ARE CONTACTEES LEFT-HANDED? / DR. FELIX ZIGEL' AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF UFOLOGY IN RUSSIA: PART I

This document consists of two distinct sections from the Flying Saucer Review. The first section, authored by Dr. Bernard E. Finch, explores a hypothesis regarding the neurological characteristics of UFO contactees. Dr. Finch posits that because the speech center in left-handed individuals is located in the right hemisphere—which he associates with psychic centers—left-handed people may be more receptive to telepathic messages. He suggests that UFO occupants might specifically target left-handed individuals for programming, and he proposes that this theory could be tested by examining the handedness of well-known contactees such as Betty and Barney Hill, Carl Higdon, Louie Smith, Travis Walton, and Maurice Masse. The second section, written by Gordon Creighton, discusses the history of ufology in the Soviet Union, focusing on the role of Dr. Felix Zigel'. Creighton recounts the early 1960s, when FSR received translations of Soviet articles regarding space and UFOs. He notes that while Soviet scientists were initially enthusiastic about the cosmos, their primary focus remained on the space race. Creighton highlights Dr. Felix Zigel', a Professor of Cosmology at the Moscow Institute of Aviation, as a key figure who maintained an interest in UFOs despite the Soviet government's stance. The article mentions that by 1968, the Soviet Air Force reportedly possessed approximately 15,000 UFO reports.