(DC Pundit) – A recently resurfaced CIA document has people doing double-takes—and possibly double-checking their tinfoil hats. According to a report posted to the CIA’s website a bizarre Cold War-era incident allegedly involved Soviet soldiers shooting down a UFO, only to be turned into stone by what sounds like a scene straight out of War of the Worlds.
Yes, really.
The declassified document, which first popped up back in May 2000, summarizes information originally reported by Canadian tabloid Weekly World News and the Ukrainian publication Holos Ukrayiny. The story claims that sometime around 1989 or 1990, a group of Soviet troops fired a surface-to-air missile at a low-flying saucer-shaped craft during a training exercise. Because that always ends well in the movies.
According to the report, the saucer crash-landed near the base, and five aliens—described as short humanoids with large heads and black eyes—emerged from the wreckage. But instead of calling for a ceasefire or trying to negotiate a peace treaty, the ETs allegedly fused together into one single spherical object, emitted a loud buzzing sound, and then exploded into a blinding light that turned 23 Soviet soldiers into stone.
Yes, stone. As in statues. Frozen solid. Game over.
Only two men survived the encounter, supposedly because they were standing in the shade and didn’t get a full blast of the mystery light. Apparently, hiding in the shadows is more effective than anything the Pentagon’s currently developing.
“If the KGB file corresponds to reality, this is an extremely menacing case,” the report quotes an unnamed CIA rep. “The aliens possess such weapons and technology that go beyond all our assumptions. They can stand up for themselves if attacked.”
Well, that’s reassuring.
The remains of the soldiers and the alien craft were reportedly shipped off to a secret lab near Moscow, where scientists allegedly determined the molecular structure of the soldiers had been transformed into something similar to limestone. The working theory? Some unknown source of energy did the job.
But don’t expect the CIA to hold a press conference just yet. Former CIA agent Mike Baker told Fox News Digital that he’s not buying the story as-is. “If there was an incident, regardless of the nature of the incident, I suspect that the actual report doesn’t look much like what has now come out from five or six or seven iterations of what originally was [written],” Baker said.
Still, the federal government hasn’t exactly helped its own case when it comes to UFO transparency. That’s why in 2020, the Department of Defense created the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF) to investigate unknown objects that might threaten national security. While “UFO” usually makes people think of aliens and abductions, the official goal is far more practical—finding out what these things are, especially if foreign governments are testing advanced tech in our skies.
But if you’re still wondering what else Uncle Sam might be hiding in a bunker somewhere, you’re not alone.
Earlier this year, President Donald Trump signed an executive order requiring the declassification of decades’ worth of documents related to UFOs. The goal? Pull back the curtain on the mysterious world of government investigations and, potentially, put an end to the rumors of hidden alien contact and deep-state secrecy.
“A lot of people believe that there is a smoking gun somewhere in the files,” said former U.K. Defense Ministry official and UFO expert Nick Pope. “It is a very widely held belief that elements in the U.S. intelligence community know that some of this is extraterrestrial and have documents and files relating to this. And that, of course, is what everyone really wants to know. That’s the $64,000 question.”
And while Pope may be British, that sentiment crosses oceans. Americans are tired of being patted on the head and told, “Nothing to see here.”
At the very least, this resurfaced CIA document makes it clear that the strange, the unexplained, and the possibly extraterrestrial aren’t just for late-night television anymore. Whether it’s Cold War weirdness or something far more real, the truth—well, it might actually be out there.
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