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CIA Document Reports Deadly UFO Incident with Russian Pilots

3 min readOct 6, 2026

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A declassified CIA document I recently discovered reveals that the death of one Russian pilot and the debilitating illness of another was the result of a close encounter with a UFO.

This is just one of the many reports about strange encounters with UFOs in the then-Soviet Union that leaked out just before and after its collapse.

Soviet Piots Injured by UFO’s Bright Beam

Here is the excerpt from a local publication:

A Soviet aircraft reported seeing a large flying disk in their vicinity with five beams of light emanating from it: three beams were directed toward the ground and two were projected upward when the object was first sighted.

The ground controller instructed one of the planes to alter its course and approach the object, at which point the disk flew to the same level and aimed one of its beams at the approaching Soviet plane, illuminating the cockpit.

Listratov cited the pilot’s log as stating: At this time, the co-pilot was at the controls. He observed the maneuver that the object had just carried out and was able to…

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Chet Dembeck
Chet Dembeck

Written by Chet Dembeck

Chet is an award-winning print journalist who has covered technology, government, and the Pentagon for various news organizations.

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