By Sarah Amos

May 5, 2010 9:41am

Russian Governor Tells Tale of Alien Abduction, President asked to Investigate

ABC's Alexander Marquardt reports from Moscow:
  The aliens came for him on September 18, 1997.  Kirsan Ilyumzhinov was at home in his Moscow apartment when they came in and abducted him, taking him to their space ship where they communicated with him telepathically.  That’s the tale Ilyumzhinov told a popular Russian television host in a program that aired last week.  But Ilyumzhinov isn’t simply one of the thousands who claim to have been abducted by aliens, he’s also the governor of the Russian republic of Kalmykia and the president of the World Chess Federation.  Now a Russian parliamentarian wants Ilyumzhinov questioned, fearing he may have given the aliens “secret information,” according to the Echo of Moscow radio station. And not just interrogated by anybody, but by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. State Duma deputy Andrei Lebedev made the request to the president by letter, news website GZT.ru reports.  Lebedev doesn’t believe Ilyumzhinov’s claim that he was simply shown around the ship and released, so he has asked the president to find out what else happened and report back to the Duma. Lebedev is especially interested in what Ilyumzhinov may have told the aliens about his job and whether the abduction has affected the governor’s ability to perform the duties of office. Ilyumzhinov said the aliens didn’t make themselves known to the rest of the world because they weren’t ready, adding that he communicated with them telepathically because there wasn’t enough oxygen. “I believe I talked to them and saw them. I perhaps wouldn’t believe it if it wasn’t for 3 witnesses – my driver, my minister and my assistant,” who were apparently in the apartment at the time, Ilyumzhinov said.  

User Comments

What? Is this some kind of hoax?

Posted by: mike | May 5, 2010, 1:25 pm 1:25 pm

I keep looking for the misplaced “April Fools!” announcement. Wow. The funny part is that even if it’s true, does the investigator honestly think we could possibly tell ET anything about ourselves that it already isn’t able to see for itself? :-? Hmmnn…

Posted by: Uriah T. Wolfe | May 5, 2010, 1:58 pm 1:58 pm

What? No mention of the requisite anal probing?

Posted by: Moe | May 5, 2010, 2:34 pm 2:34 pm

Why isn’t it possible that we are not only not alone in this universe but perhaps the Earth was seeded by other species more advanced than us? Open minds are what has advanced our race. Not the closed up “flat earth theorist”
Had we listened to them we’d never have ventured out onto the open seas and discovered so much.
Perhaps the one we refer to as God is an alien of a more advanced race.
Open your mind and think of the possibilities instead of slamming it shut with fear and rhetoric.
This is afterall..2010.

Posted by: Ala Claxton | May 5, 2010, 3:04 pm 3:04 pm

Hah.. I wonder what they’re trying to hide this time by making up a story like this… Explosive stuff if true though, in a way they just disclosed the whole ET presence, or; Kirsan is insane. Oh, and that would make Andrei Lebedev insane too. Hopefully we’ll see if the president’s gone whack too, haha what a mess would that make?

Posted by: supaT | May 5, 2010, 3:10 pm 3:10 pm

It’s the Nephelim..The UFO deal is real..make fun all you want…See “The Fourth Kind” The Nephelim are the fallen angels who fell when Lucifer did. Aka demons..

Posted by: wanda | May 5, 2010, 3:23 pm 3:23 pm

ET call home! they say russians drink to much vodka. lock him up in a good padded room or even better take him out and shoot him.wow! they even have wackos in government. does this idiot have access to any buttons pointed towards iran…

Posted by: aidan walsh | May 5, 2010, 3:24 pm 3:24 pm

How did the ladies look? Play on playas!Rock my galaxy baby!

Posted by: Big time Playa | May 5, 2010, 3:26 pm 3:26 pm

The title should have included…. “after a fifth of Russian vodka.”

