Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Maybe there is no UFO!
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In November 1967, the Soviet Union formed a committee under DOSAAF and Major General Porfir Stolyarov to investigate UFOs. The committee utilized photographic methods and coordinated with astronomical observatories and civil aviation.
This document is a summary of a press report titled 'Maybe there is no UFO!', published in the December 22-26, 1967 issue of 'Zolnierz Wolnosci'. The report details the formation of a Soviet committee in November 1967 tasked with the investigation of unidentified flying objects. This committee functioned as a component of the DOSAAF organization and was placed under the command of Air Force Major General Porfir Stolyarov. General Stolyarov advocated for the implementation of photographic investigation methods to study these phenomena. Furthermore, the committee established a protocol to correlate data obtained during these investigations with the Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory and the Crimea Astronomical Observatory, as well as with civil aviation authorities. The document notes that these observations were entrusted to a network of astronomical observatories across the Soviet Union.
Last November [1967] the Soviet Union formed a committee for the investigation of unidentified flying objects (UFO's).
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Official Assessment
In November 1967, the Soviet Union established a committee to investigate unidentified flying objects. This committee, operating under the DOSAAF organization, was led by Air Force Major General Porfir Stolyarov. The committee recommended utilizing photographic investigation methods and coordinating data with the Pulkovo and Crimea Astronomical Observatories, as well as civil aviation.
Key Persons
- Porfir StolyarovAir Force Major General