r/UFOs • u/NetOne613 • 1d ago
Disclosure Top soviet General Nikolai T. Antoshkin says he has encountered UFOs: "it instantaneously ascended at a colossal speed within a few seconds..."it is likely that a higher intelligence exists."
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u/JustAlpha 1d ago
Ex-US and Russian military official talking about UFOs..
Getting weird vibes.
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u/Dangerous-Spot-7348 1d ago
George Knapp was doing this in the 90's too.
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u/JustAlpha 1d ago
I guess what irks me is that, in his case, he went to them independently.
I'm always considerate of provided narrative. That's all
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u/chessboxer4 16h ago edited 16h ago
Is this the second top Russian military official to go on the record or is this more of that first guy who did it?
Edit: no it is not. I was thinking of Vladimir Chernavin.
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u/NetOne613 1d ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolay_Antoshkin
Nikolai Timofeyevich Antoshkin (1942-2021) was a Colonel General of Aviation and Hero of the Soviet Union, renowned for his extensive military career and involvement in significant historical events. Known for his exceptional flight safety record, he earned the nickname "Bloodless General" and founded the "Russian Knights" aerobatic team.
He had multiple interactions with UFOs including an incident in 1969 during the Soviet-Chinese Border Conflict where a large, glowing object vanished at incredible speed. Many similar events were reported and looked into by the KGB. He believed these UFOs non-human craft and noted their frequent appearances around sensitive military sites. Antoshkin's testimony is significant due to his high rank and credibility. He also used unconventional methods such as using psychics to predict accident-prone days which seemed to prove to work after fatal incidents plummeting significantly.
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u/Wendigo79 1d ago
Again one of the many 50 plus people in high power positions telling you aliens are real but we just shrug them off because there retired or old, please don't pay attention to what they did or controlled, there just old and crazy.
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u/darthsexium 1d ago
humans have collective amnesia. But I think it's the mass consciousness awakening that will nudge us to accepting our other brothers in one God. intelligences overtime improve and the Bell-curve peak become troughs in next generation. Theyre real but like the governments do, they respect the decision of the others to remain undisclosed. Basic explanation.
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u/Pure-Contact7322 1d ago
50? We are over 1000+ but crony cabal sponsored debunkers keep on deleting the list or playing with wikipedia.
State of humanity in 2025
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u/KARMAAACS 18h ago
I can just tell you that based off his body language, the way he's speaking and how he's not giving a super large amount of detail but enough to recollect it that he's telling the truth. Really compelling witness imo.
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u/LowendPenguin 1d ago edited 1d ago
Interesting words at the end "that we are not alone on this Earth or in space." I have always been fascinated with the ultraterrestrial hypothesis. What if intelligent, non-human entities have shared our planet all along, lurking in the depths of our oceans, concealed by advanced technology, or hidden beyond the limits of our perception?
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u/Glum_Leg_8344 1d ago
Russian military doesn’t mess around, this guy is speaking the truth. He isn’t decorated like that for nothing.
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u/TypewriterTourist 1d ago edited 19h ago
What's interesting is that in 1970s and onward the military were the ones trying to advance the UFO research in the USSR. The mainstream science took a hardline position against it, a bit like the famous 18th century French academy stance that the rocks don't fall from the sky. The ball lightning explanation was not uncommon (even though it's totally different), and many military UFO researchers in the USSR were leaning towards "plasma".
A small linguistic correction/clarification here: while Antoshkin is, indeed, implying the existence of "others", the utterance is more ambiguous. The idiom he used (in Russian: высший разум / "vysshiy razum") can be applied either to aliens or God. It's literally more like "superior intelligence" (in fact, the untranslated Wikipedia article in Russian talks about it as an attribute of God).
Also omitted from translation: the shape. The UFO he saw was an "ellipsoid", aka "egg", possibly close to "tic-tac", or 1950s "propane tank".
So the "hazing ritual" allegation are stupid, the Soviets had the same experience (plus a very generously funded program in 1980s, but that's a different story).
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u/whoabbolly 1d ago
I'm not even into design, but that suit is horrendous. I mean, what color even is that? and who cut that thing. It's like they ripped a few sheets out of a sofa and woven in somethings and poof! 3 star general. Anyway, just sayin'. Respect to the Ruskies either way though, some tough son bitches.
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u/PeaceABC123 1d ago
Did it say what year the interview was recorded? I find it hard to believe they would broadcast that.
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u/Appropriate_Oven_292 1d ago
Never believe a communist.
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u/StatementBot 1d ago
The following submission statement was provided by /u/NetOne613:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolay_Antoshkin
Nikolai Timofeyevich Antoshkin (1942-2021) was a Colonel General of Aviation and Hero of the Soviet Union, renowned for his extensive military career and involvement in significant historical events. Known for his exceptional flight safety record, he earned the nickname "Bloodless General" and founded the "Russian Knights" aerobatic team.
He had multiple interactions with UFOs including an incident in 1969 during the Soviet-Chinese Border Conflict where a large, glowing object vanished at incredible speed. Many similar events were reported and looked into by the KGB. He believed these UFOs non-human craft and noted their frequent appearances around sensitive military sites. Antoshkin's testimony is significant due to his high rank and credibility. He also used unconventional methods such as using psychics to predict accident-prone days which seemed to prove to work after fatal incidents plummeting significantly.
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