Overview

• A declassified CIA document recounts a Cold War-era incident where a UFO allegedly attacked Soviet soldiers during a 1989-1990 military exercise.
• The report claims a saucer-shaped craft was shot down, releasing humanoid beings who merged into a sphere that emitted a flash, petrifying 23 soldiers.
• The incident is based on a 250-page KGB file reportedly obtained by the CIA after the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991 and declassified in 2000.
• The petrified soldiers and UFO wreckage were allegedly transported to a secret research facility, where scientists found the soldiers' bodies had turned into limestone-like material.
• Experts, including former CIA agent Mike Baker, express skepticism about the report's authenticity, citing potential distortions from repeated retellings.