The Tunguska Event: One of the “Three Great Secrets of the Century” That Challenges Humanity the Most.
In early 2009, during a high-level meeting with military officials from the Pentagon discussing the development of antimatter weapons, American scientist Kenis Edward mentioned the term “Three Great Secrets of the Century.”
According to him, “The Three Great Secrets of the Century” are the reasons he wants to research antimatter weapons with unimaginable destructive power.
The mysterious events that continue to challenge humanity, as mentioned by Dr. Kenis Edward, include:
- The mysterious mushroom cloud that appeared over Alaska in 1984.
- Two mysterious luminous phenomena that appeared over the Indian Ocean in 1979.
- The horrific aerial explosion (known as the “Tunguska Event”) in Siberia in 1908.
Among these, “The Tunguska Event” has garnered the most attention from the scientific community.
Reconstructed image of the horrific aerial explosion in 1908 known as the “Tunguska Event.”
More than 100 years after this mysterious aerial explosion occurred, no satisfactory explanation has been found for an explosion with the equivalent force of 15 million tons of TNT (equivalent to 1,000 atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima in 1945) occurring in the Tunguska River area.
Just a few dozen seconds after the explosion, shockwaves destroyed 80 million trees and all animals over an area of more than 2,000 km2.
The explosion had a destructive force equivalent to 15 million tons of TNT…
…causing 80 million trees to be wiped out.
Even two days later, the smoke from the explosion provided enough light for people in London (10,000 km away from the explosion’s epicenter) to read newspapers at night without turning on any lights!
However, that is not the whole story. While this secret remains unsolved, another mystery was found near the area of the horrific explosion on the Tunguska River.
Discovery of the Giant Patomskiy Crater: A Mystery Within a Mystery
Forty-one years later, in 1949, Russian geologist Vadim Kolpakov unexpectedly discovered a giant mysterious crater, 160 meters in diameter and 40 meters high. He named it: Patomskiy Crater.
According to estimates by geologists, Patomskiy contains about 1 million tons of rubble.
Aerial view of the giant Patomskiy Crater.
The mysterious appearance of the Patomskiy Crater has attracted much scientific research. Since then, there have been numerous explanations for the origin of this giant crater located near the area of the mysterious “Tunguska Event.”
Geologist Vadim Kolpakov believed that the crater was formed from a meteorite impact that occurred about 250 to 300 years ago. However, research on rock samples disproved this theory.
Some scientists leaned towards the hypothesis that the Patomskiy Crater is an extinct volcano. This theory was also quickly proven wrong when Russian geologists found no traces of cooled magma.
The Patomskiy Crater is also known as the “Eagle’s Nest” mystery.
After a series of disproven hypotheses, the renowned Russian geologist Alexander Portnov shocked many with his assertion: The Patomskiy Crater is the result of the horrific Tunguska aerial explosion that happened 41 years earlier.
According to Portnov, “The Tunguska Event” is a massive UFO explosion. After detonating and releasing destructive energy, the shattered metal fragments formed the giant Patomskiy mound.
This hypothesis was further supported by the discovery of extremely high iron content at a depth of 150 meters from the crater’s mouth.
Scientist Igor Simonov from the Moscow Institute of Mechanics believes that the Patomskiy Crater was formed from a colossal impact of a cylindrical object hitting the ground at a very high speed.
The Patomskiy Crater may be the result of a massive UFO impact. (Illustrative image).
The mystery of the origin of the Patomskiy Crater seemed to be on the verge of being solved with modern equipment when an expedition led by geologist Eugeny Vorobiev set out to explore the Patomskiy Crater in 2005.
However, tragedy struck when the expedition was only about 1 km away from the Patomskiy Crater, as expedition leader Eugeny Vorobiev suddenly collapsed.
When the expedition team took him to the hospital, Eugeny Vorobiev was already dead. Doctors concluded he died from a sudden heart attack.
The death of explorer Eugeny Vorobiev quickly spread, leading local residents nearby to believe that he died due to a mysterious force that has existed for decades.
What is the giant Patomskiy Crater? Is it the result of an underground explosion? Or is it the remnants of a terrifying collision with a UFO?
If humanity can uncover the origin of the Patomskiy Crater, will the mystery of the aerial explosion from 108 years ago also be revealed?
To this day, “The Tunguska Event“ along with the giant Patomskiy Crater remain the largest twin mysteries in Siberia today.
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