USSR: Media Report Multitude of UFO Sightings

Key highlights

• A permanent center for UFO study was established in Moscow.p.1

  “a 'permanent center' for the study of UFOs has been established in Moscow”

• Scientists found unusual materials at a UFO crash site.p.1

  “small spherical objects' and 'pieces of glass'”

• A UFO was reported to have landed in a park in Voronezh.p.3

  “a UFO had landed in a park in the city of Voronezh”

• A Soviet aircraft crew reported a UFO encounter with health effects.p.3

  “Both pilots felt heat.”

• Mass hysteria is suggested as a factor in UFO sightings.p.3

  “mass hysteria may be an important factor”

Outliers

• A UFO reportedly traveled 60 kilometers at 7,000 km/h.p.4

  “covered a distance of approximately 60 kilometers at a speed of about 7,000 kilometers per hour”