{"type":"events","slug":"1990-1991-moscow-ufo-wave","title":"Moscow UFO Wave","url":"https://disclosdex.com/events/1990-1991-moscow-ufo-wave","description":"Numerous triangle-shaped craft were reported over Moscow during the turbulent final years of the USSR","date":"1990-09-01T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Wave"],"updated":"2025-06-13T13:26:43.000Z","disclosureRating":3,"lat":55.7558,"lng":37.6173,"connectionCount":0,"content":{"markdown":"## Reports from the capital\n\nWitnesses including police officers described silent, triangular objects over the city and suburbs. Sightings continued into 1991 amid intense media interest.\n\n## Political context\n\nWith the Soviet Union collapsing, official attention was limited. Russian ufologists compiled hundreds of testimonies, suggesting a sustained series of observations.[^1][^2][^3][^4]\n\n[^1]: [UFO Magazine Archive: Stalker UFO issue 1, 1990](https://www.ufomagazines.com/stalker-ufo-ufoniks-stalker-ufo-no-01-1990/)\n[^2]: [The Skeptic: UFOs Over Russia](https://www.skeptic.org.uk/1990/03/from-the-archives-ufos-over-russia/)\n[^3]: [MUFON UFO Newsclipping Service no. 253, Aug 1990](https://projectaquarius.mufon.com/wp-content/uploads/NewsClippings/UFO-Newsclipping-Service/UFO-Newsclipping-Service-1990-08-no-253.pdf)\n[^4]: [Debunker.com: History of UFO State Research in the USSR](https://www.debunker.com/historical/HistoryRussianUFOlogy.html)","readingTime":"1 min read"},"relatedRecords":[],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/events/1990-1991-moscow-ufo-wave","title":"Moscow UFO Wave","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/events/1990-1991-moscow-ufo-wave","license":"CC-BY-4.0"},"witnesses":["Numerous triangle-shaped craft were"],"evidence":["documents"]}