CIA-UAP-010, Report on Conversations with Soviet Scientists on Subject of Unidentified Flying Objects in the USSR

Key highlights

• V.I. Koval mentioned seeing a curious reddish object but attributed it to a satellite fragment.p.2

  “Koval mentioned that he and several other astronomers had been out... and had seen a curious, reddish object.”

• At the Astrophysical Institute, G.M. Idlis acknowledged the UFO topic as still open for discussion.p.2

  “Idlis readily conceded that there might be more to it and concluded by stating that it was 'clearly still an open question.'”

• Dr. Kupo expressed interest in UFOs while investigating other astronomical phenomena.p.2

  “Dr. Kupo was also interested in this problem, partly as an adjunct to her attempts to locate fragments from bolides.”

• The report indicates a lack of official treatment of UFOs in the USSR, relying instead on US studies.p.2

  “No official treatment of the UFO problem has been given in the USSR.”