Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Minister's Predictions on Satellites, 'Flying Saucers'
AI-Generated Summary
A 1993 ITAR-TASS report quotes Russian official Oleg Lobov predicting that 'flying saucers' could become a normal form of air transport in Russia. The statement was linked to broader discussions on the potential of the Russian aerospace industry.
This document is a press report from ITAR-TASS dated April 27, 1993, detailing predictions made by Oleg Lobov, the first deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers and Russian economics minister. Lobov suggested that the deployment of three geostationary satellites in high orbit would facilitate a global communications system. Furthermore, he posited that 'flying saucers' could eventually become a standard mode of air transportation within Russia. The report also mentions the launch of a new broadsheet titled 'Russia's intellectual resources' by AKI, which discusses the potential of the Russian Center for the Conversion of the Aerospace Industry, an entity established by a presidential decree the previous November.
Just three geostationary satellites in high orbit would enable a global communications system to be set up and "flying saucers" could become a normal form of air transport in Russia.
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Official Assessment
Oleg Lobov predicted that three geostationary satellites in high orbit could enable a global communications system and that 'flying saucers' could become a normal form of air transport in Russia.
Key Persons
- Oleg Lobovfirst deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers and Russian economics minister