THINK ABOUTIT UFO|ENTITY SIGHTING REPORT
Date: 1065
Sighting Time:
Day/Night: It was seen only during the evening
Location: River Setomi, near present-day modern Kyiv, Ukraine
Urban or Rural: Rural
Entity Type: childlike dwarf type
Entity Description: The dwarf-like entity was very strange with a much-wrinkled face and other “shameless” details on his face and body (not specified).
Hynek Classification: CE-III (Close Encounter III) Close observation with animate beings associated with the object.
Duration: This phenomenon lasted for 7 straight days
No. of Object(s): 1
Size of Object(s): Hugh
Distance to Object(s):
Shape of Object(s): huge star
Color of Object(s): a huge star with blood-red beams of light.
Number of Witnesses: Local residents
Source: “Povest Vremennyh Let” (Ancient Manuscript) and Dmitriy Lavrov (All-Ukrainian News) February 18, 1998
Summary/Description: Local residents observed a strange sign in the sky—a huge star with blood-red beams of light. This phenomenon lasted for 7 straight days. It was seen only during the evening. Around the same time, a child-like dwarf type entity was found by fishermen in the river Setomi (this river does not exist at present). The dwarf was pulled out of the river in a net. The fishermen kept watch over the strange entity until late afternoon and then threw back into the river out of fear and repugnancy. The dwarf-like entity was very strange with a much-wrinkled face and other “shameless” details on his face and body (not specified).
Historical Context: The Primary Chronicle
The account of this 1065 encounter stems from the “Povest Vremennyh Let” (also known as the Tale of Bygone Years or the Russian Primary Chronicle). This manuscript is the fundamental source for the early history of the Kievan Rus’. Interestingly, medieval chroniclers often interpreted celestial anomalies—like the “blood-red star”—as divine omens or precursors to significant political upheaval. In this specific era, such signs were frequently linked to the escalating conflicts between the princes of Kyiv and the nomadic Polovtsians. The physical capture of an entity in the River Setomi remains one of the most unique “humanoid” reports of the Middle Ages, bridging the gap between ancient folklore and modern ufology.
“The 1065 Kyiv encounter remains a cornerstone of ancient Ufology, illustrating that strange aerial phenomena and close encounters are not merely a modern obsession. By examining these historical records alongside contemporary reports, we gain a broader perspective on the long-term patterns of unidentified objects and entities interacting with human civilization throughout history.”
