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Any person is always drawn to various kinds of secrets and riddles, although almost always, his questions remain unanswered.

Since childhood, I have shown interest in everything unknown. When I was 6 years old (1963), I first heard a radio report about mysterious flying saucers. For some reason this information was retained in my memory childhood and has survived to this day. Such UFO reports were very popular back then. Already in the 70s, information of this kind was banned. And this only increased my interest in this topic. So the “forbidden fruit” became the reason to collect newspaper clippings, buy books, magazines about everything unknown and mysterious. This is how an archive was compiled from various messages over 40 years. The apogee of such collecting was the creation in educational institution where I work, . Although the main reason for this was such an event.

Five years ago (at one of the Cosmopoisk congresses) I met a man about research activities which many people all over the world know. This . He advised me to create a museum about the mysterious planet and its secrets. Vadim Aleksandrovich helped with the acquisition of some exhibits. Only after this did I begin to write down, according to eyewitnesses, the most amazing stories about the anomalous phenomena that they unwittingly witnessed.

These stories were told to me by ordinary people, something I myself saw. As a rule, everything has the appearance of fantasy and does not fit into the framework of facts and arguments from science. However, I adhere to this personal philosophical principle: “ Everything that sounds in the world around us is absolute reality and only the degree of our perception makes it true or false ».

A man in a sweatshirt and rubber boots who appeared out of nowhere

Here is one of the stories. Outskirts of Romny, not far from highway Sumy – Kyiv. Late autumn 2012. Pyotr Pavlovich, a physics teacher at one of the secondary schools, was cleaning corn in his garden, sitting on a stool. It was slightly cloudy, almost completely calm, the air temperature was +8 degrees. Time - about 14 o'clock in the afternoon. Nothing distracted the eyewitness, and there were no strong irritants.

Suddenly, about 15 meters from the teacher, an adult man of average height appears out of nowhere. He was dressed in a black sweatshirt and rubber boots. These details were perceived and remembered very clearly, but the face of a person out of nowhere was not perceived at all. The man silently moved smoothly parallel to the seated observer. When he found himself opposite our hero, Pyotr Pavlovich had a desire to greet him. The teacher came from a small village where it is customary to greet everyone. When Peter voiced his greeting, the stranger didn’t even bat an eyelid. Like a robot, he silently continued moving. And after walking another ten or fifteen steps, the man out of nowhere very quickly disappeared into a greenish foggy haze. The teacher noted exactly green color fog, when everything around was autumn gray and nondescript. Having analyzed the phenomenon and all the patterns physical world, which he taught to children, Pyotr Pavlovich doubted whether the situation he experienced was real? The vision lasted about 15 seconds.

At home, the father of two adult children shared what he saw with his eldest son, Ivan. He immediately stated that he had seen an ancient horse chariot in these same places several years ago. True, she moved across the sky with a roar, as if she was driving along a cobblestone road.

Anyone who has seen something like this doesn’t even try to tell anyone about it. The result is obvious - in best case scenario They will laugh at you, and at worst, they will send you to a mental hospital.

You can be skeptical about what you read. But if you consider that I have recorded about two dozen similar stories, and I have seen some myself, then such information automatically becomes statistics. And statistics require study and analysis.

