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Kosmopoisk
Космопо́иск
NicknameSpacesearch
Formation2004, All-Russian Scientific Organization
FounderAlexander Kazantsev,Vadim Chernobrov,Georgy Beregovoy
TypeNetwork of collectives
Purposepaleoufology,cryptozoology,mystery investigations
HeadquartersMoscow,Russia
Membership
2,500[citation needed]
LeaderVadim Chernobrov
Websitekosmopoisk.org

Kosmopoisk(Russian:«Космопо́иск»,full name: Общеросси́йская нау́чно-иссле́довательская обще́ственная организа́ция, ОНИОО, translated "All-Russian Research Public Organization" ), also known asSpacesearch,is a group with interests inufology,cryptozoology,and other mystery investigations.[1]It started in 1980, and expanded in 2001, to an international movement.[1]In 2004, it registered under the name All-Russian Scientific Organization. Many of the activities are in the form of expeditions to sites that are reputed to have extraterrestrial activity or unusual creatures.

Formation[edit]

The organization was founded by Russian science-fiction writerAlexander Kazantsev,aerospace engineerVadim Chernobrov,astronautGeorgy Beregovoy,and other enthusiasts, in order to explore the mysteries of the universe and nature, research new ways of space technology development, and work on breakthrough branches of science.[citation needed]In 1945, Kanzanstev started to research theTunguska eventof 1908 and link it to aUFOcrash and explosion. Two years later, there were UFO sightings in theUnited States.

In 1980, Chernobrov and his colleagues from theMoscow Aviation Institutecreated the group whose objectives were to collect information about UFOs and anomalous events in theSoviet Union,to develop aLovondatrdevice (also known as "time car" ), and to send expeditions to explore the most promising anomalous zones. In 2004, the group registered themselves as Kosmopoisk (All-Russian Scientific Organization). They consider themselves the largest non-commercial public research organization in the world[2]

Membership[edit]

The organization has more than 2,500 active members, in more than 100 groups in 25 countries. It has organized more than 250 expeditions.

Expeditions[edit]

In the 1990s, the group made expeditions an annual event. To save costs, they would hitchhike as a main way of traveling. For instance, in 1999, the group made an expedition to the remote Labynkyr Lake inYakutia,Sakha Republic,where an underwater monster, similar toNessie,has been believed to exist since the 1960s. They hitchhiked theKolymafederal road to get to Labynkyr Lake inYakutia.They then collected their results of anomalous events into a database.

One of the events the group would investigate was the meteorite landing at Korenevo inKaluga Oblast.The meteorite landed in October 1996. The group conducted expeditions annually from 1997 to 2003. They also held a Kosmopoisk conference in May in Korenevo. Its objective was not only to search for the impact point, but also a way to involve a large number of people, mostly from educational institutions, in the public research process. During one expedition to Kaluga they allegedly found a 300 million year old screw.[1]

Another annual event is the "monitoring" expedition to Southern Russia, mostly toKrasnodar Kraito investigatecrop circlesbefore they become structurally damaged by tourists. The group deployed "UfoSETI" to collect and analyze the reports about UFO spottings and crop circle discoveries in Russia.[3]

Another popular expedition site is the She-Bear Ridge (Russian: Медведицкая гряда;Medveditskaya gryada), which is situated inVolgograd Oblast.It is considered to be one of the most impressive anomalous zones in Russia, including multiple observations of "triangleUFOs","crazy lightnings slope ", mysterious tunnels, and a possible Lovondatr-7time travelexperiment. The group started exploring the ridge in the 1980s.

In 2002 and 2003, the group made expeditions toBrosno LakeinTver Oblastin search of the Brosno Dragon, "Brosnya", an underwater creature.[4]The group did a completesonarunderwater scan and coastal monitoring.[4]They concluded that the Brosnya was likely caused by massive gas eruptions from the lake bottom.[citation needed]

From 2002 to 2004, the group made expeditions to Verkhoshizhemye inKirov Oblastto look for the habitats ofbigfootcreatures. They found and photographed some probable camp sites.

In 2002, the group launched a multi-profile[jargon]expedition to find theKyshtym dwarf "Aleshenka".They traveled toKyshtymwhich is located in theUrals Federal District.The dwarf allegedly appeared in the town in the late 1990s but after it died, its corpse was retrieved bymilitsiyaofficers and then was stolen with present whereabouts unknown. The expeditioners collected data, gathered evidence from witnesses, found a possibleUFOlanding site, and explored a deep Sugomak cave, where they suspect the dwarf beings might have lived.[citation needed]

In May and June 2003, the group held an expedition to theVitim RiverinSiberiato investigate the site of the Vitim event, which was a large explosion suspected to be from a comet landing.

In September 2004, the group held an expedition to theMountains of Araratin search ofNoah's Ark.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^abcDidymus, John Thomas (10 April 2015)."Russian UFO researchers say they found 300-mil-yr-old 'screw '".Digital Journal.Retrieved10 November2021.
  2. ^"экспедиция на горы Маура, Сандырева, Ципина"[Expedition to the Maura, Sandyrev and Tsipina mountains].VK(in Russian).Retrieved2023-10-29.
  3. ^Dolgov, Anna (23 July 2015)."Mysterious Crop Circles Appear in Southern Russian City on 10 Year Anniversary of Previous Circles".The Moscow Times.Retrieved10 November2021.
  4. ^ab"Loch Ness Monster Has a Relative in Russian Province".Paranormal News. 2004-01-20. Archived fromthe originalon 2011-09-27.Retrieved2012-11-21.

External links and references[edit]

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