Posted by: Mike | May 5, 2010, 3:37 pm 3:37 pm

It was chuck norris

Posted by: ChuckFan | May 5, 2010, 4:01 pm 4:01 pm

Don’t call hoax too quickly on this.
He says he has witnesses so let’s see if they come out of the woodwork for a start.
Secondly, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov is the president of a Russian state so he has a hell of a lot to lose. Why would he lie when he knows it could very well be the end of his political career?
Lastly, the Russian government is more concerned that he may have given away state secrets to extraterrestrials and do not seem to be concerned about his state of mind.
He was about during the Reagan\ Gorbachev era in which you can find a lot of odd statements made by both parties.
The most famous being:
“I occasionally think how quickly our differences, worldwide, would vanish if we were facing an alien threat from outside this world”
From a speech with President Mikhail Gorbachev, in 1988
There’s been a lot of discussion of late regarding the existence of extraterrestrials and let’s be fair here, Who in their right mind is stupid enough to believe that this one planet in an infinite amount of galaxies is the only planet to contain intelligent life forms?

Posted by: Dave G | May 5, 2010, 4:15 pm 4:15 pm

Why does everyone think that the alien’s first priority is to deliver an anal probe? (Wishful thinking?) Anyway, what secrets of mankind could be accomplished from such an act other than discovering that you need to get more fiber in your diet!

Posted by: Horace | May 5, 2010, 4:28 pm 4:28 pm

The Japanese used anal probes on POWS in the Philippines before they sent them to Japan. So, it’s not just an alien thing.

Posted by: wantingbalance | May 5, 2010, 4:49 pm 4:49 pm

He was the only one in the world ‘ready” to see the aliens? Hmnnnn. And I thought Egypt’s marijuana shortage was a problem!

Posted by: Gerald | May 5, 2010, 4:54 pm 4:54 pm

It’s amazing how many “closed” minds there are posting on here.
Maybe it could all be a plot between the US and Russia to stage a fake alien invasion to unite the world under a new world government. The NWO is coming!

Posted by: CJ | May 5, 2010, 5:16 pm 5:16 pm

So the truth is slowly starting to come out. These are HIGH RANKING government officials who have everything to lose by spreading these stories! Still think the ones labeled “tin foil hat brigade” are crazy?

Posted by: Truthseeker | May 5, 2010, 5:19 pm 5:19 pm

Gosh, I wonder if he had a chance to ask them about Roswell.

Posted by: jackson | May 5, 2010, 5:21 pm 5:21 pm

He’s not the only one in the world that was ready to meet them.
There’s thousands of reports and quite a chunk are from credible ppl.
Even from within our own Government, NASA, etc.
You just have to do your homework and research it yourself. If you don’t you remain in the dark and closed minded.
You don’t want a heart attack when the Government/NASA/etc. announce its real and with evidence, right?
So do some homework please before criticizing.

Posted by: Researcher | May 5, 2010, 5:26 pm 5:26 pm

I absolutely believe this man. I too was taken yrs ago and have nightmares with images and things I can’t explain, and before any smart #### who wants to ask if I’d been drinking NO, I don’t drink nor do I do drugs. Believe, don’t believe, that’s up to you. I won’t go into details to have scrutiny by some mutt. All I can say is you bet your #### there is life else where in the universe. Count on it.

Posted by: jR | May 5, 2010, 5:38 pm 5:38 pm

The weird thing is that all the aliens looked exactly like dennis Kucunich.

Posted by: smith | May 5, 2010, 5:39 pm 5:39 pm

What about this theory,
We ARE the aliens?
anyone ever watch Aeon Flux? Remember the episode where Trevor G made the HUMAN ray (which would kill off weak people, and only the strongest survive)? Then Trevor meets up with an alien in which him and Aeon end up in some hyperbolic chamber that kept them preserved for many years. When the chamber finally opens, they come into a world (Earth) that has been taken over by aliens. In the process, Trevor finds the switch to the HUMAN ray and uses it on the aliens. AS 99% of the alien race dies, he soon discovers they are nothing more than evolved humans. OOPS!

