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Height 611 Dalnegorsk Incident

On January 29, 1986, a reddish ball of light crashed on Height 611 hill near Dalnegorsk in the Soviet Far East. Witnesses watched it struggle to climb the slope before exploding. Soviet scientists found bizarre metallic debris including gold-silver mesh and lead balls with strange properties.

1986
Dalnegorsk, Russia
30+ witnesses

A Soviet UFO crash left behind anomalous debris.

The Event

January 29, 1986:

  • Evening hours
  • Dalnegorsk, USSR
  • Reddish sphere seen
  • Approached Height 611
  • Crashed on hilltop

The Witnesses

Who saw it:

  • Town residents
  • Multiple locations
  • Watched object climb
  • Seemed to struggle
  • Exploded on impact

The Crash Site

What was found:

  • Burned vegetation
  • Silicified rock
  • Metallic debris
  • Strange materials
  • No crater

The Debris

Anomalous materials:

  • Lead spheres
  • Gold-silver mesh
  • Carbon threads
  • Quartz fragments
  • Unknown composition

The Analysis

Soviet investigation:

  • Scientists examined site
  • Materials tested
  • Unusual properties found
  • Not conventional
  • Classified study

The Properties

What was strange:

  • Materials resisted testing
  • Changed under analysis
  • Magnetic anomalies
  • Radioactive traces
  • Defied explanation

The Legacy

Continuing mystery:

  • “Russia’s Roswell”
  • Still investigated
  • Materials preserved
  • Theories vary
  • Never explained

Sources

  • [Height 611 UFO - Various Soviet UFO Research Sources]