China UFO Society Meets; To Continue Scientific Study

This document is a press report from the Beijing Xinhua Domestic Service, dated May 13, 1992, detailing the conclusion of the Fourth National Congress of the China UFO Society. The report highlights the organization's commitment to investigating UFO phenomena through a scientific lens, specifically utilizing modern natural scientific theory and a dialectical materialist guiding principle. The society characterizes the UFO phenomenon as a long-standing puzzle for mankind and notes that some individuals believe these objects are extraterrestrial spacecraft. The report provides statistical context, stating that approximately 400,000 people worldwide have claimed to witness UFOs, with more than 5,000 of these reports originating from the Chinese mainland within the preceding decade. Additionally, the document mentions that the United Nations adopted a resolution in 1978 regarding the UFO issue. Finally, the report notes that Chinese scientists have achieved significant results in the study of ball lightning, which is presented as a separate area of scientific inquiry within the Chinese science circle.