The mysterious explosions in Sasovo that occurred in the distant nineties shocked the whole of Russia with its power and consequences. This story, which did not find any logical explanations, gradually became overgrown with conjectures, rumors and put forward versions. Subsequently, she became a true legend of this small district center in the Ryazan region. To this day, all local residents cannot understand what caused the formation of such huge funnels. In turn, scientists put forward a number of hypotheses about this. Let's look at the most popular of them.
Surprise astronaut on holiday
At night at 01 hours 32 minutes the first Sasovsky explosion occurred. April 12, 1991 is the very day when the inhabitants of a small town felt the full power of this anomalous phenomenon.
Before the explosion itself, people heard a strong, growing rumble. Then followed a shudder of the earth, and high-rise buildings began to stagger, so furniture fell in apartments, chandeliers beat and glass flew out. Sasovo explosion caused incredible pressure drops, after which many pipes with water burst underground. When the whole roar subsided, the taken aback people again heard the hum, but only already distant.
The Ryazan Regional Executive Committee then stated that the Sasovo explosion on April 12, 1991 did not entail too serious consequences, and there were no injuries among the local population.
Continuation of abnormal phenomena
A year later (May 28), at 2 a.m., not far from the first funnel, the second Sasovsky explosion occurred. This time the shock wave was much weaker, and the locals said that the sound was like a strong clap.
Scientists gathered again and debates and discussions began. But this time, too, it was not possible to establish what the cause of the explosion in Sasovo was. The specialists parted, having decided nothing. After that, many reasonable versions were put forward, but which of them is true remains a mystery to this day.
Previous Phenomena and Consequences
The physics of the Sasovo explosion has been studied by many leading scientists and researchers. In the process, it was found that four hours earlier in the area where the incident occurred, huge and luminous balls of white color appeared. This was seen by the workers of the railway station and a large number of passengers. And 60 minutes before the Sasovo explosion occurred, an incomprehensible and strange glow was observed. Immediately before the shock wave that spread throughout the district center and its suburbs, residents saw bright flashes of blue, thanks to which the whole sky lit up.
After all this, on the morning of April 12th, a huge funnel was found in Sasovo. The consequences of the explosion were discovered by government officials in the arm of the river, eight hundred meters from the tank farm.
The pit was in the shape of a circle, having a diameter of thirty meters and a depth of more than four meters. At the very bottom of the funnel, in its central part, there was a characteristic distinctive tubercle that could not be created with an artificial explosion, since it had concave slopes. Sanitary and epidemiological station went to this place, after which its conclusions stated that the radiation here did not exceed permissible norms.
Around the place of the explosion at a distance of two hundred meters were found large blocks of black earth, which also had the correct shape. Four directions of their loss were clearly fixed, somewhat reminiscent of an incorrect cross. And what is most surprising - next to the funnel, no vegetation was damaged. All of this, on the whole, was a little like an ordinary explosion.
Eyewitness accounts
An interesting fact is that when this all happened, the roar was not heard in all areas, and local residents later told that the glasses were broken in the houses in a certain order, that is, through one.
At that moment when the explosion occurred, in some places of this district center the townspeople caught a sound, something remotely similar to the hum of a jet plane, accompanied by claps. Many daredevils went to the place where the funnel formed, and tried to find out what was the secret of the explosion in Sasovo. After that, they said that this pit shone for two nights in a row, and the one who went down into it, for several days still suffered from severe headaches and even loss of consciousness after such a study.
Residents tried to photograph this phenomenon, but the images during the manifestation were covered with some glare. Such an incomprehensible attack on the city could not fail to attract public attention. Therefore, the mystery of the explosion in Sasovo attracted independent researchers from all over Russia to this locality. There are many opinions on this subject, but which one to believe - everyone will decide for himself.
Version about the shell
According to the stories of many citizens, it is possible to understand that where the Sasovsky explosion occurred, there was a military airfield during the Great Patriotic War. Therefore, one cannot exclude the fact that from those distant years old bombs could remain underground, one of which just detonated that very night.
According to experts, if the shell burst occurred at too great a depth, then the absence of any fires and such a small mound in the center of the funnel is understandable. The rumble after detonation is an echo that swept throughout the district.
But such a version cannot explain the appearance of a cross-shaped ejection of chernozem, as well as the absence of debris from an exploding shell. Therefore, this hypothesis has no clear evidence in its favor and does not fit the description of the explosion in Sasovo.
The nitrate is to blame
As shown in the investigation reports, this incident happened near a pile of bags with this fertilizer, as well as with urea. The next morning, only the remnants of the packages were found. This hypothesis is supported by eyewitness accounts who claim that at night after the explosion they saw in the light of a lantern an incomprehensible luminous cloud floating from the scene. It is possible that it could be evaporated nitrate, and also for some time near the funnel there was a certain sour smell. If we assume that the bags with this fertilizer were piled in a round pile, then this shape of the pit can be explained.
But nevertheless, such a version was refuted by many scientists, since in the explosion in this case there should be a high temperature, and no one found charred remains of anything. And as it later became clear, nitrate was not far from the scene, and not in its center.
Aviation
Any resident of this settlement is aware that a certain “corridor” for flying military supersonic aircraft passes over the city. The moment the plane flies over Sasovo, the glass in the houses is shaking, and people can hear a sound resembling thunder.
On that night of 1991, aircraft could fly too low, causing a powerful vibration of all residential buildings. This explains the broken windows and many destructions. The explosion itself could be a consequence of something that fell off the plane, for example, a vacuum bomb. Then the origin of such a funnel with a mound in the center is clear.
But this version was completely refuted by the Moscow Military District, and in addition, not a single fragment of the bomb was found. Undoubtedly, it is important that none of the residents saw a low-flying plane in front of the shock wave.
Natural phenomena
A number of witnesses who were on the street at the time of the incident note the fact that before the explosion they felt a strong push in their legs, and then they heard a powerful roar.
In this case, we can assume that this phenomenon is a consequence of a seismic shock wave. Therefore, fluctuations in the skyscrapers occurred, and the windows were broken. The explosion itself could provoke a tectonic fault at great depths.
This version is the most plausible, because before the explosion, dogs and cats behaved terribly, and, as everyone knows, it was the animals who first felt the earthquake approaching. In addition, after this incident, a variety of anomalous phenomena were observed for a while, which were mainly atmospheric in nature.
Ufology
Some are inclined to believe that this explosion was a consequence of a visit to Sasovo UFO. They rely on facts such as the fact that all telephone communications stopped at the railway station after the explosion, and the engine died out at a maneuverable locomotive. And it is also considered inexplicable that the funnel shone for some nights in a row with some strange light. According to eyewitnesses, they saw several flying UFOs over the field, and then in the same direction they heard a powerful roar. An interesting fact is that at the same time similar incidents occurred in Alyoshino and Frolovsky.
In addition to these, another version was put forward why the Sasovo explosion occurred. Hydrogen, according to some scientists, was the reason, or more precisely, the jet, consisting of water and a given substance.
Many hypotheses are put forward every year, but the reason for such a mysterious attack on the city is still not clear. If someone wants to see with their own eyes the funnel that Sasovsky explosion created, the coordinates of its location are as follows: 54 ° 19'54 "N, 41 ° 55'36" E.