Unidentified flying object

This document, authored by F. Zigel, a Doctor of Technical Sciences and Assistant Professor, provides an overview of the status of UFO research in the Soviet Union as of 1968. The author notes that while previously dismissed as fantasies, the scientific community in the USSR began to shift its perspective, leading to the formation of the UFO Section of the All-Union Cosmonautics Committee in October 1967, chaired by Air Force Major General Porfiri Stolyarov. The author asserts that UFOs exhibit intelligent behavior, such as flying in formation, maintaining patterns, and maneuvering to avoid contact, particularly near airfields and nuclear installations. A significant portion of the text is dedicated to the 'Tungusky meteorite' event. Zigel references studies by Vladimir Arkhedov and Alexei Zolotov, which suggest the event involved an artificial craft rather than a natural meteorite or comet, citing residual radioactivity and flight path analysis as evidence. The document concludes with a call for the abandonment of preconceived notions and the initiation of a global, scientific, and sensation-free study of the phenomenon, emphasizing that international cooperation is essential for understanding the subject.