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This section contains descriptions of unexplained facts provided by eyewitnesses or published in the media, as well as the results of their analysis by the group.

Circles on the field and other formations. Russia

ID	#1639410544
Added	Mon, 13/12/2021
Author	July N.
Sources	paranormal-news.ru komanda-k.ru
Phenomena	Circles on the field and other formations UFO
Status	Hypothesis

Initial data

Initial information from sources or from an eyewitness

Incident date:

1982

Location:

Voronezhskaya oblast

Russia

1982, August. The attention of the passengers of the bus traveling from Voronezh to Kursk was attracted by a pillar of fire 20 meters high, which slowly descended onto the field and disappeared underground, leaving a funnel "for memory".

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On August 8, 1982, passengers of a bus traveling from Voronezh to Kursk saw the landing of an unusual fire pillar 15-20 meters high, in the lower part of which there was something like a gimlet.

For several minutes, the corkscrew-shaped tip drilled the ground, and then the device silently flew away.

Hypotheses

List of versions containing features matching the eyewitness descriptions or material evidence

Смерч (вихрь, торнадо)

Atmospheric vortex that occurs in cumulonimbus (thunderstorm) cloud and propagating down, often to the surface of the earth, in the form of a cloud sleeves or trunk diameter of tens to hundreds of meters. Tornadoes can appear in many shapes and sizes.