GRENADA UFO ITEM

This telegram, dated December 8, 1978, details the proceedings of the United Nations Special Political Committee regarding the topic of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs). The Committee reached a consensus to recommend that the UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopt a decision calling for interested member states to conduct research into UFOs and related phenomena. Furthermore, the decision requested that the UN Secretary-General transmit statements and documentation provided by the delegation of Grenada to the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (OSC). This would allow Grenada the opportunity to present its views on the subject during the OSC's 1979 meeting. The document notes that Grenada's Permanent Representative, Griffith, spoke in favor of this action. The telegram also mentions discussions with the OSC Rapporteur, Carolos Garcia of Brazil, regarding the potential inclusion of Grenada's presentation in the OSC's annual report to the General Assembly. The text of the proposed consensus is included in the document, outlining the invitation for member states to coordinate scientific research into extraterrestrial life and UFOs at a national level and to report their findings to the Secretary-General.