CIA report reveals alleged alien attack that supposedly turned Soviet soldiers into stone during the Cold War

Declassified document describes terrifying encounter between military personnel and extraterrestrial beings in Ukrainian territory

An old CIA report, kept secret for decades, has resurfaced on social media detailing a supposed confrontation between Soviet troops and an alien spacecraft during the Cold War period.

The material, which includes testimonies and photographs, narrates a scene worthy of science fiction: Soviet soldiers turned to stone after shooting at an unidentified flying object. The episode brings to mind classics like H.G. Wells’ *The War of the Worlds* and the movie *Mars Attacks!* directed by Tim Burton.

+ Video: India unveils 30kW laser system capable of shooting down aircraft and drones

After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the CIA is said to have gained access to a KGB dossier with more than 250 pages detailing the incident. According to the document, a group of soldiers was conducting military exercises in a region that is now part of Ukraine when they spotted a disk-shaped craft flying over the area.

One of the soldiers fired a surface-to-air missile, hitting the UFO, which crashed shortly after. Then, five humanoid creatures — described as short, with large heads and black eyes — emerged from the wreckage. According to the report, the beings grouped together and transformed into a luminous sphere that exploded in a bright flash.

The result was catastrophic: 23 soldiers who witnessed the phenomenon were instantly petrified. Only two survived, as they were partially shielded from the explosion.

The KGB reportedly took both the bodies and wreckage to a top-secret facility near Moscow. Soviet scientists, upon examining the remains, concluded that the explosion altered the soldiers’ cellular composition, turning their tissues into a substance similar to limestone.

CIA document reporting encounter between Soviet soldiers and aliens (Reproduction)

In a comment attributed to an American agent, the incident was described as “a terrifying image of extraterrestrial retaliation, enough to freeze the blood.” The report warns of the possibility that alien civilizations may possess weapons far beyond human understanding — and that they are willing to retaliate if attacked.

The story, which gained attention in the press through the *New York Post*, originated from publications like *Canadian Weekly World News* and the Ukrainian newspaper *Holos Ukrayiny*, and has also been discussed in episodes of the popular *Joe Rogan Experience* podcast, known for exploring unconventional theories and accounts.

Source and images: CIA / Creative Commons. This content was created with the help of AI and reviewed by the editorial team.