UFO SIGHTINGS NO. 4: STATEMENTS BY MILITARY AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

This document is a Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) press note dated January 11, 1991, summarizing recent media coverage in the USSR regarding the UFO phenomenon. The report highlights that Soviet media outlets have been actively reporting on UFO sightings, which include accounts from Soviet Air Force units, Soviet cosmonauts, and comments from the Deputy Chairman of the USSR Council of Ministers. The document specifically references an article from the October 28, 1990, issue of Rabochaya Tribuna, which cited an Aviation Week report concerning UFO sightings over Nevada. The Soviet article suggests that these sightings, characterized by triangular-shaped craft, may be related to secret U.S. military development projects. The report notes that these craft were described as moving at ten times the speed of sound, operating silently, and possessing the ability to hover and emit pulsating light. Furthermore, the document mentions that Soviet Air Defense Forces had obtained radar fixes on similar objects. The report concludes by noting that the Belgian press and public have also shown significant interest in these reports, particularly regarding the appearance of similar triangular craft in Belgium.