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Petrozavodsk Phenomenon

DATE20 Sep 1977
LOCAL TIME4:00 AM
LOCATIONPetrozavodsk, Karelia, USSR
COORDINATES61.71°N, 34.43°E

Thousands witnessed a huge luminous jellyfish-shaped object hovering over Petrozavodsk, projecting beams of light downward. TASS reported the event, one of the rare UFO events publicly acknowledged by Soviet media. The incident prompted the USSR to establish UFO research programs.

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WITNESSES & UNITS

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Archived investigative case file

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