Vladimir Litovka

... 1915, Galipoli Peninsula (Türkiye). General Hamilton sent parts of the British Norfolk Regiment to help the allies capture Constantinople. Near the height of N60, a strange cloud thickened on the road in front of the marching column. Several hundred soldiers recklessly entered it. Then the cloud lifted off the ground and floated towards Bulgaria. The soldiers who entered it were never seen again. After the surrender of Turkey, when the issue of prisoners was discussed, the last hope of finding them disappeared - it turned out that the Turks did not take anyone prisoner in that area.
... 1924, Iraq. Royal Air Force pilots Day and Stewart made an emergency landing in the desert. Their tracks leading away from the plane were clearly visible in the sand. But they soon broke off... The pilots themselves were never found, although there were no quicksands or abandoned wells around the emergency landing site... There were no sandstorms that day...
... 1930, Eskimo village of Angikuni (Northern Canada). All the residents disappeared without a trace. In the empty dwellings there were clothes, food over the cold fires and even rifles, without which, as we know, not a single Eskimo would ever leave home. Hunter Joe Leibel, who first discovered that the village was deserted, also reported that even the graves in the village cemetery were empty. The dead disappeared along with the living...
... 1947. An American military plane with 32 people on board suddenly lost control and crashed. In vain, rescuers rushed to the scene of the accident to provide assistance to the victims. There were no survivors or dead among the wreckage of the plane. There was no blood or other traces that would confirm that at the time of the accident there was at least one person on board the plane. The secret services became interested in the case. But their searches also ended in nothing.
To this list we can add ships that mysteriously “lost” their crews on the high seas. Remember, for example, famous story with the ship “Mary Celeste”, which was discovered off the Azores Islands. The disappeared people did not take anything with them - no things, not even money... And many such cases are already known.
There are countless mysterious single disappearances. There is no point in listing them, since they are all in many ways similar to the incident described by the Daily Chronicle newspaper on July 30, 1889. It reports that Mr. McMillian, a member of the family that owned the famous McMillian publishing house, climbed the mountain and waved to his friends before disappearing. Despite a thorough search and a reward, he was never found...
There are many versions designed to explain such incidents. Among them is the hypothesis advocated by S. Kameev. It consists in the fact that anomalous zones exist (or periodically appear) on earth, which are “gates” to other spatial and chronal dimensions. The Phenomenon Commission has collected in its archives many stories about such zones. It is curious that many stories mention either a red glow, or a purple, or simply a “strange” fog. Like, for example, on the island of Barsakelmes in the Aral Sea...
By the way, there are many ancient legends about people who found themselves in clearings where fairies held their holidays. After dancing the night away, people returned home and found out that years had passed! Some of these legends also mention a strange fog...
Of course, many stories of mysterious disappearances may be honest misconceptions or simply hoaxes. But if we assume that at least some of them are true, then what conclusions can be drawn?
The version of “parallel worlds” is supported not only by cases of “disappearances,” but also by facts of no less mysterious “appearances.” In magazines of the early twentieth century you can find a message that in Paris the police detained a man who had lost his memory. In his pocket they found a map of the planet - but it was not our Earth!
Another “alien from parallel worlds” showed up in Japan in 1954: A suspicious foreigner was detained in one of the hotels. In principle, his passport was in in perfect order, with one exception - he was issued in the country of Tuared, which is not listed on any map. Outraged by the mistrust, the foreigner gave a press conference to journalists, where he said that the country of Tuared stretches from Mauritania to Sudan. As a result, the foreigner ended up in a Japanese insane asylum. But the mystery of the passport, issued by an unknown country, was never solved...
Another explanation that researchers are using in their attempts to understand the mysterious phenomenon is a spontaneous transfer in time. The British Royal Metapsychic Society has been studying the possibility of such travel for 150 years. Its archives contain more than 200 cases of the phenomenon conventionally called the “Time Loop,” which have been studied in detail and confirmed by the testimony of numerous witnesses. Here are just a few examples from this list:
In the summer of 1912, many British newspapers described a mysterious story that occurred on an express train traveling from London to Glasgow. In the presence of two passengers (a Scotland Yard inspector and a young nurse) in the carriage, an elderly man appeared on a seat near the window with a terrible scream. His clothes were of a strange cut, his hair was braided. In one hand he held a long whip, in the other a bitten piece of bread. “I am Pimp Drake, the driver from Chetnam,” wailed the man, trembling with fear. - Where I am? Where am I?"
The inspector ran after the conductor, telling the girl to keep an eye on the strange Mr. Drake. When he returned to his carriage, he saw that the driver had disappeared and the nurse had fainted. The conductor who was called at first decided that he was being played, but material evidence of what had happened remained on the seat - a whip and a three-cornered hat. Experts from the National Museum, who were shown these objects, confidently determined the time from which they originated - the second half XVIII century.
The curious inspector visited the pastor of the parish to which the village of Chetnam was assigned and asked to look for an entry in the church books about a man named Pimp Drake. In the book of the dead 150 years ago, the local priest found not only the name of the unfortunate driver, but also a note written in the margins by the then pastor.
