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This CIA record is dated 3 January 1968. It abstracts an article by N. Hardzhanishvili that appeared in Leninskaya Smena on 31 January 1968 and was first published in the Hungarian newspaper Magyar Ifjusag. The article reviews British, Russian, Yugoslav and U.S. eyewitness accounts of UFOs, quotes the West German ufologist H. Obert, and notes a planned worldwide UFO conference in Vienna. It quotes Soviet astronomer F. Zigel, who lists possible explanations, including objects from other planets, which is not yet proved.
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AUTHOR: Hardzhanishvili, N. ORG: none TITLE: Hypothesis about flying plates [Hypothesis about unidentified flying objects] SOURCE: Leninskaya spena, no. 22, 31 Jan 68, p. 4, col. 5-7 TOPIC TAGS: astromomic conference unidentified flying object, atmospheric optic phenomenon AESTRACT: Originally published in the Hungarian newspaper "Magyar Iffucag," this article reviews various British, Russian, Yugoslav and U.S. eyewitness accounts of UFO's. Statements by the West German ufologist Professor H. Obert are also quoted. It is noted that a worldwide conference on UFO's will be held in Vienna in August 1958. Soviet astronomer F. Zigel is quoted as stating that UFO's may be optical illusions, flying objects created on earth, unknown natural phenomena, or objects from other planets. This last hypothesis is supported by the fact that UFO's exhibit a tremendous speed, which presupposes highly developed remote control. However, this is yet to be proved. Unfortunately, most UFO's have left no traces, and only a few photographs of them exist.
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