Informatsionnyi Bulleten po Anomalnym Yavleniyam - No 24 - 1989

Magazine Overview

This issue of the "Information Bulletin on Anomalous Phenomena" (Vol. 1989, Issue 24) provides a collection of news, reports, and historical accounts related to Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) and other anomalous phenomena. The publication is in Russian and appears to be a specialized periodical for enthusiasts and researchers of the subject.

News and Brief Reports

The issue begins with brief news items. On February 7, 1989, the Gorky section held its first open report meeting in eight years. On February 28, 1989, a "Round Table" discussion on UFOs took place in Leningrad, inviting numerous eyewitnesses. The presidium included M.L. Popovich and A.V. Zolotov. Leningrad television covered the event in its "600 Seconds" program, and the following day, radio broadcast interviews with participants who reportedly evaded questions about the credibility of humanoid sightings in the USA based on foreign press materials.

From the History of UFO Study in the USA

A significant portion of the bulletin is dedicated to the history of UFO investigations in the United States. It recounts the Roswell incident of July 2, 1947, where an unidentified object reportedly crashed and was secured in a secret atomic weapons storage facility. The military is accused of effectively misinforming the public and the press. A secret document from September 1947, drafted by General Georg Schulgen, Deputy Chief of Staff-2 of the Air Force, and addressed to the FBI director, stated that the armed forces had no project with characteristics similar to "flying discs." The term "flying saucer" was popularized by reporters after American businessman Kenneth Arnold observed nine such objects on June 24, 1947, near Mount Rainier.

Following the death of Captain Gentel, who attempted to intercept a UFO in an F-51 fighter, the US Air Force command, under General Hootz Vandenberg, initiated a project to collect, compare, evaluate, and disseminate information on UFOs to government agencies for national security purposes. Information was classified as "confidential" or "secret," with disclosure being a criminal offense. Within this project, a group of members believed UFOs were extraterrestrial craft and produced a report titled "Estimate of the Situation." General Vandenberg reportedly rejected the report due to a lack of supporting facts. It is noted that General Vandenberg himself was a member of "Majestic-12" and had visited the atomic weapons storage where an extraterrestrial disk was allegedly kept. The report was then classified as "top secret," and all copies were destroyed.

The project leadership shifted to individuals who believed UFOs were of terrestrial origin. In February 1940, the project was renamed "Grudge." Most people became convinced that UFOs did not pose a threat to national security. In August 1949, a final report was issued, discussing 244 UFO sightings. In 1951, Captain Edward Ruppelt took over the project and invited Professor Joseph Allen Hynek as a consultant. Hynek, who in 1973 founded the Center for UFO Studies, stated that UFOs could be interpreted as alien spacecraft. The project was renamed "Blue Book." In 1952 alone, "Blue Book" received 1501 UFO reports. Ruppelt obtained permission from the Air Defense Command to use 30 radar units to track UFOs.

In 1971, a US-USSR treaty on measures to reduce the risk of nuclear war included a clause stating that parties would immediately notify each other of any detected unidentified objects. Reports PI-12 and №14 were published under the "Blue Book" project. On June 1, 1968, a group of scientists from the University of Colorado, led by physicist E.U. Condon, concluded their study of UFOs. The final report's conclusions suggested that the hypothesis of extraterrestrial visitations by intelligent beings was less probable based on current knowledge. This conclusion was approved by the National Academy of Sciences and became the official stance of the US government.

Following the first international UFO congress in Acapulco, Mexico, in April 1977, IKUFON President Coleman von Kéwitsky, with support from Grenada's Prime Minister Sir Eric Gairy, prepared documents for the UN General Assembly and its Special Political Committee. On November 28, 1977, the government of Grenada proposed a resolution to establish a UN agency or department to coordinate and disseminate research on UFOs and related phenomena. The US government reportedly attempted to discredit the IKUFON president and his memorandum, which contained official documents allegedly proving the existence of UFOs, aliens, and aggressive actions by US military circles against extraterrestrial civilization. L.A. Hynek, speaking before the UN Special Political Committee, stated that the UFO phenomenon remains unexplained and incomprehensible even after expert study.

