WTF?!? Huge sphere found in Russia, 1979

Dennis Olson

Dennis Olson

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On October 2nd, 1979, near the outskirts of Volgograd, Russia, I witnessed an event that still haunts my memories. A colossal spherical object was being transported across the barren landscape, escorted by military trucks. The sheer scale of the sphere was beyond anything I had seen—its metallic surface weathered, yet unnervingly perfect in shape. People around seemed tense but silent, as if aware of something beyond our understanding. It didn’t resemble any known aircraft or terrestrial vehicle, and its purpose remains a mystery. That day changed the way I perceive the unknown. Was this a remnant of forgotten technology or something from beyond our world? What secrets lie hidden in plain sight?


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OldArcher

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Dennis Olson said:
On October 2nd, 1979, near the outskirts of Volgograd, Russia, I witnessed an event that still haunts my memories. A colossal spherical object was being transported across the barren landscape, escorted by military trucks. The sheer scale of the sphere was beyond anything I had seen—its metallic surface weathered, yet unnervingly perfect in shape. People around seemed tense but silent, as if aware of something beyond our understanding. It didn’t resemble any known aircraft or terrestrial vehicle, and its purpose remains a mystery. That day changed the way I perceive the unknown. Was this a remnant of forgotten technology or something from beyond our world? What secrets lie hidden in plain sight? KGB and GRU had lots of fumblers, disinformation, and


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It’s not extraterrestrial- you can see the weld markings. Look close enough, maybe an earthly symbol can be found… Even the Soviets wouldn’t verify what has been sussed since Majestic 12 became known… Perhaps an “off world Potemkin village?” They wouldn’t be stupid enough to give credence to any earthly nation, other than Soviet.

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Squib

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Whatever it is, it’s certainly interesting.

We’ve been brainwashed to always think “It’s Aliens!”

But our vast history is as unexplored and mysterious to us today as the far reaches of space are; and that doesn’t even account for the immaterial or non corporeal dimensions which are likely infinite.
 
Millwright

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I've seen spherical vessels similar to that in many refineries.

Always made me wonder if they were brought in or site built.
 
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There was a huge cylindrical tank that closed roads and caused delays in Tennessee back during that time frame.

Maybe a few years earlier. I saw pictures. I can't find anything on the web about it now. A few years ago there was a link to the pictures and some discussion.

It was believed to be a pressure vessel. For a nuke plant. It was called _____ 2 because the general consensus was it already had a "twin" in service. The locals had seen another one come through a few years earlier. But this second one vanished. No one knew where it ended up. At least no one was telling if they knew. :)

Lack of knowledge of origin or destination just means the government "luvs its secrets". No alien element required.

Eta: The TN vessel I mentioned was near the Cumberland Gap.
 
Dobbin

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The image shows a gigantic spherical object being transported on a heavy-duty truck. This is a real historical photo from the Soviet Union.
The sphere is a storage tank for liquid hydrogen, being transported for the construction of the Baikonur Cosmodrome in present-day Kazakhstan. The Baikonur Cosmodrome was (and still is) a major space launch facility for the Soviet and now Russian space programs.
These massive tanks were essential for storing the propellants needed for the powerful rockets used in the Soviet space efforts, such as the R-7, which launched Sputnik 1 and Yuri Gagarin's Vostok 1. The sheer scale of the sphere and the specialized transport required highlight the immense engineering feats undertaken by the Soviet Union during the Space Race
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kite

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Spherical shaped pressure vessels are more challenging to design, fabricate, transport, and maintain than are cylindrical shaped vessels. The advantage of a spherical shape is that the stress due to internal pressure in a sphere is 1/2 the stress induced in a cylindrical shape of the same wall thickness. A good analogy is overcooking a hotdog in a microwave. It always splits open lengthwise (hoop stress) the ends don’t blow off (axial stress). Hoop stress is 2 times axial stress.
Highly explosive materials like oxygen and hydrogen are typically the only materials that warrant the added complexity of a spherical shape.
Also, for a given volume, a spherical shape has the least surface area to absorb heat from the environment. Which is more of a concern when storing liquid oxygen or hydrogen compared to common hydrocarbons/fuels.

The photo shows typical crappy Russian fabrication technique with 4 welds terminating together at the corner of each plate. It should be done more like this:
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Dobbin said:
The Baikonur Cosmodrome was (and still is) a major space launch facility for the Soviet and now Russian space programs.
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Not for too much longer. Russia is transitioning to a new launch facility in eastern Siberia called Vostochny Cosmodrome. They've been launching uncrewed rockets from there for years, but as far as I know have yet to launch a crewed mission. The Russians aren't too thrilled with the way the Kazakhs have basically extorted more money to keep using Baikonur Cosmodrome (aka, Tyuratam), not to mention a few incidents where the electricity has been completely cut for days at a time.

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Dennis Olson said:
On October 2nd, 1979, near the outskirts of Volgograd, Russia, I witnessed an event that still haunts my memories. A colossal spherical object was being transported across the barren landscape, escorted by military trucks. The sheer scale of the sphere was beyond anything I had seen—its metallic surface weathered, yet unnervingly perfect in shape. People around seemed tense but silent, as if aware of something beyond our understanding. It didn’t resemble any known aircraft or terrestrial vehicle, and its purpose remains a mystery. That day changed the way I perceive the unknown. Was this a remnant of forgotten technology or something from beyond our world? What secrets lie hidden in plain sight?


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Dennis, what were you doing in Russia in 1979?
 
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tanstaafl

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I wonder if it was explosion formed into a perfect sphere
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No. But I can post a picture of a U.S. quarter almost instantly reduced to the diameter of a dime via a shock wave process. Mass was conserved, so the result was much thicker than a dime. The cool thing is that every feature of the quarter is still easily recognizable!
 
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