As a resident of Magnitogorsk, I often see in the local press reports of eyewitness observations of unidentified flying objects in the sky over the city and its surroundings. Many say that MMK is to blame (a metallurgical plant of strategic importance within the city), the proximity of Arkaim and the Ural mountains in general, famous for various anomalous phenomena. Below is a classic case of a UFO sighting over Magnitka, recorded by instruments and dispatchers and subsequently classified.
2008-26-06 at 22-15 at the control center of the early warning and early warning system "Sivuch" (located behind the television center - radars) recorded the appearance at an altitude of 185 km of the earth's atmosphere, at a distance of 370 km from Magnitogorsk (from the west) of four objects with a diameter of about 75 meters each
Photo: UFO seen in Magnitka on December 21, 2006. A luminous ball slowly crawled across the sky. Then it disappeared, and thin, shiny pillars grew in its place.
After 2 minutes, the objects gained speed of 19,000 km / h and in 8 seconds dropped to an altitude of 470 meters near Lake Solenoe, thereby interfering with the scheduled landing of aircraft from Moscow and St. Petersburg at the Magnitka airfield. Visual observation of the objects was established from the airfield, the objects did not go out to all-zone radio communication, but reacted to the light signals supplied by the airport service (lamps installed at the end of the runway). According to the description, the objects were silver saucer-shaped, hanging motionless for 8 minutes next to the runway. After the end lights of the runway gave a light signal, accepted by the International Aviation Association, meaning an order to move to a safe distance to the left side of the runway, objects abruptly, from a place, in 1.2 seconds were above the radars of the Sivuch system. At 22-35 in the Department of Internal Affairs of the Pravoberezhny district of St. Magnitogorsk began to receive calls that in the area of the Telecentre 4 saucer-shaped objects were observed at an altitude of about 800 meters from the earth's surface. The commander of the crew of MM 1236 - flight Moscow - Magnitogorsk in preparation for landing from a glide path from the southern circle using drives at Magnitogorsk airport when leaving the mountains (distance about 230 km from the city), from a height of 1950 meters reported at 22-47 about visual observation four silver disks in the area of the Telecentre of Magnitorgorsk and immediately received a command from the control room about the need to complete at least 4 circles at an altitude of 1200 meters, while specialists will check the likelihood of these objects creating interference for the landing of the aircraft. The commander of the crew of MM 1236 - flight Moscow - Magnitogorsk in preparation for landing from a glide path from the southern circle using drives at Magnitogorsk airport when leaving the mountains (distance about 230 km from the city), from a height of 1950 meters reported at 22-47 about visual observation four silver disks in the area of the Telecentre of Magnitorgorsk and immediately received a command from the control room about the need to complete at least 4 circles at an altitude of 1200 meters, while specialists will check the likelihood of these objects creating interference for the landing of the aircraft. The commander of the crew of MM 1236 - flight Moscow - Magnitogorsk in preparation for landing from a glide path from the southern circle using drives at Magnitogorsk airport when leaving the mountains (distance about 230 km from the city), from a height of 1950 meters reported at 22-47 about visual observation four silver disks in the area of the Telecentre of Magnitorgorsk and immediately received a command from the control room about the need to complete at least 4 circles at an altitude of 1200 meters, while specialists will check the likelihood of these objects creating interference for the landing of the aircraft.from a height of 1950 meters, he reported at 22-47 on the visual observation of four silvery disks in the area of the Telecentre of Magnitorgorsk and immediately received a command from the control room about the need to complete at least 4 circles at an altitude of 1200 meters, while specialists would check the likelihood of these objects interfering with the landing of the aircraft.from a height of 1950 meters, he reported at 22-47 on the visual observation of four silvery discs in the area of the Telecentre of Magnitorgorsk and immediately received a command from the control room about the need to complete at least 4 circles at an altitude of 1200 meters, while specialists would check the likelihood of these objects interfering with the landing of the aircraft.
To a request from dispatchers at Magnitogorsk airport about possible tests, the Sivuch system control center received a response that no tests were being carried out, and the dispatcher was in touch with the command and asked for permission to lift the MiG-29 interceptor link from the Ufa airfield.
At 22-59 in Ufa, 4 flights of MiG-29 were raised on alert. However, at 23-14, when the interceptors began to approach targets, these objects climbed sharply (according to radars: 55 kilometers in 6 seconds) and retired westward at a speed of 46,000 km / h.
According to these facts, 3 investigations are being carried out: 1) Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation (associated with a possible threat to the safety of passengers of flights who were landing at that moment and the adequacy of the actions of the airport dispatchers) 2) Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (the adequacy of the actions of dispatchers of the Sivuch system and the timeliness of lifting the interceptors - a possible threat to the safety of the city's population) 3) Investigation of the Department of Internal Affairs of Magnitogorsk - at the request of the Ministry of Defense, collection of witness statements: information - descriptions of objects, establishing their exact location.
The Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation has opened a criminal case against the dispatchers of the Magnitogorsk airport and the dispatchers of the sea lion system "Creating a threat to the safety of aircraft passengers during landing."
The order of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the commander of the Ural Military District - not to disclose information about what happened, to take all the necessary measures, including deprivation of ranks and positions.