REPORT ON CONVERSATIONS WITH SOVIET SCIENTISTS ON SUBJECT OF UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS IN THE USSR

• Document Type: FOIA
• Keywords: UFO SPECIAL COLLECTION
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005515699
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: June 24, 2015
• Document Release Date: January 31, 2011
• Case Number: F-2010-00651
• Publication Date: August 18, 1967

2. Be vastta! who via aoseoemit.
tsl on the subject of W0 a. a ?t anttst who carved as tramslstor.
? radio astronomer, saphattcslly vtated that be know Of 80 lightifts
of 00's to the USSR asd added with a levab that it they ware Only sees
to the i3, they must -e of Soviet ?risla.
3. At the es of the satronoeara ntattosed
that she had bear of so" sightlagn of unidentified objects Dear the
Caucasus. She is, unaware of any study being made of them but wait epes-
atnded as the subject.
.. The not" visit was to who was very later-
toted in the problem. Be nad read wenie+ a book (which ban been trans-
toted into Russian) but did not accept bin eoaelustons.knew
of come sttbtlags to the northern part of the USSR, but sold that re-
ports of Such sightless are net printed Sc Soviet newspaper* because
they are not retarded me scientific observations. Co eats this to
tntareatins to view of the readtraes of Soviet newspapers to prtu't ra-
ther fesesatte reports of hypotheses and observations" suggested by the
more tcaslnative members of the scientific coax atty. Apparently sage
offteial sanction to needed.) ~-haa bean interested is SJr re-
port, of UFO's and readily accepts their reality. I& fact, it Is bte
perannal opinloe that the =IS nay oritteate as Veavs. tie to veil
aware e: the sesstive eatct of "enlightened" scienttiae opinion on
the irterpretatias of caestioaable obeervatiens as he has had personal
 S. At the lttelo isNrue ta_sb. far
serious. reddish object fLdlms tbsauph the ally that they wars, 40"Ineed
was neither a astetltta tar a sataortto. foetter, thou Mediate ta-
ht have beau a lsagamat at a metal-
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a teas that t
terprstatto ,its or roekat roturatep free orbit. berstsp gip is the area phare.
thought that M's had boas Gus is the DSSR but he amid mat be opestfis
as to locatioaa sod sbarectertstisa.
~. ac the again little Interest
was abow a of no isssssessss, tine with the group eta-
ttaned by d confirmed ton abserrst s? of ? paatttar Object. to
did set discuss the expartasta is detail but dearly had bass struck by
the posribtltty that the object sttlh. have bass a "saowt.?
7, at the y these vas eosddmrabla interest.
The institute teeltdea - presidd our by
novenas, the fat Cal disewm .ace O the probls was with
rector at the isstitto. as too had read Maatel'i
but considered It M adequate eatraet of the aabjesi which be
book
,
Consequently fall was stored. is indicated that sr a servetioes at t70's
bad has. ads by his staff and that Choy bad received w repasts of such
obaarvattocs. 8avmvor, whom rho roomed" to tadtnate the
results of itetmeaald'a critical at y e pnblss,_tedtly cas-
caded that there tight to sate to It and estluded by status that it
was "elaarly still NO apse queettas."
8. Another astronomer w now that is the northern part of.Trsabbatas
there had has. t pt.scd siMhtit=a of ball lipbtstap.
INAIMPIMA east. r. t." c,K to totes pets and disxvers e d wOat ee,;
wing seta wens rsf*c ola of antodbile headlights fret an isversiss
f. Later, s discussion was held with lls Cos not very Impressed
with !teasel's book, but mss also sot reseed vtth the sipottteasee of
the phenomenon. It is possible Chat moos tatsreat vss hailed td-t sight
lead to additional tavaatipsttoas.
10. 1 stellar speotasseopta via also istarested to this
van so osactsYld with *aaal'a book and felt that
there Was deftaltely mew "asity far additional Wes..
11. Us general faaltap one sots to that to Official troatesnt of the Dp0
problem has been Sivas to the IM. lmstsad people rotor to the tS
work, priacipsll 1lceasl's book, to demonstrate the absence of net
scientific proble..a. At the *me time, then to as almost satvareal
swareaeoe of the history mad ebataetardattee of the pbee+.wotoom Often as.
saciatd with ssnsidarmble interest. The result is that a yasiestratias
of the tsadagwey of = Official oxplassttasa soughed with some proof Of..
the reality of the sbsarvatteas sight exette osthvsioso aRs rapidly
.aging Soviet sstrewsers tLa Sam their hii onotegarts who we onto
atrortli tnflwsesd by the official ridicule associated with 17O'a to
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