Posted by: MattyG | May 5, 2010, 6:07 pm 6:07 pm

No joke the rusci are hoping mad and medev is been asked to look in to it .yellow dressed aliens .

Posted by: dee | May 5, 2010, 6:25 pm 6:25 pm

I met aliens and tried to communicate with them too. But I don’t speak Spanish.

Posted by: The_Mick | May 5, 2010, 6:59 pm 6:59 pm

Funny world. The National Enquirer breaks real news about people who directly affect our lives, while ABC reports on this.

Posted by: Exasperated | May 5, 2010, 7:04 pm 7:04 pm

Dennis is a busy man,
Glork

Posted by: dude | May 5, 2010, 7:52 pm 7:52 pm

I believe him.

Posted by: Linda | May 5, 2010, 8:11 pm 8:11 pm

1st Russian: “Did you hear that the Russian diplomat that saw an alien died?”
2nd Russian: “Died, when?”
1st Russian: “Tomorrow!”

Posted by: rich | May 5, 2010, 8:16 pm 8:16 pm

Secondly, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov is the president of a Russian state so he has a hell of a lot to lose. Why would he lie when he knows it could very well be the end of his political career? Dave G | May 5, 2010 4:15:00 PM—————————- I don’t think you have any idea what kind of “politician” he is. If making chess (the board game) a compulsory subject in Kalmykian school or using most of his state budjet to organize international chess olympics in a steppe town which has one hotel did not end his “political career”, there is no way alien abduction will. If I remember right, he also said he would start a war against Russia, if his governorship is taken away from him or something like that. He is more like a tribal leader than a politician.

Posted by: Alex | May 5, 2010, 8:24 pm 8:24 pm

How could we, not only be the only intelligent life, but the only planet with life in the universe?
By simply looking at the variety of life on this planet that is not only surviving, but thriving, in some of the most extreme conditions/environments imaginable, show that johnmaylives the life outside this planet is not only feasable, but almost certain to exist.
Even Stephen Hawking recently spoke not only of alien life, but went a step further to caution that attempts to contact alien life could be dangerous, in that an alien species could be looking for a new planet to colonize, or use for resources.
The Russians have never been known for their sense of humor (ok, maybe Yakov Smirnov, haha) but seriously, for the Russian govt to even give credence to this story, is not only noteworthy, but shows that this is something they feel is very real & serious!!
p.s. Fourth Kind is a great movie, and if you noticed the johnmaylives hidden in the text,(Congratulations-you win a ttrip to the visitors center, haha)) it was a reference to V.
( V- tv show -look it up if you haven’t heard/seen of it yet)

Posted by: JohnLocke | May 5, 2010, 9:15 pm 9:15 pm

Having seen a UFO myself (naturally w/out a camera handy), I’m not a skeptic… but did the doorman at the governor’s apartment let the aliens in, and was it a VIP-only event? kind of a diss for the aliens to only abduct one person in an apartment, lol.

Posted by: Duke Skymocker | May 5, 2010, 10:00 pm 10:00 pm

It never ceases to amaze me that people still make childish remarks concerning an issue such as this. There is life outside this sphere and it ridiculous to think otherwise. Most of the people making such remarks literally know nothing of the history of sightings and abductions that cannot (I stress CANNOT) be pushed aside as hoax. Guess what people, the world isn’t flat.

Posted by: BiorythmicDrifter | May 5, 2010, 10:02 pm 10:02 pm

I bet the aliens he saw weren’t little green men, they were pink elephants!

Posted by: sdfsd | May 5, 2010, 10:19 pm 10:19 pm

The first time I saw James Carville on TV I came to the conclusion that Aliens really did land at Roswell

Posted by: s.gashman | May 5, 2010, 10:27 pm 10:27 pm

A slight inaccuracy. This nong continues as the president of FIDE. Anatoly Karpov is running againsdt him at the nextr presidential election.

