Consequences of a micro-tornado, test of a new weapon or a UFO landing site? In the Chelyabinsk region, a place similar to the famous "crop circles" was found. What caused the abnormal natural phenomenon?
The unusual glade was discovered by a local resident Yuri Zavyalov. Several years ago he worked as a forester here. Therefore, the area knows like the back of its hand. But I have never seen anything like it.
Where there used to be a dense thicket, now a clearing has formed. The pines, 5 meters high, are literally pressed to the ground, but in this position they continue to grow.
Yuri Zavyalov, local resident (ethnographer):
"It takes a tremendous impulse of energy to knock such pines in one direction."
Soil scientists cite the use of chemicals as the reason for this unusual natural phenomenon. But where the chemicals could have come from is unknown. There are no enterprises or industrial facilities nearby. There is only a holiday village nearby.
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Sergey Krasnozhon, soil scientist, candidate of agricultural sciences:
“It could have been either chemical or electromagnetic. That is, some kind of radiation that could also destroy cells."
Experts also suggest that the clearing could have appeared as a result of a micro-storm. But in this case, there must be so-called "entry" and "exit" from the circle. They are not here. And the area affected by the atmospheric phenomenon is much larger. In this forest, there is a glade about 20 by 20 meters.
Sergey Belov, candidate of geographical sciences:
“The impact of an air stream, which could be either a squall or a tornado. Or it could be some kind of electric field amplification.
Experts also call a weapon explosion one of the possible causes of the anomaly. But in general, this glade remains a mystery. The trees lie in one direction, around a dense forest wall. Some locals believe there may have been a UFO station here.
