In 1989, the quiet Russian city of Voronezh became ground zero for one of the most bizarre UFO encounters ever reported.

Hundreds of witnesses — including schoolchildren, local residents, and even a police officer — claimed to have seen a massive spacecraft descend into a park. From it emerged a nine-foot-tall alien, accompanied by a strange robot, who terrified the crowd before vanishing just as suddenly.

What makes this case so extraordinary?

The story wasn’t confined to rumor — it was covered by official Soviet news agencies, complete with government acknowledgment, making the Voronezh Incident one of the most widely reported UFO events of the late Cold War era.

In this episode of Mostly True Alien Stories, Neal Girandola and Andrew Triana break down:

• The eyewitness accounts from children and adults
• The role of Soviet media and why the government reported it
• The strange details about the alien and robot sighting
• How this case fits into the larger UFO narrative of the late 1980s

Finally, we weigh in: Is the Voronezh Incident a mostly true alien story… or not?

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Chapters:
00:00 Details of the Encounter and Witness Accounts

01:36 Government Response and Media Coverage

04:47 Skepticism and Theories Surrounding the Incident

07:47 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

12:09 The Arrival of Roxy the Hotbox Robot

13:26 The Vanishing Act of the Aliens

15:21 Witness Accounts and Credibility

17:42 The Continuation of UFO Sightings

19:16 The Tube Phenomenon: A Historical Context

21:47 The Alien Tube: A Deeper Dive

24:06 Government Response and Public Perception

29:29 The Fashion Designer's Vision

30:59 The Alien Landing Simulation

32:18 Weighing the Evidence

35:08 Government Experiments or Alien Encounters?

38:38 Final Thoughts and Conclusions