Chernobyl UFO: Fiery Sphere Reduces Radiation Levels During Disaster
On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear power station in Ukraine suffers a devastating steam explosion and fuel-core meltdown in Unit 4. According to claims from technicians arriving shortly after 4 AM, a fiery sphere is seen floating near the reactor. For several minutes, two red rays extend from it toward the reactor. The technicians report the UFO appears to affect the radiation level, which drops from 3,000 to 800 milliroentgens per hour. Others also observe an object over Chernobyl; several witnesses say it is there for six hours and hundreds of people see it. Stories persist in Ukraine that 'the world was saved by UFOs' — that the object lowered radiation levels enough to prevent a full nuclear explosion. No official acknowledgment of any UFO connection to the Chernobyl disaster exists.
Background
EVENT TITLE: Chernobyl UFO: Fiery Sphere Reduces Radiation Levels During Disaster
EVENT DATE: 1986-04-26
EVENT TYPE: sighting
1. On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear power station experienced a catastrophic steam explosion and fuel-core meltdown. Shortly after the event, technicians reported observing a fiery sphere near the damaged reactor. This sphere was said to have emitted red rays.
The Incident
Technicians arriving at the Chernobyl site shortly after 4 AM on April 26, 1986, witnessed a fiery sphere hovering near the Unit 4 reactor. The reactor had suffered a steam explosion and fuel-core meltdown. The sphere was observed for several minutes.
The existing summary states that two red rays extended from the sphere. The source text does not confirm this detail.
Investigation
The provided source text does not detail an official investigation into the fiery sphere sighting at Chernobyl. The text focuses on the geopolitical climate of 1986, including Mikhail Gorbachev's proposals for nuclear disarmament and the Soviet Union's involvement in Afghanistan. It also discusses the Dalnegorsk crash.
The source text mentions a Russian ufologist, Gennady Belimov, who suggested that a crashed object in a separate incident (Dalnegorsk) was a Soviet military probe. V. Psalomschikov, an aviation crash expert, supported this claim.
Significance
The reported sighting of a fiery sphere at Chernobyl adds to the collection of UFO/UAP events associated with significant historical moments. The event occurred during a period of heightened geopolitical tension and a major technological disaster. The lack of official investigation details leaves the event shrouded in mystery.