Bibliographies on Parapsychology (Psychoenergetics) and Related Subjects — USSR

This document is a comprehensive bibliography compiled by E. K. Naumov, L. V. Vilenskaya, and I. V. Klychnikov, published by the U.S. Joint Publications Research Service (JPRS) on March 28, 1972. The report, titled 'Bibliographies on Parapsychology (Psychoenergetics) and Related Subjects — USSR,' serves as a reference guide to Soviet and foreign research in the field of parapsychology. The compilers define parapsychology as a field investigating the psychical and biophysical possibilities of living organisms, specifically focusing on phenomena occurring without the mediation of known sense organs. The document is divided into several sections, including Soviet and foreign bibliographies covering topics such as bioenergetics, the capacities of the human 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. Additionally, the document contains a section on the principal landmarks in the development of Soviet parapsychology, noting key events such as the 1922 creation of a special commission under the Brain Institute to study mental suggestion and the 1960 organization of a laboratory for aeroionization and electromagnetic fields at Leningrad State University. The document concludes with an appendix listing journals on parapsychology from various countries, including the U.S., Great Britain, Germany, Austria, Holland, France, Japan, and Italy. The document also includes a separate intelligence report (C00015463) regarding a 1952 sighting of two 'fiery disks' over uranium mines in the Belgian Congo, which were described as having a diameter of 12 to 15 meters and exhibiting unique flight characteristics, including a zigzag flight path and high speed. The report on this sighting was based on a newspaper account from 'Die Presse' and includes a sketch of the alleged construction of the flying saucers.