Petrozavodsk "jellyfish" phenomenon.
discreditedclose_encounterUSSR "Setka-AN / Setka-MO" anomalous-phenomena study
On 20 September 1977, a luminous 'jellyfish'-like object spread glowing rays over Petrozavodsk in Soviet Karelia, alarming residents and reported across northwestern USSR and Scandinavia. The…
On 20 September 1977, a luminous 'jellyfish'-like object spread glowing rays over Petrozavodsk in Soviet Karelia, alarming residents and reported across northwestern USSR and Scandinavia. The best-supported explanation is the launch of the Kosmos-955 satellite from Plesetsk Cosmodrome that morning, whose rocket exhaust plume produced the display. The event is documented; the UFO interpretation is debunked.