Bibliographies on Parapsychology (Psychoenergetics) and Related Subjects — USSR

This document, JPRS 55557, dated March 28, 1972, is a comprehensive bibliography compiled by E. K. Naumov, L. V. Vilenskaya, and I. V. Klychnikov. It focuses on Soviet and foreign literature concerning parapsychology, which the compilers define as 'psychoenergetics'—a field investigating the psychical and biophysical possibilities of living organisms. The document is structured into several parts, including Soviet and foreign bibliographies, covering topics such as the biophysical effect, capacities of the brain, dermo-optic sensitivity, electric and magnetic fields of living organisms, the system of the yogis, autogenic training, and heliobiology. The bibliography includes monographs, surveys, and articles published over the preceding 70 years. The compilers note that they have gathered this information through contacts in more than 35 countries. The document also includes an appendix listing journals on parapsychology from the USA, Great Britain, Germany, Austria, Holland, France, Japan, and Italy. Additionally, the document contains a separate intelligence report (C00015463) from the Central Intelligence Agency, dated August 16, 1952, regarding a sighting of two 'fiery disks' over uranium mines in the Belgian Congo. This report describes the objects as having a diameter of 12 to 15 meters, moving in a zigzag flight pattern, and emitting a hissing and buzzing sound. The report includes a sketch of the alleged construction principle of these 'flying saucers,' noting that the information is based on pilot reports and conjecture.