It followed from it that, being no longer a young man, Drake suddenly began to tell incredible story. It was as if one night, returning home on a carriage, he saw right in front of him a “devil’s carriage” - iron, huge, long like a snake, bursting with fire and smoke. Then the driver somehow found himself inside - there were strange people, probably servants of the devil. Frightened, Drake called on the Lord for help and again found himself in an open field. There were no carriages or horses. Drake, shocked by what happened, barely dragged himself home. And, apparently, he never returned to sanity, repeating the story of the “devilish crew” until the end of his days.
The inspector of Scotland Yard reported the incident and his subsequent research to the Royal Metapsychic Society. There they thoroughly checked the case, repeating the path of Drake's search. The cocked hat is still kept in the society's museum. The scourge was lost - apparently becoming the prey of souvenir lovers.
An equally mysterious story can be found in the New York police archives. In November 1952, an unknown man was hit by a car on Broadway in the evening. He died on the spot. The driver and witnesses assured that the victim “appeared on the street suddenly, as if he had fallen from above.”
The body was taken to the morgue. The police noticed that the deceased was wearing an old-style suit. They were even more surprised by the identity card issued 80 years ago. Business cards indicating his profession - traveling salesman - were also found in the victim's pocket. One of the detectives checked the address indicated on the business card and learned that this street was liquidated more than half a century ago...
The lists of residents of this area from the end of the last century were checked in the old police archive. There they discovered a mysterious traveling salesman - both his last name and address matched the data on his business card. All people with this surname living in New York were interviewed. They found an old woman who reported that her father disappeared 70 years ago under mysterious circumstances - he went for a walk along Broadway and did not return. She presented the police with a photograph in which a young man, remarkably similar to the man who had been hit by a car, was smiling and holding a girl in his arms. The photograph was dated April 1884...
The “Time Loop,” according to eyewitness accounts, is capable of throwing not only individual people through the years, but also much more bulky objects—entire buildings or ships. And the legends about the ghostly “Flying Dutchmen”, supposedly wandering in the ocean, may have a very real basis.
A strange incident occurred in the Atlantic in the early morning of July 11, 1881. A British warship nearly collided with an ancient frigate. Attempts to contact the crew were unsuccessful. The frigate rushed past, as if not noticing the British ship. This case became known due to the fact that the Prince of Wales, the future King George V, and then still a young man, became an eyewitness to the mysterious meeting. Marine officer, who served.
One of the active figures of the Royal Metapsychic Society, Sir Jeremy Blackstaff, being at a reception at Buckingham Palace on the occasion of the presentation of the order to him, was honored with a conversation with His Majesty, and did not fail to take advantage of this opportunity - he asked permission to ask a question about a long-standing meeting in Atlantic Ocean. It turned out that King George remembered what happened well and described it in some detail.
The mysterious ship resembled a clipper ship, had wooden masts and ornate superstructures. Such ships had already stopped sailing in those days. But most of all, the sailors were struck by the fact that the oncoming ship “had its own wind” - its sails were inflated in a completely different direction than the north-east blowing that day could have done.
With His Majesty's permission, these data were placed in the “Annual Report of the Metapsychic Society.” The reporters continued their search and found more sailors who witnessed the meeting with this “Flying Dutchman”. They added to King George’s story, saying that the strange ship sailed surprisingly smoothly, although it was stormy that day, and the wake behind it was practically invisible: “It was as if it was a ghost, and not a real ship!” The mysterious meeting is also mentioned in the diaries of the monarch, published after his death. This case was included in the list of unexplained...
But let's return to the incident at the Ostankino TV tower. Experts from the “Phenomenon” commission conducted a dowsing survey of the area where the mysterious incident occurred. The frames recorded the “geopathogenic zone” exactly in the place where Oleg Karatyan “disappeared”. But instrumental measurements did not register any fields. However, this is how it should have been. The foot of the tower is located in a kind of “electromagnetic shadow”, and the radiation of television transmitters does not reach there. Consequently, the version that the “shrinking” of space is caused by powerful electromagnetic fields does not pass. Then what was it? Maybe there are other reasons for “wrinkling”? And did all this really happen?..
There is still a lot of mystery in this story. For example, the red glow that appeared around the TV tower. We found several other eyewitnesses who saw him that day. By the way, among the reader responses, we drew attention to the following message: “Tell the researchers of the anomalous zones to beware of the red fog!” The letter came from the city of Balakovo from A. Maksimov, who, according to him, has also been studying the properties of time and “chronal” zones for a long time...
It is too early to draw final conclusions. One thing is clear for now - research into anomalous zones must be carried out at a more serious level. And at the same time, scientists should remember the numerous legends about the victims of the “crimson fog.” Perhaps this will protect them from hasty decisions and risky steps.

