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TASS reports possible alien signal from radio source CTA-102

When: 12 Apr 1965
Where: Moscow, Russia
Sources: 2 public sources

The quasar CTA 102, whose varying radio brightness TASS reported as a possible signal in 1965 Aladin Sky Server, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

After Gennady Sholomitsky reported that radio source CTA-102 varied in brightness, TASS reported that Soviet scientists may have found a signal from a civilization, a story that spread worldwide. CTA-102 was soon identified as a quasar, a natural source.

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OtherThe Search for Extraterrestrial Civilizations: A Scientific, Technical, Political, Social, and Cultural Adventure (K. I. Kellermann) (opens in a new tab)arXiv / 2023-02-13
OtherTechnosearch entry: Kardashev and Sholomitskii, CTA102 (opens in a new tab)SETI Institute Technosearch

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