Chetvertoye Izmereniye - 1992 No 12

Magazine Overview

This issue of "ЧЕТВЕРТОЕ ИЗМЕРЕНИЕ" (Fourth Dimension), dated 1992, is the organ of the Yaroslavl Group for the Study of UFOs. The cover prominently features the headline "НАСА и проблема НЛО" (NASA and the UFO Problem), indicating a focus on the US space agency's involvement with unidentified flying objects. The issue includes articles on astronaut sightings, alleged extraterrestrial encounters, and paranormal phenomena.

NASA and the UFO Problem

The lead article details NASA's historical engagement with UFOs, starting with the formation of a 12-member scientific group in 1976 led by Dr. J. Billingham. This group was tasked with developing a program for establishing contact with extraterrestrial civilizations and investigating UFO reports from astronauts and spacecraft. The article highlights numerous instances of UFO sightings by astronauts during the Gemini and Apollo missions. James McDivitt is credited with the first photograph of a 'flying saucer' in 1965. Frank Borman and James Lovell reported seeing two UFOs on Gemini-8, and later on Gemini-12 and Apollo-8, they, along with other astronauts like Edwin Aldrin, Thomas Stafford, and John Young, photographed UFOs that accompanied their spacecraft. The article also recounts a conversation between Armstrong and Aldrin during the Apollo-11 landing on the Moon, where they reported seeing craters and tracks resembling a tank, and Armstrong expressed alarm about large objects and other spacecraft observing them. The incident with Apollo-1, which experienced a mysterious explosion, is also mentioned as potentially related to a UFO encounter aimed at preventing an experiment that could have destroyed alien bases on the Moon.

Further accounts include the Apollo-12 mission, where a UFO accompanied the spacecraft, and the Apollo-16 mission, where the 'Orion' landing module was intentionally left as a satellite of the Moon. The article also touches upon earlier Mercury missions, such as Gordon Cooper's experience in 1963, where he heard unexplained sounds that NASA could not decipher but were confirmed by analysis.

What is Paranauka?

This section reports on the first CIS paranauka conference held in Petrozavodsk in September 1992. The conference defined 'paranauka' as the newest science of the unified, global, spiritual, and the living Universe. Participants reportedly scientifically proved the existence of God. The conference resolved to expand international ties and establish the city of Petrozavodsk as a center for paranauka. The International Academy of Paranauka plans to register as a closed joint-stock company.

House with Ghosts

This article recounts a personal experience in an apartment in Yaroslavl in 1989. A woman reported waking up to a heavy sensation and seeing a glowing, light brown humanoid figure emerge from the wall. The figure approached her, then moved to a bookshelf, interacting with a picture. It then dissolved back into the wall. The woman experienced a strange handprint on the glass of the bookshelf. The author, Viktor Nitovshchikov, a ufologist, speculates that such phenomena might be related to geopathic zones and the interaction of human consciousness with unknown energy fields, potentially manifesting as poltergeist activity or even visitations from parallel dimensions.

'Bombs' with UFOs

This piece describes an incident in Ust-Labinsk, Krasnodar Krai, in April 1990, where a witness observed a pale gold, fuzzy disk resembling a large moon. Later, fragments of a light, silvery metal, similar to large frozen drops, fell onto the roof of his house. Analysis of these fragments revealed them to be a silumin alloy (85% aluminum), chemically identical to materials found in numerous UFO appearance cases worldwide, as documented in John Keel's book 'Operation Trojan Horse'. The fragments exhibited unusual properties, including rotation and warmth when held.

Encounters

This section details observations made by the Yaroslavl UFO study group between 1988 and 1989. They documented several types of UFOs, including spheres (orange, bright white, dark red, brown) that hovered, descended to the ground, emitted flame, and then ascended. Smaller, egg-sized spheres detached from larger ones and shot upwards. A larger object, possibly a 'control' unit, maneuvered at high altitudes, directing the actions of the smaller spheres. The group also observed large, bright lights flanking the 'working' spheres, resembling military formations, and a cigar-shaped object approximately 300 meters long with green and red lights. They also noted 'signal lights' on the grass that appeared when approaching the UFOs, which seemed to guide their movements. The article describes attempts to communicate with UFOs using light signals, with some success.

The One-Eyed Alien

This short account describes a sighting in the Ovidopolsky district near Odessa in the summer of 1990. Two boys reportedly saw a spaceship land, and a short, silver-suited alien with one eye emerged. The alien retrieved something from the ship before returning and taking off. The boys experienced a tingling sensation and a loss of time perception. Members of an Odessa UFO study group investigated the site and found no physical traces, but psychics detected an energy trail, and a geophysicist recorded electromagnetic field anomalies.

Editor's Note

The editorial section announces the closure of the newspaper "Четвертое измерение" (Fourth Dimension) with issue No. 12 of 1992, due to the launch of a new UFO newspaper in Russia titled "Четвертое измерение и НЛО" (Fourth Dimension and UFOs). The new publication will feature the same editorial team and continue to cover UFOs and anomalous phenomena. The editor, Yuri Smirnov, thanks contributors and supporters who helped the newspaper establish itself as a pioneer in Soviet ufology.

Short Notes on Publications in 1993

This section outlines the planned topics for the new newspaper "Четвертое измерение и НЛО" in 1993, including research on biofields, life after death, underwater UFOs, and extraterrestrial construction principles. It also mentions advice for gardeners on finding water using a bio-radar.

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

The magazine consistently focuses on UFO sightings, particularly those involving space missions and astronauts. It presents a stance that UFOs are a real phenomenon, often with extraterrestrial origins, and that official agencies like NASA have been aware of and involved in studying them, sometimes with secrecy. The publication also explores related paranormal topics such as geopathic zones, poltergeists, and psychic abilities, suggesting a connection between these phenomena and UFOs. The editorial stance is one of open inquiry into unexplained phenomena, encouraging reader participation and the sharing of hypotheses.