UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT (PUBDATE ESTIMATED)

• Document Type: FOIA
• Keywords: UFO SPECIAL COLLECTION
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005516231
• 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: December 31, 1968

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At~STSit:1': Ths svthoc CSoieov Aviation 2natitntt) presents ?t.eral strikinL and
ZeliaS:s V70 observations sad ssfutea the theory et if. !i. aatro~hJtieitt Mcn:r? 't
?nd atiiera t?.:: until tecsntly oo sctent ilie study o! VFOa !-sa been wde .in the s .
? ?; Soviet t'!+fon. Its elates t?+it the prsvaflir.i view ?: that t}i'Oa asa ?taa~san optical f.
plerac:tis !n eh: sarti:'s atars;,ei?e is v: en= snd dce to the tact tF.at there woo t+o ~
? - tallcction of L'f0 observations. !'h r, trneral lmptsation ras that tlytrr.osvicers ~?!
' '*rs tsotasiea. Ttrie situation is bepinniaS to eiunjs. :, ?_~,;??? ?- '-. ?, "
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. >. '?Ia 146d the Naulu~publishint tibvis?ot the OSSR?Scadcsy ot'.?Scieneea ia~sehctuled
to pvblit!r a book sntitled pay~Le:ed Actor S,+.:aa. edited 6t' Acadcaician >;o:is 'tr
? ?' Nonatanttnov. Vice president et tl.e USSR Acadsa7 ei Sctercesrand written by
? '?~ di,ttatviahed Sov:es sad io:ei~ eont:lbutetar-leclvding Aoerietna?
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? _ Sao. rcople thintc itat?t':~Os have apytarcd to t1:c earth's a?tpoR?}~ete o~1T durin6
?. .the pact two decoct.. X1te tr no: the essr. 7'he L"FO p4eocoenon l~aa been ob?crvtd
? throughout t'he t~iatery of eLan~.tr-d. ?Arts ate oe@Scwal tad ancient seposcr
ststkingly ais+ilar to ours. ??
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?=',": Qoong the tarltes Uf0 tey'otta, se ao t~s~71c~?s:ay be the vc11-dotuaenced ob?ctva-,
? ?~?.ttena of a ^2at~s saucrr" in 3E82?~nd ? ?ptoceastoo o! bolids?" So 2413. Zhcrt
. seportr attll a+att lovcatttatton. '"
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? YM+e?soat tens:iwbleolRO phenaoenon ie the taeous '7vngvsicy scteorite." to trccrt
lea:~ Sovi:t stienttcte have eetablfched.thst the ?un;.u?1cy t:plocton had every
yc:a~ctst of to ataocphcrit t+uclcar bl:et. r?.o L's=?4 Asa,dcT:y of SCicn:ta Rr,7c::e
(Velv+ae 17t. I~ec. t and S. 1967) tncluds studtea by Ale:ri toietov which attc.pt
to prove th,t rho Tungucky body eovld.oot be s eeteorlte or a toner.
in the avrx'srr of 1967 t?re ,7otnt Inatttvte o! Kuclcar Research as Dubaa pvSl:?t+sd
. ~ study by Vlatiait i:ckhedov, who tenclvdes that the 7ungusky bla:t left
tonaidcsable srsidwl Tsdtoactivtty. [finally. ae tece~cly ac 7966, a:tcr analy:::+g
'? ,the too total a! observactoas on t!~e Iungusky body's ili,ghc. ttts writer absurd.
?'?? "that mefots the blast the tun6u:ky body deserfbed in the asflosphete a t:anendous
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ee an srtitietal tlytng trait trop ?ase ot?,er planes. ????
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' -y trsatutet trop otter pLatts~ what is their purpose' .1fi1 ars they to studiousl.
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' asotdin, any direct tontaett .is th:it tr..saciebtlity tht sesvit ai to bi~r-t level
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? ?, of developaet+t that they atu~Jy ae trro that "t-ci=ht" Just se ve look vyoe sod
' ? ? study ants! th !s there ptili ?tbe peeai3liity ei eon~oo urderataading since vs
' ?re boro io the sane Uaivcsat~ find obry the same lave of e-atvret .~~
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? t";i~.,'? ??: ;; telsntl!!e study o! this ttranga ?phcs-etenon. ? the tvb~ect and aie:e o! ehc
,?~; ~' lnvtetiletioa sis to tcsfoye that they ~uattfy and s![ot[s:?.It rocs v;thout
? ? ' ? iagtng t7iat tntett+attonal eooyaratien t? vital. , ,,.?s:;%. ~;?? ? ;~:.; ?x::, iHtj
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