Informatsionnyi Bulleten po Anomalnym Yavleniyam - No 22 - 1989

Magazine Overview

This document is issue number 22 of the "Information Bulletin on Anomalous Phenomena," published in 1989. It serves as a collection of brief reports and news items related to unexplained phenomena, UFOs, and related scientific and pseudoscientific inquiries within the Soviet Union and internationally.

Key Reports and News Items

Scientific Seminars and Publications

The organizing committee of an interdisciplinary scientific-technical school-seminar on "Non-periodic rapidly occurring phenomena in the environment" is preparing to release a deposited collection of works based on materials from a Tomsk seminar. This indicates ongoing research and academic interest in unusual phenomena.

Resumption of Activities

The Roerich Society of Latvia has resumed its activities after a 48-year hiatus. It operates under the Latvian Culture Fund and publishes its own informational leaflet. The society's resolution supports the People's Front of Latvia in its struggle for Perestroika.

Expert in Biomagnetic Pendulums

According to special correspondent V.B. Neiman, one of the most serious specialists in biomagnetic pendulums in Moscow is Nadezhda Borisovna Borisova, a candidate of biological sciences.

Poltergeist Demonstration on Television

On January 7, 1989, for the first time in the history of Soviet television, the program "Obvious-Incredible" featured a film about poltergeist phenomena. In the presence of scientists, Moscow ufologists, and residents of the apartment building, the owners allegedly managed to summon a poltergeist on camera and communicate with it.

Biolocation Competition

The Commission on Biolocation in Moscow, in accordance with a resolution from the Presidium of the USSR Scientific and Technical Society of Inventors and Rationalizers (SNIO USSR), has developed regulations for an all-union commissioned competition to develop a technical device for detecting biolocational anomalies.

Contest for Projects

Projects are accepted until August 1, 1989 (postmark). Jury-selected winners will be awarded honorary diplomas and cash prizes: one first prize of 5,000 rubles, two second prizes of 1,500 rubles each, three third prizes of 500 rubles, and three encouragement prizes of 100 rubles each. Machine prototypes must be submitted to the Central Board of the All-Union Scientific and Technical Society of Radio Engineers and Technicians (VNTO RES) by the author within agreed-upon deadlines.

Cryptozoology Center in Leningrad

A scientific center for "Cryptozoology" has opened in Leningrad to study the problem of the Snowman (Yeti). The center's tasks include studying and searching for the Snowman, collecting data on observations of the relic hominoid, and studying life after death.

Psychic in Bulgaria

Evangeliya Dimitrova, residing in Petrich, Bulgaria, is said to predict the future of any person. More information can be found in the magazine "Ogonyok" No. 1 and in the first issue of "Nedelya" for 1989, in an article titled "Cassandra Lives in Petrich."

Scientific Conference in Rostov-on-Don

The Rostov regional branch of the All-Union Scientific and Technical Society of Radio Engineers and Technicians named after A.S. Popov, in conjunction with the North Caucasian Scientific Center of Higher Education, the Rostov territorial branch of the NTO Gorny, the NTO for Instrument Engineering named after S.I. Vavilov, and the Volgodonsk House of Technology NTO, will hold a scientific-technical conference dedicated to Radio Day in Rostov-on-Don in May 1989. The conference will feature a section on "Investigation of Physical Fields of Living Matter," including a subsection on the study of anomalous phenomena in the environment. The section meetings are scheduled for May 11-12, with arrival on May 10. Abstracts should be sent to P.O. Box 3308, Rostov-on-Don, 344092.

UFO Sightings in the USA

Mass and single UFO incursions are continuing in the USA, targeting residential areas. Specialists working on top-secret "Star Wars" projects are mysteriously disappearing, with many committing suicide. English scientists from corporations like "General Electric," "Marconi," "Plessey," and "British Aerospace," as well as other research centers of the Ministry of Defense, are also disappearing.

UFOs in Brazil

According to the newspaper "Sovetskaya Latviya" (30.10.88), UFOs are causing concern in the Brazilian Ministry of Aviation. In 1988 alone, five UFO appearances were registered over the country, observed by both ground services and aircraft pilots. Pilots have been instructed to immediately report full data on "flying saucer" sightings. The last reported UFO sighting over Brazil occurred on October 3, 1988. It was observed by pilots of three commercial aircraft for 20 minutes at 20:30, emitting a bright white light. It appeared suddenly from the horizon and hovered, then disappeared just as suddenly. The object was described as being twice the diameter of the Moon.

