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China UFO Research Association formed in Wuhan

When: May 1980
Where: Wuhan, China
Sources: 3 public sources

Wuhan University, where the liaison office that grew into the association was set up in 1979 Howchou, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A UFO enthusiasts' liaison office set up at Wuhan University in 1979 grew by May 1980 into the China UFO Research Association, which later claimed dozens of branches and thousands of members. It gained legal standing under a state-linked umbrella body in 1988 and lost it in 1997.

Sources

PressClose encounters across the Great Wall (opens in a new tab)Christian Science Monitor / 2000-01-07
PressThe Astronomer Who Calmed China's UFO Craze (opens in a new tab)Sixth Tone / 2023-05-20
OtherOn UFOlogy with Chinese Characteristics and the Fate of Chinese Socialism (Malcolm Thompson) (opens in a new tab)Made in China Journal / 2020-10-19

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