Soviet state program on anomalous phenomena (Setka)

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After the 1977 Petrozavodsk reports, the Soviet Union added two parallel studies of anomalous phenomena to its state research plan, one under the Defense Ministry and one under the Academy of Sciences. Participants later said most cases were explained by rocket launches and balloons.

Sources

  1. FirsthandA History of State UFO Research in the USSR (Boris Sokolov and Yulii Platov) (opens in a new tab)Skeptical Inquirer (Skeptical Briefs) / 2000-12-01
  2. FirsthandNobody's out there (Juliy Platov and Boris Sokolov) (opens in a new tab)Times Higher Education / 2000-10-20

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