Четвертое измерение

Magazine Overview

This issue of "Четвертое измерение" (Fourth Dimension), dated 1994, issue number 6, is a supplement to the newspaper "Заводская правда" from the Yaroslavl Tire Plant. It is priced as 'free' and focuses on UFO phenomena, featuring a prominent cover headline about a 'Third Kind Supercontact'.

Supercontact of the Third Kind

The lead article details a personal account of repeated encounters with a disk-shaped UFO. The narrator recounts waking up on the Kurguzhinskoye Plateau in July 1970, feeling disoriented but sober, and seeing a highway. He later traveled to Moscow, seeking out Felix Yurievich Ziegel, but did not meet him. Upon returning to the plateau on July 31, 1970, he again encountered the UFO. This time, he entered the craft, finding it empty but hearing a woman's voice. Inside, he saw a book with hieroglyphic-like symbols and star charts, which he was told represented inhabited parts of the universe. He also inquired about astronomical symbols, including a 'crocodile' symbol representing the joining of two galaxies, which he interpreted as a symbol of death, though the explanation offered a more nuanced view of cosmic cycles of destruction and renewal.

The narrative then shifts to a discussion about the preservation of life through a process of concentration, weight reduction, and transition to another state, leading to the creation of beings made of light. These beings possess memory, thought, and vision, and can travel between stars to find safe havens. The narrator was shown a vision of another city, experiencing a sense of lightness and joy. He walked through a clean, sunny city with a friendly guide, noting the absence of negative elements like drunkenness or sadness.

Upon waking back on the Kurguzhinskoye Plateau on August 2, he realized 30 hours had passed. He later learned about concepts like 'life after death' and the works of K. E. Tsiolkovsky, finding them relevant to his experience.

PVO Against UFOs

This section discusses the increasing involvement of air defense systems (PVO) in tracking UFOs. It notes that unlike in the past, UFOs are now being detected by radar. North American air defense radars reportedly detect hundreds of UFOs daily. The article suggests that PVO's role extends beyond detection to interception. It recounts historical instances, from WWI and WWII, where glowing objects were observed, to post-war 'duels' between PVO and extraterrestrial technology, often described as one-sided. A specific incident on January 7, 1948, at Fort Knox-Lewisville, Kentucky, is detailed, where Captain Mantell and his flight attempted to intercept a large, disk-shaped object. The transcript of the radio communication reveals the object's unusual speed and changing colors before Mantell disappeared.

UFO Kaleidoscope

This section presents various reports and observations:

• Russia: Yuri Stroganov reports an observation on August 26, 1943, during the Battle of Kursk, of a crescent-shaped object moving at high speed, which caused a radio blackout for German troops in a 15 km radius. He questions whether this was a German development.
• Professor V. P. Burdakov expresses doubt about claims of captured German flying saucers being studied in Siberia, stating he has no information about such projects from Moscow Aviation Institute sources. He mentions vague recollections from S. P. Korolev and M. K. Tikhonravov regarding German discs.
• Germany: The article questions the existence of German engineer Rudolf L. Shriver, a purported designer of flying saucers, noting conflicting claims and the German denial of his existence.
• Project Paperclip: An article by Anthony L. Kimeri in "UFO" magazine discusses an incident in 1947 involving port police officer Harold Dahl and police chief Fred Lee Chrisman observing six "doughnut-shaped" objects and debris. The debris was analyzed and found to contain slag with aluminum. The article also mentions the US military's "Project Paperclip," which brought German scientists and their research to the US after WWII, potentially including advanced aircraft designs.
• Eyewitness Accounts:
• E. P. Zakharenko from Yaroslavl describes seeing a fiery, moon-sized object on April 17, 1994, that emitted shifting colors.
• A report from Guly, Izhevsk, details two sightings: a bright light that coalesced and emitted beams on a starry night, and a slow-moving, luminous ball with a beam that mimicked an airplane's shape and speed.
• A report from Punta del Este, Uruguay, describes a large, mushroom-shaped object with red-orange light and white beams observed on January 29.
• Several sightings in Moscow and the Moscow region in February 1994 are mentioned, including a glowing ball and a cigar-shaped object that changed shape.

UFOs: Meeting Point Krasnoyarsk

This section details a series of UFO sightings in Krasnoyarsk on December 27, 1989. Police officers observed an unidentified flying object with two red lights hovering silently over a gas station. The object then moved rapidly towards an aluminum plant and later reappeared over an asphalt-concrete plant. The object's speed was estimated at about one kilometer per second. Later, multiple oval-shaped objects with powerful red flashing lights were seen. One object, described as a 'coordinator,' appeared to direct the others. The objects were observed to move in zig-zag patterns and then disappear. Another sighting involved two objects moving along power lines. Traffic police also reported seeing pairs of red and blue lights. One officer described a large object with square-shaped windows and a platform with flashing lights, which caused radio interference.

A military pilot, identified as 'K', reported seeing a 'flying saucer' between two aircraft (an Il-62 and an Yak-40) on the evening of December 27. The object emitted a white beam and then moved in front of the Yak-40, causing passengers to close their eyes in anticipation of a collision, but the object passed safely.

New Book

A new book titled "НЛО над Красноярском" (UFO Over Krasnoyarsk) has been published in 1994. It is an anthology of mysterious phenomena reported by eyewitnesses in Krasnoyarsk, including UFO encounters, Tunguska events, poltergeists, and psychic phenomena. The book details an incident where six "flying saucers" were observed over Krasnoyarsk for two hours by police officers and about thirty other witnesses. The book was compiled with the help of Fedor Baksht and Vitaly Tarasov.

Missing Airplane

A poetic account describes an airplane that disappeared for 20 years and then reappeared at its base, with passengers and pilot seemingly unchanged. The plane then took off again and vanished, leading to speculation it entered a "fourth dimension."

Information for All

Announcements for upcoming events:

• A scientific conference on "Ufology and Bioenergoinformatika" will be held in Moscow on November 24-25, 1994.
• The "UFO-DIALOGUE-94" cultural event will take place on a ship cruising the Volga River from August 18 to 24, 1994, organized by the "Alpha" Center for Non-Traditional Research.

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

The magazine consistently features eyewitness accounts of UFO sightings, often emphasizing the mysterious and unexplained nature of these phenomena. There's a recurring theme of potential extraterrestrial contact and advanced technology, with a focus on Russian and international cases. The publication also touches upon historical UFO incidents and the role of official organizations like PVO in observing and potentially interacting with UFOs. The editorial stance appears to be one of open inquiry into these phenomena, encouraging readers to share their own experiences and contributing to a growing body of ufological research.