Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Transcript of Utro Program Interview with Major General Yuriy Grigoryevich Gusev
AI-Generated Summary
A 1992 television interview with Major General Yuriy Grigoryevich Gusev clarifies the role of Russian Ministry of Defense Space Units. The General explains that these units manage standard ground infrastructure for space operations and are not mysterious.
This document is a transcript of a live interview conducted on October 1, 1992, for the Russian television program 'Utro' (Morning). The interviewer, Mikhail Solntsev, hosts Major General Yuriy Grigoryevich Gusev, the deputy commander of the Russian Ministry of Defense Space Units. The primary purpose of the interview is to demystify the nature of the Russian space units. Solntsev asks Gusev to address public curiosity regarding whether these units are 'mysterious.' Gusev responds by stating that the units are not mysterious at all, noting that space activity is a frequent topic of discussion in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. He explains that there are numerous agreements regarding space activity and that the units are responsible for the ground infrastructure necessary for space operations, including space centers, control centers, and landing sites. He explicitly rejects the notion that these units are a 'Terra Incognita' (unknown land).
Therefore, space units are not such a Terra Incognita [unknown land], as they say, and they are at space centers, control centers, landing sites, and so on.
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Official Assessment
Space units are not mysterious; they are part of the ground infrastructure ensuring the launch and operation of space equipment.
Major General Gusev clarifies that Russian space units are not a 'Terra Incognita' but rather a known entity involved in the management of space centers, control centers, and landing sites.
Key Persons
- Yuriy Grigoryevich GusevMajor General, deputy commander of the Russian Ministry of Defense Space Units
- Mikhail SolntsevInterviewer for the Utro program