Declassified UFO / UAP Document
USSR National Affairs Scientific Affairs: Prognoz-6 Launch and Unusual Natural Phenomenon Observed in Karelia
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This document reports on the launch of the Soviet Prognoz-6 space station and a separate, unexplained aerial phenomenon observed over Petrozavodsk, Karelia, in September 1977.
This document, dated September 23, 1977, contains two distinct reports from the TASS International Service. The first section details the launch of the 'Prognoz-6' automatic space station, which occurred on September 22, 1977, at 0351 Moscow time. The station was designed to conduct research on solar radiation, magnetic fields, and cosmic rays, continuing a research program initiated in 1972. The second section reports on an 'unusual natural phenomenon' observed in Petrozavodsk, Karelia, on September 20, 1977. According to eyewitness testimony, at approximately 0400, a large star appeared in the sky, emitting shafts of light that resembled pouring rain. The object, described as a 'medusa,' moved slowly toward Petrozavodsk and Lake Onega before turning into a bright semi-circle, eventually becoming shrouded in a gray cloud. The entire event lasted between 10 and 12 minutes.
On 20 September, at about 0400 a huge star suddenly appeared in the dark sky, impulsively sending shafts of light to the earth. This star moved slowly toward Petrozavodsk and, spreading out over it in the form of a medusa, hung there, showering the city with a multitude of very fine rays which created an image of pouring rain.
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