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Circles on the field and other formations. Finland

ID #1567164539
Added Fri, 30/08/2019
Author July N.
Sources
Phenomena
Status
Hypothesis

Initial data

Initial information from sources or from an eyewitness
Incident date: 
03.01.1971
Location: 
Озеро Саапунки
Finland

Very few cases of UFOs were so widely discussed in Finland as a case of UFO Saapunki (in Kuusamo, Northern Finland, near the Russian border) in 1971.

In the years 1969-71 there was a wave of UFOs in Pudasjarvi Kuusamo. Typical of such waves of UFOs is that they mostly occur in mountain areas. The southern rolls (the mountain on top of which no trees grow) are in Pudasjarvi and Kuusamo.

03.01.1971 it was an early winter morning, when the village wife Mauno and Martti Talal drank morning coffee in the house in Saapunki. Lake Saapunki was barely visible from their Windows. Was a pretty severe snowstorm, and you couldn't see the lights in the Windows at a distance of over 300 meters.

Suddenly they saw a very bright light that was coming from the lake.

The light was about 10 meters in diameter. He was moving against the wind. Later UFO investigators found that a moving light was seen by many people living on the lake. This caused power outages in some homes.

When the couple looked out a few seconds, they were afraid: the whole yard was flooded with light. At first they thought the yard started the fire. Then they saw that it was a big ball of light, and the light is so strong that it was difficult to look at the object.

After a few seconds, a light ball got up and disappeared. The pair went out and saw some signs on the spot, over which hung a strange object. In the snow it was a very strange phenomenon: the ice sticking up, and on top of these needles was a little icy balls. Typically, these icicles can be seen on the roofs of houses, where the water dripped and froze.

FUFORA just that morning went to pudasjärvi to establish a new organization UFO. After learning about a new case of a UFO, they decided that half the group will travel to Kuusamo. Later engineer Much of Lariviere, head of the investigation, gathered the exact details and materials of the case Saapunki: interview (written and recorded), pictures, drawings, samples of materials.

The sample was sent to Institute of geological research (higher state Institute). There was doctor Birger Wiik, who was the only person in Finland, selected for the study of American moonstone. When Newspapers learned about the case in UFO Saapunki and samples sent to Dr. Wijk, they interviewed him. Without knowing the details and not studying the samples, he estimated that the materials found in Saapunki was "mud"!

Immediately after interview, Dr. wick met with his friend, who knew more about UFOs. After meeting Dr. Wijk attempted to withdraw his statement, but it was too late. People in Saapunki was upset because, according to them, pouring water in the middle of the yard was not a good behavior.

Later, the assistant of Dr. Vika told that the bottle sample material (sent Karivieri) was on a window sill for two weeks. Then the doctor Wijk gave the order to throw the sample without investigation.

Fortunately, some other samples were sent to other research laboratories in Finland and in England. The samples were detected tissues of plant cells, as well as potassium, calcium, iron, chloride and titanium. But there was no bacteria that are contained in normal drinking water.

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Original news

Dish water of Kuusamo 1971

Very few UFO cases have been so largely discussed in public in Finland as the UFO case of Saapunki (in Kuusamo, Northern Finland, near the Russian border) in 1971. 

In the years 1969-71 there was the UFO wave of Pudasjärvi-Kuusamo. Typical to the UFO flaps and waves is that they mostly happen in mountain areas. The most southern fells (mountains, on top of which no trees are growing) are in Pudasjärvi and Kuusamo 

It was an early wintermorning on 3.1.1971, when Mauno and Martti Talala, a country couple, were drinking morningcoffee in their typical one-family-house in Saapunki. The lake Saapunki was hardly seen through their window. There was quite a fierce snowstorm and you could not see the lights in the windows further than 300 meters. 

Suddenly they saw a very bright light which was approaching from the lake. 

The light was about 10 meters in diameter. It was moving against the wind. Later the UFO researchers found out that the moving light had been seen by many people living on the lake. It created breaks of electricity in some houses. 

When the couple looked out after some seconds, they were terrified: the whole yard was bathed in a bright light. First they thought a fire had started in a yard building. Then they saw that it was a big lightball, so strong that it was difficult to look at the object. 

After some seconds the lightball rose up and disappeared. The couple went out and saw some signs in the place, above which the strange object had been hovering. There were some extra materials in the snow and additionally a very odd phenomenon: ice sticks upwards, small ice balls on top. Normally ice sticks can be seen on roofedges, where water has dropped and frozen. 

Our local UFO club was just that morning going to Pudasjärvi to establish a new UFO organization. After hearing about the new UFO case we decided, that half of our group would leave for Kuusamo. Later engineer Ahti Karivieri, the leader of Pudasjärvi-Kuusamo investigations, collected exact details and materials of the Saapunki case: interviews (written and taped), photos, drawings, material samples). 

The sample was sent to the Geological Research Institute (highest government institute). There was working Dr. Birger Wiik, who had become famous for the moonstone investigations. He was the only person in Finland chosen to research an American moonstone. When newspapers got to know about the Saapunki UFO case and the samples sent to Dr. Wiik, they interviewed him. Without knowing details and without researching the samples he estimated that the materials found in Saapunki were "dishwater"! 

Immediately after the interview Dr.Wiik met his friend, who knew more about UFOs. After the meeting Dr. Wiik tried to withdraw his statement, but it was too late. People in Saapunki were quite hurt, because according to them, throwing dishwater to the middle of the home yard wasn't good manners. 

Later Dr. Wiik`s assistant told that the material sample bottle (sent by eng. Karivieri) had been on the windowsill for two weeks. Then Dr. Wiik had given order to throw it out, without investigation. 

Fortunately some other samples were sent to other research labs, in Finland and in England. In the samples they found plantcell tissue plus calium, calsium, iron, cloridium and titanium. But there was no koli bacteria, that normal dishwater contains. 

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