Declassified UFO / UAP Document
FBIS Concatenated Daily Reports, 1991 — Air Defense Forces Chief Tretyak Interviewed
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This document contains an interview with General Ivan Moiseyevich Tretyak regarding the operational capabilities of the Soviet Air Defense Forces. It highlights a specific radar limitation concerning low-altitude aircraft detection in the Imishli salient.
This document is an excerpt from the FBIS Concatenated Daily Reports dated April 14, 1991. It features an interview conducted by V. Vovnenko with Army General Ivan Moiseyevich Tretyak, the commander in chief of the Soviet Air Defense Forces (PVO). The discussion focuses on the organizational structure and operational integrity of the Air Defense Forces. General Tretyak emphasizes the professionalism and training of the establishment teams stationed at command posts throughout the country. When questioned about the possibility of airspace violations being concealed from his command, Tretyak categorically denies that such concealment is possible. However, he acknowledges a technical limitation regarding radar detection. He provides a specific example involving Iranian agricultural aviation operating in the Imishli salient in Azerbaijan. According to Tretyak, these aircraft fly at altitudes of 30, 40, or 50 meters, which renders them invisible to the existing radar systems of the Air Defense Forces.
There may be cases-- for instance, in the Imishli salient, in Azerbaijan, where Iranian agricultural aviation was operating and flew in at an altitude of some 30, 40, 50 meters. The radars cannot see at that altitude.
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Official Assessment
The document details an interview with Army General Ivan Moiseyevich Tretyak regarding the operational capabilities and oversight of the Air Defense Forces. Tretyak asserts that the forces are well-trained and professional, and that it is impossible for airspace violations to be concealed from him. He notes a specific limitation in radar coverage regarding low-altitude flights, citing Iranian agricultural aviation in the Imishli salient as an example of aircraft flying at altitudes of 30 to 50 meters, which are below radar detection capabilities.
Key Persons
- Ivan Moiseyevich TretyakArmy General, commander in chief of Air Defense Forces