 1908 UFO/UAP case centered on Tunguska, Siberia. The Tunguska explosion is scientifically explained as an airburst, but has long attracted UFO speculation. This dossier separates what was reported, what evidence exists, what institutions or public sources said, and which conventional explanations remain plausible.RussiaGrade C / EXPLAINED