Baltic Sea, and the mystery behind the discovery of UFO-like structure with stairs

Imagine you going on a deep-sea dive, and you stumble upon something that resembles a crashed UFO beneath the waves? Well, that will be an out-of-the-world experience for sure.

For your information, this was indeed an extraordinary experience of divers from the Ocean X team back in June 2011, when they explored a section of the northern Baltic Sea.

Reports have it that Swedish explorers Peter Lindberg and Denis Asberg were led to a remarkable underwater mystery by radar pings, and then encountering a massive 70-foot-long disc made of either metal or rock. The sight was almost impossible to explain, which evoked comparisons to the iconic Millennium Falcon spaceship from Star Wars. However, unlike Han Solo’s vessel, this discovery lay buried deep beneath the ocean’s surface rather than soaring through the cosmos. It has since been dubbed the Baltic Sea Anomaly.

Reflecting on the discovery, Asberg said that they were really surprised and puzzled. He added they were thinking, what is it that they have found here? This is not a wreck. At that time, they thought for sure there was a natural explanation. They wanted to investigate further and decided to keep this discovery completely confidential. They consulted with geologists and marine biologists, and when they confirmed they had never seen anything like it, it sparked more intrigue. “It could be something truly remarkable that we’ve stumbled upon,» he added.

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To their credit, the discoverers of the Baltic Sea Anomaly resisted the temptation to label it as extraterrestrial technology. However, once the discovery became public, speculation ran wild, with theories ranging from the lost city of Atlantis to a crashed UFO.

Adding to the intrigue, the Anomaly appeared to disrupt radio and electric equipment, with radios cutting out within 200 m of its vicinity. Despite the fascination it garnered, subsequent research and sampling have suggested that the Anomaly is likely the result of gradual geological processes, composed of a combination of metal and rock.

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While its circular shape may seem improbable to have natural origins, researchers argue that geological phenomena during the Ice Age, such as glacial movement, could explain its formation. Despite these explanations, the allure of the Baltic Sea Anomaly continues to captivate observers worldwide, cementing its status as one of the most enigmatic underwater phenomena on Earth.