CIA-UAP-012, Combating Fatigue In Crewmembers

Key highlights

• Aeroflot officials are involved in aerospace medical research.p.1

  “Aeroflot officials are actively involved in aerospace medical research.”

• The report mentions cosmic ray particles affecting pilots' vision.p.1

  “cosmic ray particles (phosphenes) which are causing Aeroflot pilots to 'see' flashes of light.”

• Aeroflot provides exercise facilities at major airports for crew members.p.1

  “Aeroflot provides exercise facilities at all major airports.”

• Testing equipment measures blood pressure and motor ability in three minutes.p.1

  “The equipment is automatic and testing is completed in approximately three minutes.”

• The pilot's performance is evaluated using a panel of colored lights.p.2

  “The pilot then faces a panel of red and green colored lights.”

Outliers

• 99% of reported phenomena were deemed explainable as natural or hallucinations.p.2

  “99 percent of these occurrences were tra”