Posted by: shane | May 5, 2010, 11:08 pm 11:08 pm

I think one of the most interesting things about this article is that State Duma deputy Andrei Lebedev was more concerned with “what else happened” rather than the extraordinariness of this unusual phenomenon/event that Kirsan Ilyumzhinov claims to have occured.
It also says he was concerned about “what Ilyumzhinov may have told the aliens about his job and whether the abduction has affected the governor’s ability to perform the duties of office” which seems to imply that the Lebedev (a high ranking official) does not discount the event as impossible or hallucinatory/delusional.
Now that is intriguing.

Posted by: Giggletron | May 6, 2010, 2:27 am 2:27 am

At one time other known dignitary was a witness of kidnapping by the UFO.
Linda Cortile, resident of New York, twierdzila on 30 November 1989 was grabbed by the UFO in front of the diplomat’s eyes from the UN (Javier Perez de Cuellar) and his two bodyguards.

Posted by: wojtek musiał | May 6, 2010, 3:41 am 3:41 am

At one time other known dignitary was a witness of kidnapping by the UFO.
Linda Cortile, resident of New York, 30 November 1989 was grabbed by the UFO in front of the diplomat’s eyes from the UN (Javier Perez de Cuellar) and his two bodyguards.

Posted by: wojtek musiał | May 6, 2010, 6:11 am 6:11 am

The important point here is that other governments in the world obviously take the issue of apparent visitation by non-human intelligence seriously. Our government does too, in secret, and has managed to hide their interest for decades (see Richard Dolan’s UFOs and the National Security State for an exhaustive account). We have no historical perspective on the US government’s interest because they have managed to shape the public’s perception for so long. Critics should consider actual evidence before dismissing the topic out of hand. Start with Dolan’s book.

Posted by: dave | May 6, 2010, 8:58 am 8:58 am

Why did he wait 13 years to tell everyone. Has anything happened since then?

Posted by: Gorilla | May 6, 2010, 10:51 am 10:51 am

The famous physicist Steven Hawking made the statement : ” It is mathematically impossible for there not to be other intelligent life forms in our universe.” Something to that effect.

Posted by: Dennis Brennan | May 6, 2010, 2:08 pm 2:08 pm

Hey Supa! What’s up? Every time you people run into something you don’t understand, right away it’s a demon. If it is a demon, does this mean we have to run to the likes of you for protection? The only demon I see here is ignorance. Let’s be careful though. We might be the ‘new’ indigenous. What if they treat us the way we treat the original peoples? Israel it’s self was very unkind to the indigenous peoples. ET-Go Home!

Posted by: Stillborn | May 6, 2010, 4:25 pm 4:25 pm

It dismays me to see so many commentators simply tossing this off as a drunken or crazy tale. Like it says, thousands of people claim they have been abducted and millions more have reported sightings of UFOs. Are you deniers so smug that you don’t even wonder what it is that is “deluding” all of these witnesses?

Posted by: L188188 | May 6, 2010, 4:51 pm 4:51 pm

He is not a “former” president of FIDE; he is the current one.

Posted by: Jake Jones | May 6, 2010, 5:33 pm 5:33 pm

Now we have the tangible proof, even politicians can drive mad and become members of the exo-ufoistic “tin foil hat brigade”.

Posted by: Rabbid | May 6, 2010, 7:14 pm 7:14 pm

I am amazed these ETs couldn’t come up with a little extra oxygen so he could use his mouth to speak. Actually, you really don’t need oxygen to speak, almost any gas will do. But unless he lost consciousness from lack of oxygen, he should have had enough oxygen to speak. Come to think of it, these aliens would probably use a higher concentration of oxygen than we do, in light of their larger brain capacity. Sounds more than a little suspicious to me, but I will wait to hear from these 3 witnesses first before forming a final opinion.

Posted by: RickCarter9 | May 6, 2010, 8:23 pm 8:23 pm

1. Why him? What’s so special about him and not the other that the aliens want to contact him?
2. Why he did not collect some alien evidence as proof?
3. Why publize now?

