A Giant Craft Rose from the Pacific. Soviet Sailors Saw It.
Analysis Summary
Summary
The person discussing the encounter is a researcher of unidentified submerged objects (USOs). They recount an event from May 1982, involving a Soviet naval officer near the Kamchatka Peninsula. The officer, along with two others, saw a large cigar-shaped object rise from the Pacific Ocean. The object was estimated to be between 150 and 200 meters long and made no sound. It ascended to about 250 to 300 meters before accelerating away. After reporting the sighting, the officer faced ridicule. This encounter highlights the Soviet Navy's growing concern about unidentified phenomena during the Cold War, which led to formal reporting procedures. The encounter had a lasting impact on the officer, who felt frustrated by the lack of acknowledgment for his experience.
Program Intelligence Analysis
The video discusses a significant sighting of a cigar-shaped object by a Soviet naval officer in 1982, highlighting the Soviet Navy's formal procedures for reporting unidentified phenomena. It emphasizes the broader implications of such encounters during the Cold War, suggesting a larger narrative of unidentified objects operating beyond national boundaries.
The Soviet Navy had developed formal procedures for reporting unidentified aerial and underwater phenomena by 1982.
Vladimir Ahaja
“What it could not control, he said, were the objects themselves.”
Captain Second Rank Sookov
“I noticed four lights became visible at its rear.”
Managed by: Soviet Navy
document and investigate unidentified aerial and underwater phenomena
A Soviet naval officer witnessed a gigantic cigar-shaped object rise from the Pacific Ocean near the Kamchatka Peninsula in May 1982.
The Soviet Navy had developed formal procedures for reporting unidentified aerial and underwater phenomena by 1982.
Soviet naval personnel were instructed not to provoke unidentified objects and to maintain a safe observational distance.
The Soviet Navy had a category for unidentified objects entering the water but none for objects emerging from it.
Reports of unidentified objects were common among Soviet military personnel, indicating a larger phenomenon beyond national boundaries.
Analysis Summary
A. Sokolov
Retold Account
This is a retold account. Triad scoring requires direct experiencer testimony.