Many skeptics who do not believe in mysticism and believe that everything can be found scientific explanation, will probably doubt the reliability of the information presented below. But in any case, it makes no sense to deny that in nature there are a number of inexplicable anomalies that are not just frightening, but truly terrifying.

Stories of mysterious disappearances and deaths in disastrous places that can be found in Russia chill the blood and make you truly horrified. In the continuation of the article you will find a list of the most terrible places in our country.

Devil's Cemetery (Krasnoyarsk Territory)

75 people are known to have disappeared or died over the past 30 years. In the territory Krasnoyarsk Territory, at the top of a low mountain, there is a strange clearing with a hole in the very center. According to some sources, it was formed in 1908. Versions have been put forward that the appearance of this place is directly related to the fact of the fall of the Tunguska meteorite, and the hole in the center is nothing more than the crater of a long-extinct volcano, pierced by the object during its fall. People called this strange place the Devil's Cemetery.

Over the past thirty years, at least 75 people have either disappeared or died in this area. Being in the Devil's Cemetery is destructive for all living things. Hundreds of cows died, deciding to taste the grass from the clearing. In the post-war period, all residents of these unsafe places were resettled. From the stories of old-timers, it became known that a huge number of people died either on the territory of the clearing itself, or when they found themselves within a small radius from it.

In the 80s, researchers became interested in this anomalous zone and began to persistently search for the Devil's Cemetery. Several expeditionary forces are still considered missing. About 75 searchers also did not return from search trips.

In 1991, an eerie clearing was found. A large, serious expedition was assembled to study it. In the same year that the clearing was found, a film was made about this place, called “Devil's Cemetery.” Many publications published articles and photos about this mysterious place. Those wishing to visit the Devil's Cemetery area should know that you should not set up a camp closer than one kilometer, but it is more correct and convenient to set up a camp at the mouth of the Deshemba River. The easiest way to get to your destination is by river. Successful rafting is possible only from May to early June. Only professionals should go on this hike, as the area is very difficult.

Mountain of the Dead (Sverdlovsk region)

In 1959, a group of young enthusiasts led by Igor Dyatlov went on an expedition to the Mountain of the Dead. The ascent to the summit began on February 1. By coincidence, it is on this day that a magical festival called Candlemas takes place. Before reaching the summit, a group of nine people sets up camp for the night. It is unknown what the young people witnessed and what forced them to cut the tent from the inside and hastily leave it, going out into the cold with virtually no clothes. No traces of any third party presence were found. No signs of a struggle. No traces of the elements. All participants had horrific injuries, some had their tongues torn out, and everyone’s skin was purple or orange, unnatural even for the dead.

By decree from above, everything related to the Dyatlov expedition was kept in the strictest secrecy. The Dyatlov group was not the only one who died on the slopes of the terrible mountain. Several expeditions never returned home after visiting her. In the 90s, the publishing house of the Gentry newspaper published a huge material dedicated to the Mountain of the Dead. At the same time, specialists from Vladivostok carried out thorough ufological studies. And today this place does not attract tourists too much because of its notoriety. Although on this moment There are no anomalous manifestations on the mountain and it is safe for visits.

Devil's Lair (Volgograd region)

In the Volgograd region, on the ridge called Medvetskaya, there is a place called the Devil's Lair. According to the information received, spontaneous combustion of people occurs in this place. The corpses of local shepherd Yuri Mamaev and combine operator Ivan Tsukanov were discovered. But it is reliably known that Ivan burned down while saving a combine harvester and a grain field from an unexpected fire.

In the case of the shepherd, there is evidence that the cause of his death was the burning of hay. Nevertheless, this place is considered unkind, although the expedition did not reveal any anomalies. It is safe for hiking.

Lake Labynkyr

In the east of Yakutia, in the Oymyakonsky district, there is a place overgrown with legends and amazing stories water. Lake called Labynkyr. According to legend, an animal of incredible size lives in the lake; it is assumed that it is of relict origin. According to local residents, this creature swallows large animals and people. Based on rumors, the death toll is more than ten people. But all this is not reliable, there is no real evidence. The terrain is wild and difficult to navigate, which is not conducive to attracting researchers. It is precisely because of its mystery that this place is included in the list of the creepiest. There are several “valleys” that claim to be the Valley of Death. One of them is located in Valdai, in the Novgorod region. According to local beliefs, somewhere there is a mysterious “stump”, near which people and animals disappeared. In fact, no one saw this “stump”; the police were also skeptical; there were no reports of missing people.

Yakutia also has its own “Valley of Death” - Elyuyu Cherkechekh. Its supernatural nature has not been confirmed; none of the researchers have seen any hemispheres emitting heat, copper cauldrons or other anomalous formations. We studied data about this area for ten years, invited about 2,000 specialists during this time, and this does not take into account the help of people who responded to our advertisements in newspapers. And, summing up, we came to the conclusion that the supernatural nature of this zone is just a fiction, based on local legends.

Another Death Valley is located on the Kamchatka Peninsula, not far from the Valley of Geysers. This time its existence is confirmed. There is observed a large number of animal deaths, there were also unconfirmed reports of human deaths in the area. As a result of our research, it was revealed that mortality among animals is explained by gas poisoning; the causes and frequency have not been identified. For a person, being in this zone does not pose a danger, since he will be able to independently leave the zone if gas escapes. It is not recommended to spend the night in this area.

The exact number of deceased is unknown, according to preliminary estimates we're talking about about tens of thousands. Sad story This area creates an atmosphere of fear around.