Posted by: badaveil | May 6, 2010, 10:16 pm 10:16 pm

it. is. real.
believe it or don’t but your religion called “science” is not as up to date as you are led to believe…
they are a lot more advanced than us.

Posted by: dfgh | May 7, 2010, 12:22 am 12:22 am

I believe it’s a cover up so the government and the bildaberg group will have a reason for the destruction of mankind and the constitution an out dated document to so they can start a new better life underground where they already have a president and whole new world use your mind. The invented aids pillion and hepatitis what else could be conjoured up find and read the book beware a pale white horse..

Posted by: bzz | May 7, 2010, 11:06 am 11:06 am

Quick dismissal and denial has always been a problem for humans when confronted with experiences or information outside their ‘normal’ lifestyle.
I’ve had numerous contactee experiences since childhood, the most recent just a few weeks ago. In all my experiences there has never been the feeling of a threat or danger to my life. In fact, just the opposite has been true.
We’ve [humans] have had some time to learn how to collaborate for common sense, things that promote our well-being instead of destroying each other for economic or religious growth. The latter just doesn’t make sense to anyone with sound spiritual surroundings, yet we continue to ignore our internal ethical barometer.
Fear infects humans with illogical, unethical and life-threatening responses to legitimate concerns. We are afraid of the unknown instead of curious and investigative. Our frame of reference produces our perspective of any and all experiences, regardless of their true nature.
Point in case.. I found myself on a metal table pulling electrodes out of my sphincter, laughing while asking the ‘almond-eyed’ folks what they thought they were doing. What I came to realize was that the peroneal nerve is a direct-connect to the central nervous system… that ends in the sphincter.
Many have frightened responses to the ‘anal probes’ of abductees, yet never have I heard any discriminate considerations as to what it could mean. Rather, the focus has been on the fear of the abduction. NEVER has anyone been killed by their ET abductors… EVER.
What would a ‘superior race’ want with a bunch of barbarians that can’t get along and destroy people, places and things without a second thought? Do you think they might be trying to present a different possibility? There is much deception, but it isn’t from them.
Thank you for your time.
Namaste,
Zen

Posted by: Zen | May 8, 2010, 12:07 pm 12:07 pm

that guy is crazy as hell and russia is a backwards stupid country why would anyone want to abduct him anyway

Posted by: charlie | May 9, 2010, 1:32 am 1:32 am

We had the Spanish inquisition, every one said beware. Wait for the alien inquisition ( we could just be food ). We may find out our churches had been liars. All of our religious leaders are liars in every religion. Aliens are bad for the church on the bottom line for cash reserves. But will be a boost in science. As for this guy search him for an ET phone or bug. ie listening device.

Posted by: Joemamabush | May 9, 2010, 9:59 am 9:59 am

Instead of making jokes about it, or asking if it’s a hoax, some of you people really need to read up on this subject. It’s not a joke, it’s happening to people every day, and has been for a while now.
UFOs are played up as nonsense on the news to keep people from believing in it. This doesn’t mean that the governments of the world know what’s going on, but they do know something is going on.
In the meanwhile these beings will continue to contact people one by one. That’s safer than coming on en mass. Humans are a dangerous animal after all.
So by all means educate yourself on this topic, because it’s not a joke. I know from first hand experience, starting back to when I was 4 YOA. I’m 52 now. One last thing, these beings are not aliens from another planet, at least not in the way we keep thinking of them. But they are real.

Posted by: David | May 9, 2010, 7:37 pm 7:37 pm

Namaste,
Zen;
David
Message to Alien Abductee
1.0Try to project some level of intelligence, while in the presence of the Aliens.
1.1Make some audible sound.
1.2Realize that you are being handled by a robotic and not a living life form.
1.3Get something to bring back to show as proof/evidence.
1.4(David)Have a push button alarm you can set off to notify someone that you’ve been abducted.Since you have a history.
1.5 Contact me, plz,when You get back.

Posted by: Ubiyen | May 10, 2010, 1:02 am 1:02 am

he truly did see aliens. Stop being rude!