UFO in Jakarta, Indonesia

A TASS report from January 27, 1989, states that according to witnesses, including two reporters from the newspaper "Pelita," an unidentified object emitting bright light moved silently at an altitude of 1.5-2 km over the southern part of Jakarta. It would suddenly stop in the air or move in the opposite direction. Witnesses observed the UFO's maneuvers from various points in the city. Similar phenomena were observed the following morning outside Jakarta, with the UFO performing unusual maneuvers: suddenly hovering, making sharp turns, and then moving in the opposite direction.

UFO in Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai

On December 12, 1988, at 19:20, Dema Gvozdev and three other students from school No. 27 in Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, observed a strange triangular object against the dark sky. The "triangle" itself was dark, and after a minute, a yellow-blue beam, similar to an electric arc, detached from it. After some time, lights appeared on the object.

Anomalous Phenomena in Primorsky Krai

According to the local newspaper "Trudovoe slovo" (21.01.89), similar phenomena are not uncommon in Primorsky Krai. For example, on August 25, residents of Dalnegorsk observed an unusual large hemisphere-shaped phenomenon, which was visible up to the settlement of Plastun. On September 4, a phenomenon was observed in the Barabash-Livadiya region. On December 30, at 7:45 AM, a bright flashing light was detected by bus driver P.D. Uzhva and his passengers. It was a conical body shaped like an inverted triangle. The UFO hovered motionless over the highest mountain. Something resembling antennas and a large number of "lanterns" were observed on the object, which emitted powerful light pulses every second.

Traces of Extraterrestrials

West German traveler Max-Dietrich Bomze discovered an interesting object in the "heart" of the Nubian Desert (Africa). It is a low mound (about a meter high) with a 60 cm crater-like depression on its summit. The inner walls of the "crater" are covered with a layer of dark green vitreous substance. The substance is extremely durable; an attempt to break off a pea-sized piece with an explosion was made. Specialists reject the hypothesis of volcanic origin for the vitreous mass, and it is not a meteorite trace. Chemical analysis showed that the substance had not been previously encountered on Earth, according to the Egyptian agency MENA.

Announcements

Poltergeist Articles: A set of articles about poltergeist activity in the Minsk region and Moscow (from newspapers "Trud" dated 5 and 19.10.88, and "Sovetskaya Belorussiya" dated 10 and 20.08.88) is being sent. Interested parties should contact S.N. Smirnov at 226050, Riga, D-50, Lachplesha St., Apt. 16.

Article Reproduction Cooperative: A cooperative has started operating in Krasnodar for reproducing articles on the SETI problem. The cost is 40 kopecks per printed page of a journal. Articles available include "Seminar on Bioastronomy July 22-27, 1987 in Hungary" (6 pages, 2.4 rubles) and others. Contact person: Natalya Evgenievna Bogdanovich, 350033, Krasnodar, Zheleznodorozhnaya St., Apt. 10.

"Samizdat" at Krasnodar Publishing House: The Krasnodar publishing house has also opened a "samizdat" (self-publishing) service. For a fee, authors can publish anything they wish, except for prohibited materials. The cost for one conditional printed sheet (24 pages of typed text with double spacing) is approximately 500 rubles.

Publisher and Editor: The publisher is Yu. Smirnov, and the editor is V. Musinsky. The address is 150052, Yaroslavl, P.O. Box 235, IBAL.

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

The bulletin consistently focuses on anomalous phenomena, particularly UFO sightings and poltergeist activity, presenting these as subjects of serious investigation and reporting. There's an emphasis on scientific seminars, research centers, and the collection of data, suggesting an underlying belief in the reality and importance of these phenomena. The inclusion of reports from various international locations (Brazil, USA, Indonesia, Africa) indicates a global perspective on anomalous events. The publication also touches upon related fields like cryptozoology and biolocation, reflecting a broad interest in the unexplained. The editorial stance appears to be one of open inquiry and documentation of reported phenomena, without overt skepticism, but rather presenting information as news and findings from various sources.