UFO Navigator - No 028 - 2002

Magazine Overview

This issue of "UFO Navigator," a Russian ufological digest from January 2002 (Issue N 28), focuses on a variety of unexplained phenomena, with a prominent quote from Professor G. Heaton stating that "UFOs deserve the attention of science, and scientists who study these phenomena deserve the right to their own dignity."

Main Topics

The cover highlights several key themes: a "strange find in Bulgaria – an alien skull?", "extraterrestrial implants: now in Russia too", and "the abducted returned in deep freeze."

News Briefs

• Bulgaria: A sensational article from the Turkish newspaper "Milliyet" reports on a skull found in the Rhodope Mountains on May 21, 2001. Described as weighing about 250 grams with six openings, it lacked any human-like structures. Anthropologist Professor Yordan Yordanov and archaeologist Katya Melamed found it unlike anything they had ever seen. A small elliptical metal object was also found nearby. However, UFO Roundup editor J. Trainor suggests the story might be fabricated, questioning why aliens would hold funerals on Earth.
• Canada: Vancouver, British Columbia, is highlighted as a top tourist destination for those seeking "spiritual enlightenment" or "paranormal experiences," and notably, for alien abductions. Ann Draffel's book "How to Defend Yourself Against Alien Abduction" claims Vancouver has the highest number of abductions. Statistics show British Columbia and Yukon have the highest UFO observation rates, with 118 sightings in British Columbia in 1999.
• Two specific sightings in British Columbia are detailed: a triangular UFO with green and white lights seen on December 25, 2001, and a dark brown, disk-shaped object observed on December 31, 2001.
• A mass sighting occurred in Inkerman, New Brunswick, on January 12, 2002, involving a silent UFO with three bright lights. Nuclear physicist Stanton Friedman noted the significance of multiple witnesses corroborating each other's accounts.
• On January 17, two witnesses in Cold Lake, Alberta, saw a bluish-white light with a long trail moving at a 45-degree angle.
• Ufologist Attack: Perm ufologist and contactee Emil Bachurin was attacked, sustaining a concussion and a deep wound. He suspects the attack is related to his work on a new book about Russian ufology and its lesser-known facts, including the existence of UFO artifacts and a "black market" for them.
• Giant Ice Chunk: On January 16, a massive chunk of ice, described as "half the size of a car," crashed through the roof of a company in Charleston, South Carolina. Fire department officials suggested it might have fallen from a meteorite. Samples were sent for analysis. Professor Laura Penny stated with certainty that the ice did not originate from beyond Earth's atmosphere.

Italian Ufological Statistics

The Italian UFO Newsflash reported 630 UFO sightings registered by CISU in the past year, double the number from previous years, indicating a new "wave" of observations. Most reports came in the summer, particularly August, which was unexpected as Italian UFO waves typically peak in autumn.

Chupacabra Sightings?

• In Barceloneta, Puerto Rico, 27 guinea fowls were killed by a bite to the neck, reminiscent of chupacabra attacks.
• In Villa San Rafael, Chile, two teenagers encountered a creature described as chupacabra-like, which emitted an unusual glow and energy.

UFO Filmed in Brazil

On December 23, TV journalists near Brasilia filmed a round, shining yellow object exhibiting "unthinkable maneuvers" without sound. The footage captured flashes of light. The event was studied by ufologists Ricardo Varela, Roberto Beck, and Thiago Luis Tichetti.

Later, a "wave" of sightings occurred in Paraíba and Pernambuco states, with reports of "unexplained lights, cigar-shaped glowing objects, and points of light" moving at high speed. One farmer reported a "saucer-like" UFO landing on a rock, with supports extending from its underside and a hatch opening.

The Abducted Returned in Deep Freeze

Zaporizhzhia ufologists reported a sensational case from the mid-1950s involving a secret KGB department that studied anomalous phenomena. According to ufologist Yakov Ivanov, this information was "leaked" to the media during perestroika. He claims that in August 1980, a naked man was found on Khortitsa Island with his internal organs frozen solid, even with ice crystals on his liver. The man, who identified himself as Nikolai, claimed to have been abducted in 1971 and had been in a state of suspended animation. He was eventually placed in a psychiatric hospital, and the case was classified as "top secret."