Posted by: Rabbi Desiree Ntolo | May 10, 2010, 12:30 pm 12:30 pm

Why is it hard to believe that all of us might be from space? Did it ever occur to anyone that we may have come from an alien world ourselves? Did it ever occur to anyone that the aliens may not be aliens at all but our brothers from a distant world? I think that calls for a rethink, don’t you?

Posted by: Theo | May 11, 2010, 12:40 am 12:40 am

It is really ironic that the belief in alien visitations is ridiculed by the majority of people, despite the tremendous amount of evidence, not just countless eyewitness reports from peasants, but also eyewitess accounts from pilots, police men, military personnel, as well as countless photographs, videos, including authentic military recordings and radar contact records and even physical traces from sites where UFOs allegedly landed.
And yet the vast majority of people believe in God, for which there is no evidence whatsoever.
This is a massive cognitive and intellectual contradiction.

Posted by: parallax | May 11, 2010, 11:39 am 11:39 am

wow thats all i can say

Posted by: lisa shaner | May 26, 2010, 9:49 pm 9:49 pm

Even a million reports from allegedly credible people – what makes them credible, anyway? – are just a million reports with no proof at hand. They could be true, but also fanasty. Millions love Mickey Mouse yet, that doesn’t make him real. Proof is what is needed to actually establish the truth, not just more reports.

Posted by: Pablo | June 28, 2010, 12:41 pm 12:41 pm

If someone in any government that owns a number of nuclear warheads comes telling such a story in such a context, I think that I would also investigate, but with a team of psychologists.

Posted by: Pablo | July 6, 2010, 12:26 pm 12:26 pm

I believe him. If the russians didnt why are they afraid he gave them (the aliens) priveledged information? They should ask the other witnesses what they saw. I think hes telling the truth. Now is the time, its been held from us for centuries.

Posted by: Jeff | November 2, 2010, 2:31 pm 2:31 pm

I would love to talk to you Researcher.

Posted by: Jeff | November 2, 2010, 2:32 pm 2:32 pm

to all the people who think that this could not happen. just remember that all myth comes from some sort of fact. hell santa clause was a real person a long time ago.
so this guy supposedly talked to and saw aliens and three other people saw him doing this? read the last quote carefully. if he is in a space ship then how did 3 people witness him talking to aliens and why would a race of technologicaly advanced aliens want to abduct someone just for the pleasure of talking to him? little air so he couldn’t talk? then how did he breathe? sorry to all the alien fanatics but this one isn’t true. its a politician who is probably using a alien abduction to further his own campaign. if you don’t understand what i just wrote or how i came to those conclusions then think about it for a week, if you still don’t understand. that sucks.

Posted by: booshca | December 24, 2010, 3:47 am 3:47 am

They’ve been conducting a fullscale invasion and breeding program since about 1920. They are physically real, though interdimensional parasites. The new breed has been fed from tens of thousands of cattle mutilations, selected parts/fluids must be harvested live. Humans are on the menu, 30,000/yr from the US disappear w/o a trace. Keep joking and in denial, especially when your number comes up. By the time enough people come to their senses to put a stop to it, the barnyard gate will be shut tight. The politicians have sold us out, but when the lid is shut they’ll be the first to be slaughtered. Keep your nose to the plow and you could be spared.

Posted by: Cusanus | May 21, 2011, 3:37 am 3:37 am

Warning- If you can afford to move North West GO!! Our lives as we know them are going to change and the East Coast will no longer exist. I am working towards leaving NC myself, but it may take me 4 years to do so. Sincerely, Amy in NC

Posted by: Montanawolf | June 19, 2011, 6:55 pm 6:55 pm

Wonder what the greys thought about Smirnoff Ice?

Posted by: Kevin | January 22, 2012, 2:58 pm 2:58 pm

This is quite common. Read David Jacob’s The Threat and the Allies of Humanity.

Posted by: Ana | January 31, 2012, 9:53 pm 9:53 pm

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