Vashka River anomalous alloy.
documentedcrash_retrievalUSSR "Setka-AN / Setka-MO" anomalous-phenomena study
In 1985 a metal fragment was recovered near the Vashka River in the Komi Republic of the USSR, reported to have an unusual composition rich in rare-earth elements such as cerium and lanthanum. Soviet…
In 1985 a metal fragment was recovered near the Vashka River in the Komi Republic of the USSR, reported to have an unusual composition rich in rare-earth elements such as cerium and lanthanum. Soviet labs analyzed it and could not readily explain its origin, fueling speculation it came from an exotic craft. The find is documented; the more mundane likelihood is a fragment of a high-tech industrial or aerospace alloy, and its origin stays officially unexplained.