Sightings1991

Sasovo explosion leaves a crater near a Russian town

When: 12 Apr 1991
Where: Sasovo, Russia
Sources: 2 public sources

Sasovo in Ryazan Oblast, near where the 1991 blast left a crater Max071086 at Russian Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

A powerful midnight blast near Sasovo, Ryazan Oblast, broke windows across the town and left a crater about 28 m wide. Pravda reported theories from buried munitions to a meteorite or UFO; military visitors suggested stored ammonium nitrate fertilizer exploded.

Sources

OfficialDiverging Options on Cause of Sasovo Explosion (FBIS translation of Pravda, 15 April 1991) (opens in a new tab)CIA FOIA Electronic Reading Room / 1991-04-15
OtherStrange Explosions at Sasovo, in Russia (Science Frontiers No. 93) (opens in a new tab)Science Frontiers (William R. Corliss) / 1994-05

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