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This 22 November 1989 report, released as CIA document 0000042346, covers a wave of Soviet media stories about UFO sightings across the USSR. It says a permanent UFO study center has been set up in Moscow. It reviews claims about the Hill 611 crash at Dalnegorsk, a pilot injury over Borisov, the Voronezh park landing and an Omsk sighting reported by a military officer. The report also sets skeptics, who point to rocket launches, ball lightning and mass hysteria, against enthusiasts who compare Dalnegorsk with Roswell.
This 22 November 1989 report on the Soviet press describes a surge of UFO coverage in newspapers and journals across the USSR in 1989. It says a permanent center for UFO study opened in Moscow. The reports it summarizes cover the Hill 611 crash at Dalnegorsk, an aircrew encounter over Borisov, a landing claimed in Voronezh park, and a mass sighting in Omsk. It also sets out the arguments between skeptics and enthusiasts, including a comparison of Dalnegorsk with Roswell.
This 22 November 1989 media survey, titled USSR: Media Report Multitude of UFO Sightings, reviews Soviet newspaper and journal coverage of UFO reports during 1989. It covers the Dalnegorsk Hill 611 crash debris studies, landings reported at Voronezh, Surgut and Perm Oblast, an aircraft encounter over Borisov, and an Omsk sighting described by Maj V. Loginov. It also notes that a permanent UFO study center opened in Moscow and sets out skeptics' explanations, including rocket launches, ball lightning and mass hysteria.