Documented mass-witness cases like this are somewhat scarce and IMO warrant more attention.

Regarding the Voronezh incident, it is intriguing to note that two officers (one military the other a 'State' police officer) put their reputations on line testifying as they did. Additionally, TASS is reported to have have confirmed the story after receiving inquiries about the validity of the initial news release.

The sheer number of witnesses and the follow up attention it received is certainly worth noting as well.

However, I am confused about the inconsistency of the reported eye witnesses. Some seem to have described the very tall ET as "looking like any other man" (except larger), while others in drawings, show a cone-shaped head with multiple eyes.

I also seem to recall that some dialogue took place between the occupants and local populace.

In keeping with the theme of these two fascinating events: