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  "path": "/history/166321-petrozavodsk-ufo-jellyfish-phenomenon/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-25T15:54:00.000Z",
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  "textContent": "At 4:00 a. m. on September 20, 1977, the sky over Petrozavodsk, Karelia, was illuminated by a phenomenon that defied the physics textbooks of the era. Witnesses described a massive glowing \"jellyfish” hovering above the city, casting thin rays of light like a luminous rain. Thousands of observers — from police officers to engineers — reported a geometrically precise object that behaved more like an intelligent machine than a falling piece of metal.\nInternational Observations: From Copenhagen to Vladivostok\n\nThe event was not confined by political borders. Similar objects were reported over Helsinki and Copenhagen, while commercial pilots observed spheres accompanying their aircraft at cruising altitudes, seemingly ignoring aerodynamic laws. Interestingly, air defense radars failed to detect the phenomenon, suggesting an advanced stealth capability decades before it was officially developed. Scientists speculated that if these objects posed any threat, they were exquisitely tuned to evade detection.\nPhysicist Dmitry Lapshin told Pravda.Ru that the brightness and structure of the objects could not be attributed to typical atmospheric events, describing them as high-energy phenomena capable of locally altering environmental properties. Engineer Novozhilov from Kurkiyoki compared the object to a faceted dirigible about 100 meters in length that moved silently, hovered, and deployed a smaller reconnaissance sphere — maneuvers impossible with known 1970s technology.",
  "title": "Soviet UFO Phenomenon: The 1977 Petrozavodsk Light 'Medusa'"
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