Residents of Voronezh reported that a large unidentified object landed in a city park, with witnesses claiming humanoid occupants exited the craft.
The 1989 Voronezh Park Landing refers to a widely reported incident where Soviet state news agency TASS confirmed that an unidentified flying object landed in a park in Voronezh, Soviet Union, on September 27, 1989. The report, published on October 9, 1989, claimed that scientists had identified the site and found physical traces of three-eyed humanoids and a robot who had exited the craft.
Key details from the initial reports include:
Witnesses: Primary accounts came from children who observed a glowing sphere or disc descend and land in Yuzhny Park (also referred to as Comintern Park).
The Entities: Witnesses described three humanoid beings, approximately 3 to 4 meters (10-13 feet) tall, with small heads and bronze-colored skin, accompanied by a small robot. One account claimed an alien used a device to temporarily paralyze or make a boy disappear.
Physical Evidence: Soviet scientists, including Genrikh Silanov of the Voronezh Geophysical Laboratory, reported finding a 20-meter landing oval with four deep indentations and two pieces of "unidentified rock" that allegedly could not be found on Earth.
Investigation: Later extensive analyses, including 16 radiometric tests and 20 spectrochemical examinations, reportedly found no anomalies in the soil or vegetation, contradicting the initial TASS claims of extraterrestrial origin.
The incident gained international attention due to the rare confirmation by a superpower's official news agency, though it is often viewed as a product of the Glasnost era's loosening of media controls or a sensationalist journalistic experiment.
| Date: | 1989-09-27 |
| Location: | Voronezh, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Country: | Russia |
| Category: | Close Encounter |
| Credibility: | Low / Contested Multiple Witness Report |