Government1967

Felix Zigel's televised appeal for Soviet UFO reports

When: Nov 1967
Where: Moscow, Russia
Sources: 2 public sources

Moscow Aviation Institute astronomer Felix Zigel appeared on Soviet television asking viewers for UFO reports. In November 1967 AP reported that a commission led by Air Force Gen. Stolyarov was studying UFOs; the group was closed after about five months.

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PressFeliks Zigel: on nachal izuchat NLO eshche pri Staline (opens in a new tab)Argumenty i Fakty / 2010-03-17
OtherSoviet Study of U.F.O.'s Is Reported Under Way (AP, Moscow) (opens in a new tab)The New York Times (transcription hosted by Patrick Gross, ufologie.patrickgross.org) / 1967-11-12

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