Summary
Viktor Stepanovich Grebennikov (Russian: Виктор Степанович Гребенников; 23 April 1927 in Simferopol – 2001 in Novosibirsk) was a self-proclaimed Russian scientist, biologist, entomologist and paranormal researcher best known for his claim to have invented a levitation platform which operated by attaching dead insect body parts to the underside. Grebennikov wrote detailed accounts of his experiences flying over the Russian countryside using his levitation device. These flying experiences as well as his reported observations of other paranormal phenomena, usually involving insect nests or parts, appear in his self-published book My World (Moi Mir. Novosibirsk, Russia: Sovetskaya Sibir, 1997).[1]
Early life edit
Viktor Grebennikov was born in Simferopol. His mother was a noblewoman, his father was a mechanic.
Activity edit
In Krasnoobsk, Grebennikov worked as a junior researcher at the Research Institute of Soil Management and Chemicalization of Agriculture.
In 1976, he founded the Museum of Agroecology and Environmental Protection.
Although once popular with readers who dreamed of human unpowered flight, Grebennikov's flight and other paranormal claims were promptly rejected by skeptics and scientists outside of the paranormal community as his reports were devoid of conclusive proof or public demonstration. He claimed that his camera shutter was jammed during the flights due to a time-warping force-field generated by the secret "geometric" power of chitin.[1]
He was granted a Russian patent in 1993 on a device containing beehive cells (dry honeycomb) that is claimed to enhance the effectiveness of therapeutic drugs in a patient.[2]
The paranormal author Brian Snellgrove cites some of Grebennikov's My World claims in his books.[3][4]
References edit
- ^ a b Grebennikov, Viktor Stepanovich. "Chapter 5: The Natural Phenomena of AntiGravitation and Invisibility in Insects due to the Grebennikov Cavity Structure Effect (CSE)". My World. Translation posted on KeelyNet.com.
- ^ RU patent 2061509, Grebennikov, Viktor S., "Device For Applying Energy", published 1996, assigned to Chastnoe semejnoe predprijatie Nekrasova-Luchkina "ALNI". Copy with abstract in English at RexResearch.com.
- ^ Snellgrove, Brian (1996). The Unseen Self: Kirlian Photography Explained. Random House UK. ISBN 9780852072776.
- ^ Snellgrove, Brian (2011). "Chapter 3: Perceiving the Aura". The Magic In Your Hands: How to See Auras and Use Them for Diagnosis and Healing. Ebury. pp. 31–33. ISBN 9781446447314.
External links edit
- Гребенникова, Книга Виктора. Мой мир [My World] (in Russian).
- Cherednichenko, Juri N. "Victor S. Grebennikov: Insect Chitin Anti-Gravity & Cavity Structural Effect (CSE)". RexResearch.com. Jean, NV: Robert A. Nelson.
- Grebennikov Viktor Stepanovich. Novosibirsk Local History Portal. Гребенников Виктор Степанович. Новосибирский краеведческий портал.