Government1968

Pravda article by Soviet scientists dismisses flying saucers

When: 29 Feb 1968
Where: Moscow, Russia
Sources: 2 public sources

Pravda ran 'What? Flying Saucers Again?' by astronomer Ye. Mustel and two other senior Soviet scientists, saying UFO reports had natural explanations and no facts supported their reality. U.S. government translators and the Condon report recorded it.

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OfficialScientists Refute Claims of 'UFO' Sightings (translation of Pravda article) (opens in a new tab)CIA FOIA Electronic Reading Room (CIA-RDP81R00560R000100010014-6) / 1968-03-06
OfficialScientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects (Condon Report), Sec. V, Ch. 3: UFO Study Programs in Foreign Countries (copy hosted by Project 1947) (opens in a new tab)University of Colorado for the U.S. Air Force / 1968

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Earlier in GovernmentCondon fires Saunders and Levine from the Colorado UFO study8 Feb 1968 Later in GovernmentMcDonald presents 'UFOs: An International Scientific Problem' in Montreal12 Mar 1968

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