Space News

• Two large asteroids, 7341 1991 VK (over 1 km diameter) and 2002 AO11 (approx. 75 meters), passed Earth in January. The first passed at 11 million km, and the second at 4.8 million km.
• NASA reported at least five more large asteroids would pass Earth by the end of January.
• The "Galileo" probe's final flyby of Jupiter's moon Io was hampered by radiation, causing its computer to enter a "safe mode," interrupting its scientific observations and imaging.

Noah's Ark Expedition

Italian researcher Angelo Palego claims to have found evidence of Noah's Ark, located at an altitude of 4300 meters under ice. He states the wooden structure is visible, and the black coating applied by Noah has turned into tar, coloring the ice and snow. His findings have been recognized by the Armenian Technological Academy.

Local Reports

• Volzhsky, Volgograd Region: Alexander Korobov reported seeing a large, transparent pipe-like object with two large hemispherical ends on the night of October 16-17, 2001. The object flew silently at a low altitude.
• Crimea: The newspaper "Tainaya Doktrina" published two letters from readers. Valentina Kornienko described seeing a large, bird-like object flying at jet-plane speed without sound. Another reader, Vladimir Svyatnoy, reported a bright light beam from the sea on August 19-20, 1997, which formed into a glowing object.
• Mari El Republic: A "Mariyskaya Pravda" article mentioned an anomalous zone in the republic, citing an incident on September 8, 2000, where a large, dark red, ball-shaped UFO was observed hovering over a forest for several hours before disappearing.

Calendar of Events (Years Ago)

• 1979: Two similar UFO sightings involving cars occurred in Australia. In Tasmania, a car's radio and engine failed when a bright white light enveloped the vehicle. In Queensland, a farmer encountered a dim white light that ascended and then caused his car's engine and headlights to fail.
• 1989: A cigar-shaped object was observed over Vsevolozhsk.
• 1991: A giant humanoid figure was seen on a mountainside near Tbilisi, Georgia.
• 1995: Geologists observed spherical UFOs with multicolored lights in Armenia.

Investigation: UFO Implants

Ufologist Gennady Belimov discusses the phenomenon of "UFO implants," small, complex micro-objects found in humans. He recounts the case of a contactee named Vasiliev who believed he had been subjected to implant procedures multiple times. The article references a 1992 international ufological seminar where ufologist Gennady Lisov presented on similar findings. The author suggests that implants, along with crop circles and animal mutilations, provide tangible evidence of intelligent extraterrestrial activity. The article also mentions the work of Dr. Roger K. Leir and Darrell Sims, who founded FIRST (Foundation for Interactive Research into Space Technology) to study these implants, which are described as having complex elemental compositions and being incredibly small.

This issue of "UFO Navigator" (Issue 27, January 2002) focuses on alleged alien implants, historical UFO sightings, and a critical examination of astrological predictions. The magazine presents personal testimonies, witness accounts, and investigative reports related to unexplained phenomena.

Tainstvennyy "kol" - Implanty v tele cheloveka (The Mysterious "Prick" - Implants in the Human Body)

The main narrative revolves around an interview with Alexander Vasiliev, who recounts his experiences with what he believes to be alien implants. He describes a "mysterious prick" on his leg that led to a non-healing wound and the discovery of a metallic "splinter." This incident, he claims, later resulted in impaired blood clotting. Vasiliev also recounts a childhood incident where he dreamt of being chased by a man and woman with unusual features, and a later experience at age sixteen where a growth on his neck disappeared after a folk healing ritual, accompanied by a high fever.

He posits that these events were related to his possible implantation from birth. Vasiliev details how he learned about his potential implants through meditation, where he received information about "ethereal implants" and the need for an operation to remove them. He describes a procedure where his brother Michael assisted, and he experienced intense pain and fever, after which his health improved dramatically, and he stopped taking all medications.