The North American Air Defense (NORAD) system, equipped with infrared sensors, satellite tracking, and a global network of radar, registers between 5 and 900 unidentified objects daily.

Specific UFO Incidents

The bulletin details several specific UFO crash incidents:

• 1948: A crashed UFO was evacuated from the Laredo, Texas area. The disk-shaped craft was 30 meters in diameter. A pilot's body, approximately 1.3 meters tall, was found onboard.
• 1952: A similar craft made an emergency landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California. It was 27 meters in diameter and was evacuated to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
• 1953: A UFO crashed near Kingman, Arizona. The craft was approximately 7 meters high and 10 meters in diameter, with an oval door on its lower section.
• 1962: A UFO with a diameter of 22 meters and a height of 4 meters crash-landed near Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The bodies of two pilots, 1.1 meters tall, were found onboard.
• December 10, 1964: An operation was conducted to preliminarily examine a UFO discovered on the territory of Fort Riley, Kansas. No pilots were found on board. The bulletin notes that the 1st Division of the National Guard was involved, armed with M14 rifles, and given orders to destroy anyone attempting to forcibly access the craft.
• 1966: In a desert area of Arizona, a military unit observed a group of pilots near a landed UFO. During a brief engagement, one pilot was detained and died after an injection. According to a former intelligence officer, the bodies of several UFO pilots are kept frozen at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
• 1966-1968: Five UFOs reportedly crashed in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky.

Physical Description of UFO Pilots and Craft

The bulletin provides a detailed physical description of alleged disk-shaped UFO pilots: approximately 1.2 meters tall, with disproportionate heads and torsos. They have large, widely spaced, slightly narrowed eyes; a small protrusion with one or two openings instead of a nose; a small opening for a mouth; small indentations for ears; and no hair or only a small amount of fuzz. Their arms are long and thin, with webbed fingers, and they lack external genitalia. Their necks are thin, and their skin is gray. Their body weight is estimated at around 18 kilograms.

The catalog of the UFO study service reportedly contains over 1000 stored items, including craft and interior parts.

International Efforts and Recommendations

According to the president of IKUFON, it is time for decisive action by the UN to establish international control over the UFO problem. The immediate step should be the discussion and adoption of a "Space Law" that designates the UN as the authorized representative of Earth's civilization. The bulletin also emphasizes the importance of prohibiting any military action against extraterrestrial forces or declaring war on any galactic civilization.

Other Anomalous Phenomena and Publications

The bulletin includes a section on "Varieties of Humanoids, UFO Pilots," referencing a book by D. Mac Campbell. It also reports on a UFO landing in the early 1980s near Redant, on the Georgian Military Road. The object, about 100 meters in diameter, landed on three supports, and beings approximately 3 meters tall exited before re-entering and disappearing. The car occupants' engine stalled during the event.

An appendix to the bulletin mentions an upcoming expanded recruitment for cosmonauts with extrasensory abilities at the Cosmonaut Training Center, based on tests conducted in March 1989. It also announces a subscription to the brochure "The Question Mark" by the "Znanie" publishing house, which will cover UFOs, psychics, the Bermuda Triangle, and other mysteries. The bulletin notes that if this brochure focuses entirely on these topics, it will become the second mass publication on anomalous phenomena after their own bulletin, which has been published since January 1987.

Finally, the bulletin mentions a strike by employees and students at Yaroslavl State University on March 30, 1989, due to the poor condition of the university building and library. It also notes the presence of a ball lightning research center at the university, led by Associate Professor A.I. Grigoryev, and mentions that a Yaroslavl group studying anomalous phenomena was repressed between 1982 and 1984.

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

The recurring themes in this issue are UFO sightings, alleged government cover-ups, historical UFO investigation projects (particularly in the US), descriptions of UFO craft and alien beings, and calls for international cooperation and regulation regarding extraterrestrial contact. The editorial stance appears to be one of documenting and disseminating information on anomalous phenomena, with a leaning towards the reality of UFOs and the need for serious investigation and potential international oversight. The bulletin also acknowledges related fringe topics like extrasensory perception and mysterious natural phenomena.