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title: "The Hoia-Baciu UFO & Humanoid Photographs — Alexandru Sift & Others — Romania, 1960–1994"
url: "https://usubjects.com/article/the-hoia-baciu-ufo-humanoid-photographs-alexandru-sift-others-romania-19601994-3970"
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description: "The item reviews alleged UFO and humanoid photographs associated with Romania’s Hoia-Baciu Forest, including images attributed to Alexandru Sift and others between 1960 and 1994. The material documents reported sightings and photographic claims, but the provided excerpt does not establish their authenticity or explain any independent verification."
sources: ["https://alienarchivist.substack.com/p/hoia-baciu"]
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---

# The Hoia-Baciu UFO & Humanoid Photographs — Alexandru Sift & Others — Romania, 1960–1994

Published: 2026-10-04  
Source: [r/aliens](https://alienarchivist.substack.com/p/hoia-baciu)

### Overview

A newly published review examines alleged UFO and humanoid photographs linked to Romania’s Hoia-Baciu Forest, near Cluj-Napoca, with material attributed primarily to biologist **Alexandru Sift** and other investigators between **1960 and 1994**. The account, published October 4, 2026, presents reported sightings, photographic interpretations and witness statements connected with one of Romania’s best-known paranormal locations. However, the available material **does not establish the authenticity of the images or document independent scientific verification**.

Sift reportedly began describing unusual experiences years before he obtained a camera. In April 1948, he and his father allegedly observed a transparent, gray, V-shaped structure moving at low altitude near the Someșul Mic River, on the western edge of Cluj. He later said that, in January 1953, a smaller luminous V-shaped object followed him for nearly two kilometers as he walked home from the forest. In July of that year, Sift reported seeing another gray V-shaped form descend into a hawthorn bush. According to his account, when he inserted a stick into the area, both the stick and his arm appeared to become invisible.

### Sift’s Photographic Investigations

In April 1960, Sift purchased a **Smena camera** and began photographing locations he considered active within and around Hoia-Baciu. The source says he later used equipment including a Zenit-3M, a Lubitel-2 and a 300-millimeter Tair lens. Sift reportedly believed that developed photographs sometimes revealed structures or forms that had not been visible when the pictures were taken.

One photograph discussed in the review concerns an alleged **“disappearance of an apparition.”** According to Romanian investigator Adrian Pătruț, a male humanoid was visible to observers and appeared to vanish instantaneously. An enlarged version of the image was interpreted as showing the beginning of that process. The figure’s left leg was described as unusually thin, extremely white and slightly separated from the body, while a dark region was said to appear on the upper torso. A second enlargement, produced with greater magnification and increased contrast, was presented as making those features more apparent.

### Witnesses and Related Images

Another documented image was reportedly taken on **October 26, 1978**, by Viorica Sift. It showed Alexandru Sift and Adrian Pătruț at what Pătruț described as the forest’s “principal active center.” The review also refers to an image reproduced by Gheorghiță that allegedly shows a stone bearing a human face. He wrote that Sift returned to the location immediately after developing the photograph, although the available excerpt ends before explaining what Sift found or how the image was evaluated.

These cases reflect a broader pattern in UFO and paranormal investigations: ordinary photographic records are later examined for apparent anomalies, often through enlargement, contrast adjustments or subjective comparison with witness descriptions. Such techniques can highlight details, but they can also introduce artifacts or encourage interpretations based on ambiguous shapes.

### Evidence and Limitations

The Hoia-Baciu photographs remain **claims requiring verification rather than confirmed evidence of extraterrestrial or nonhuman activity**. The provided account does not identify independent laboratories, original negatives, controlled photographic conditions, chain-of-custody documentation or comparative analyses that might distinguish unusual phenomena from exposure effects, lens artifacts, motion blur, double exposure, environmental objects or later manipulation. The historical accounts are nevertheless significant as records of how Sift and other investigators interpreted events associated with the forest. Further assessment would require access to original materials, contemporaneous documentation and independent expert review.

## Provenance

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