Vasiliev theorizes that implants, both physical and ethereal, are placed by "intermediate civilizations" that are highly developed but "soulless" and "technogenic." He believes these implants drain energy and cause chronic illnesses, citing the case of Tatyana Vanicheva as an example.

Historical UFO Cases

"Vysota 60" (Height 60)

This section details a controversial mass abduction case allegedly occurring on August 21, 1915, near Suvla Bay, Gallipoli Peninsula. Three soldiers reported observing several identical, stationary "loaf-shaped" clouds hovering at a height of about 60 degrees. A larger, similar cloud was seen on the ground. When a British regiment, the Fourth Norfolk Regiment, marched through the ground-level cloud, they disappeared. The regiment was later reported as "missing" or "destroyed," with Turkish authorities denying any engagement with them. The report includes a statement signed by witnesses 50 years later, asserting the truth of the incident and suggesting the cloud object was large enough to engulf a regiment without "space compression."

"Vysota 611" (Height 611)

This section describes the alleged crash of a UFO in the USSR near Dalnegorsk. On January 29, 1986, a fiery object reportedly flew over Dalnegorsk at low altitude and crashed into a hill named "Height 611." Witnesses reported multiple "jumps" of the object. Subsequent investigations by students and an expedition team found a scorched stump, a shallow depression, and metallic particles with a metallic sheen. The area was noted to have a high-temperature impact zone, with rock fragments covered in a black film and black ash. The object was theorized to be a "plasmoid." The site was reported to affect people, causing reduced white blood cell counts, increased bacteria, elevated blood pressure, increased pulse, and unexplained fear. It also affected photographic materials. In 1989, a UFO reportedly landed 200 meters from the crash site.

Lev Vyatkin's Testimonies

Lev Vyatkin, a famous military test pilot and aviation historian, recounts two sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs).

On August 7, 1967, at the Belbek airfield near Sevastopol, Vyatkin observed a large, glowing spherical object, estimated to be at least 80 meters in diameter, moving silently across the sky. The object absorbed radar signals and emitted a light beam. Vyatkin's request to take off and investigate was denied.

During night flights in Crimea in August 1967, Vyatkin, piloting a MiG-19p, encountered a large, bright, oval-shaped object or a convex lens attached to the sky. He described it as a "hard" light beam that touched his aircraft's wing, causing severe shaking and instrument malfunction. He speculated it was an "UFO."

Criticism and Bibliography

This section reviews current UFO literature and books. It includes a rating system for publications.

• "Planeta obrechennykh. Kniga vtoraya" (Planet of the Doomed. Book Two) by Alexey Fateev: This book is described as potentially shocking for readers unfamiliar with the author's previous work, presenting views on life in the universe and on Earth that differ significantly from conventional ones. The first part of the book features stenographically recorded accounts of anomalous phenomena in Fateev's hometown of Novocherkassk.

Announcements

• Round Table "Science and Religion": Scheduled for February 6 and 13 at 6:30 PM at the Russian Geographical Society in St. Petersburg.

Miscellaneous

• Astrologers Disgraced Again: This section criticizes astrologers, clairvoyants, and fortune-tellers, stating that their predictions rarely match reality, citing the past year as evidence.

• Another Sunken City: Following the discovery of a sunken city off the coast of Cuba, a similar discovery is reported from India. Experts estimate this city to be approximately 7500 years old. Archaeological finds include wood fragments, pottery shards, fossilized bones, and building ruins, suggesting a civilization predating the Harappan culture.

Is Santa Claus Real?

This section presents a humorous, analytical argument questioning the feasibility of Santa Claus's existence based on logistical and physical constraints. It calculates the immense speed and weight required for Santa to deliver gifts globally in one night, concluding that such a feat is physically impossible and would result in the instantaneous vaporization of Santa and his reindeer.

Editorial Note

The issue concludes with a note stating that the publication was completed on January 31, 2002, compiled and prepared by Mikhail Gershtein (St. Petersburg).