• R-36 Orb: The forbidden space weapon hidden behind ‘alien’ sightings Known as the R-36Orb inside the military, the weapon was designed by Soviet military to bypass American defenses. • In the spring of 1967, a series of unusual sightings began to grip the Soviet Union. • From the rural landscapes of Ukraine to the robust Caucasus Mountains, thousands of citizens reported seeing massive, glowing crescent shapes gliding silently through the evening sky. • The sightings were so consistent and widespread that they sparked a national UFO craze. • Local newspapers shared eyewitness accounts, and amateur research groups formed to track the “visitors.” However, the truth behind these strange lights was far more terrestrial and dangerous. • A weapon hiding in plain sight While people searched the skies for aliens, the Soviet military was secretly testing a revolutionary and controversial delivery system for nuclear warheads: the Fractional Orbital Bombardment System (FOBS).

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  • R-36 Orb: The forbidden space weapon hidden behind ‘alien’ sightings Known as the R-36Orb inside the military, the weapon was designed by Soviet military to bypass American defenses. In the spring of 1967, a series of unusual sightings began to grip the Soviet Union. From the rural landscapes of Ukraine to the robust Caucasus Mountains, thousands of citizens reported seeing massive, glowing crescent shapes gliding silently through the evening sky. The sightings were so consistent and widespread that they sparked a national UFO craze. Local newspapers shared eyewitness accounts, and amateur res

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