23 Soviet Troops Turned to Stone by Aliens? The CIA Memo That Unearthed a Cold War Mystery
It sounds like something ripped from the pages of a pulp sci-fi horror novel: 23 Soviet soldiers turned to stone after engaging a UFO, their bodies frozen in eerie postures of terror, as if caught mid-motion by some unfathomable power. Yet this outlandish tale is not found in tabloids or conspiracy forums alone—it originates from a declassified CIA memo, buried in the Cold War archives and released decades later to a stunned public.
So what is this story?Did the Soviet Union really engage extraterrestrial forces… and lose?
Let’s unravel the bizarre legend of the “Stone Soldiers Incident”—a chilling blend of Cold War secrecy, UFO folklore, and high strangeness.
The CIA Memo: A Shocking Translation
The story comes from a CIA document dated March 27, 1993, titled "Chronology of In...




















