Reported Encounter Near Tver
Photographs attributed to two schoolboys, A. Pavlov and A. Vasiliev, reportedly document an unusual aerial object observed near Tver, Russia, on November 4, 1991. The account was republished by Alien Archivist on November 4, 2026, based on material associated with the Russian newspaper Неведомое (Nevedomoye, or “Unknown”). According to the report, the boys witnessed a disc-shaped object flying near the Volga River before it allegedly descended into a nearby field.
The published account states that the object changed appearance during the encounter. It was initially described as resembling “two stacked saucers” and was seen crossing the river before passing above a distant five-story building. The object then reportedly returned toward the witnesses, appearing flatter as it approached. During its descent, it allegedly assumed a form consisting of two slightly offset, saucer-like structures.
Photographic Sequence
Pavlov and Vasiliev reportedly captured 11 photographs during the incident. Nine images were said to have been published in the first issue of Nevedomoye in 1993. The photographs presented in the source appear intended to show the object at several stages: near the river, above the distant building, during its return toward the witnesses, and while descending toward the field.
Captions accompanying the images describe the object’s reported progression. One states that it was “barely visible above the roof of a distant five-story building,” while another identifies an image in which the object was allegedly moving toward the landing site. A further photograph reportedly shows one of the boys pointing toward the area where the object had come down, providing an apparent visual reference for the claimed landing location.
According to the account, the object remained on the ground for approximately three minutes before taking off again. The supplied material does not describe what the witnesses saw during that interval, whether they approached the site, or whether they found physical traces afterward. It also does not provide details about the camera used, the original negatives, the precise location, weather conditions, or the time elapsed between individual photographs.
Evidence and Verification
The photographs are presented as historical UFO evidence, but the available source provides no independent verification of the event or the images’ provenance. There is no documentation in the supplied material showing that the photographs were examined by photographic experts, authenticated through surviving negatives, or corroborated by additional witnesses. The newspaper account is cited as the principal historical reference, but no scans, publication details beyond the issue identification, or contemporaneous investigative records are included.
The term “UFO” in this context means an unidentified flying object—a description of an observation whose cause has not been established—not proof of extraterrestrial technology. Shape changes in photographs can potentially reflect perspective, motion, exposure, image quality, or other photographic effects, although the available material is insufficient to determine whether any of those explanations apply here.
Current Assessment
The Pavlov and Vasiliev photographs remain an intriguing but unconfirmed account from the early post-Soviet period. They may preserve a genuine observation, a misidentified conventional object, a photographic artifact, or a staged or altered image sequence; the supplied evidence does not allow a reliable conclusion. Until the original photographs, negatives, witness statements, publication archives, and independent analyses become available, the reported landing near Tver should be treated as an unresolved historical UFO claim rather than verified evidence of an unusual craft.
