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Baikonur Cosmodrome UFO
Soviet soldiers at the world's largest space launch facility watched a silent saucer-shaped object hover over the base for two hours. It shined a beam at the nuclear warhead storage. When it left, all the launch codes had been scrambled. The Soviets investigated.
1982
Baikonur, Kazakhstan
200+ witnesses
A UFO may have tampered with Soviet nuclear weapons.
The Incident
1982:
- Baikonur Cosmodrome
- USSR’s main launch site
- Nuclear weapons present
- Object appeared
- Two-hour observation
The Object
What was seen:
- Disc-shaped
- Silent
- Hovered over base
- Bright beam downward
- Over warhead storage
The Beam
Targeted:
- Nuclear storage area
- Intense light
- Two-hour duration
- Multiple witnesses
- Soldiers documented
The Aftermath
What was discovered:
- Launch codes changed
- Without human input
- All passwords scrambled
- Systems affected
- Investigation launched
Soviet Response
Military reaction:
- Classified immediately
- Investigated thoroughly
- Never explained
- Files surfaced later
- Confirmed by witnesses
The Pattern
Not alone:
- US missiles affected too
- Malmstrom AFB similar
- Nuclear sites targeted
- Worldwide pattern
- UFO-nuclear connection