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JANUARY 1912, BANKS OF RIVER VOLGA, RUSSIA, MR. V. DYCHKIN AND HIS FRIEND:

Brief summary of the event and follow-up:

The following report appears in the Albert Rosales ufology catalogue, coming form the sensationalist Russian magazine "NLO", ("UFO"); which apparently picked it up in a 1914 issue of the Russian occult and theosophical magazine "Rebus".

In Russia, in January 1912, at night, Mr. V. Dychkin and his friend were driving during a snowy night in separate sledges along the banks of the river Volga.

Dychkin's friend was driving ahead. Suddenly, they encountered two "strangers" standing alongside of the road, and Dychkin invited them to seat on the sledges.

The two "strange looking men" convinced Dychkin not to continue home because of the storm, but to turn to the nearest town and spend the night there. Though Dychkin knew that there weren't any towns in the area, he drove against his will in the direction where the men told him.

One of the men then pointed and yelled out, "Look, there is the town!". Dychkin looked and to his amazement saw a beautiful scene, something resembling a huge strange "city" was located on a flat plateau, illuminated by thousands of lights positioned in a "fantastic" arrangement. He had never seen anything like it.

Convinced of the reality of his vision, Dychkin turned in the direction of the lights without hesitation. His companion followed and soon approached him. Suddenly both men were seized by incredible fear and rushed towards the road, never seeing where the two strangers had gone.

Dychkin looked back in the direction of the lights, but was surprised to see only the night gloom and darkness.

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Narratives:

[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:

Albert Rosales indicates that on the banks of the River Volga, Russia, in January 1912, at night, Mr. V. Dychkin and his friend were driving during a snowy night in separate sledges along the banks of the river. Dychkin's friend was driving ahead and he was following him. Suddenly they encountered two "strangers" standing alongside of the road, and Dychkin invited them to seat on the sledges. The two strange looking men convinced Dychkin not to continue home because of the storm, but to turn to the nearest town and spend the night there. Though Dychkin knew that there weren't any towns in the area, he drove against his will in the direction where the men told him. One of the men then pointed and yelled out, "Look, there is the town!" Dychkin looked and to his amazement saw a beautiful scene; something resembling a huge strange "city" was located on a flat plateau, illuminated by thousands of lights. The lights were positioned in a "fantastic" arrangement; he had never seen anything like it. Convinced in the reality of his vision Dychkin turned in the direction of the lights without hesitation. His companion followed and soon approached him. Suddenly both men were seized by incredible fear and rushed towards the road, never seeing where the two strangers had gone. Dychkin looked back in the direction of the lights but was surprised to see only the night gloom and darkness.

Albert Rosales indicates that the source is "Rebus" Magazine, St. Petersburg 1914 German Mikhailov "NLO" Magazine # 50.

He comments that The lighted "city" could have been "a giant spacecraft but also the possibility of parallel worlds cannot be overlooked."

Points to consider:

"The Rebus", the magazine cited as the source, was a magazine by Russian spiritualists of theosophical ideas. It was published in St. Petersburg from 1883 to 1903, edited by V.N. Pribytkov, and from 1904 to 1917 in Moscow edited by P.A. Chistyakov. It generally published translations from European occult magazines, and from "Theosophist" in particular, but much of this spiritualist propaganda was conducted under various ruses, such as innocent rebuses and charades, only incidentally mentioning "Spiritualism".

So what we have with this report cannot be called a credible report which should be taken at face value, and it is not a "UFO report" or "UFO occupant report" per se.

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Evaluation:

Probably invented by occult magazine. No certain relation quth the UFO and UFO occupants question.

Sources references:

* = Source I checked.
? = Source I am told about but could not check yet. Help appreciated.

• [---] ? The Rebus magazine, Moscow, Russia, 1914.
• [---] ? German Mikhailov in NLO ("UFO") magazine, #50, Russia.
• [ar1] * "1910 - 1919 Humanoid Sighting Reports", compiled by Albert Rosales, circa 2004, at www.ufoinfo.com/humanoid/humanoid1910.shtml

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