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SOVIET UFO SIGHTINGS IN INTERNA AL WATERS i ighti fi th | public, About the Author: Sa One such report came from. z Paul Stonehill is a researcher, author One such report came from a author's name and the date are Leningrad mechanic, A. Golitikin, and lecturer specialising in anomalous missing), and referred to UFO On 24 January 1980, he was aboard phenomena, especially Soviet and sightings reports that were collected the refrigerated fishing trawler Russian military research into the and sent to VSNTO. Brilliant, some 20 to 30 miles from subject. Born in Kiyiv in the former In 1984, VSNTO set up the Central the coast of West Africa. USSR, since 1973 he has lived in the Commission for Anomalous At 13:00 hours, Golitikin went to USA where he graduated with a BA in Phenomena in the Environment. the deck and, along with other crew _ political science from California State The chairman was a corresponding members, observed a black cigar- University. In 1991, he founded the member of the USSR Academy of shaped object flying towards the Russian Ufology Research Center in Sciences, V. S. Troitsky, and one of — ship. Encino, California, which facilitates his deputies was General-Major of The object moved much more UFO information-sharing. He is the Aviation and Pilot-Cosmonaut Pavel slowly than an aeroplane would, at author of numerous articles for UFO- Popovich. an altitude of 1.5 to 2.0 kilometres, related magazines and several books The first Ukrainian cosmonaut, and it made no sound. including (with Philip Mantle) UFO Popovich received a large file of UFO They observed the object for about (Cgse Files of Russia (1th Dimension reports from the KGB in 1991— _ seven minutes through binoculars. Publishing/Healings of Atlantis, UK, unprecedented in UFO research. He They were most amazed when the 2010; see review in NEXUS 17/05), also gave several fascinating object approached the trawler and The Soviet UFO Files: Paranormal interviews a few years before his then immediately disappeared. Encounters Behind the Iron Curtain death in 2009, one of them revealing Certainly there is much more (Quadrillion Publishing, UK, 1998) and his knowledge of USOs and amazing information in the secre Paranormal Mysteries of Eurasia (Galde underwater bases. archives of Russia's Navy, but the press. 2011 USA). The Central Commission has Russian government and its Navy Paul Stonehill can be contacted via collected reports of UFO and USO _ guard their secrets very well. © email at rurcla@hotmail.com. sightings from the general public. One such report came from a Leningrad mechanic, A. Golitikin. On 24 January 1980, he was aboard the refrigerated fishing trawler Brilliant, some 20 to 30 miles from the coast of West Africa. At 13:00 hours, Golitikin went to the deck and, along with other crew members, observed a black cigar- shaped object flying towards the ship. The object moved much more slowly than an aeroplane would, a an altitude of 1.5 to 2.0 kilometres, and it made no sound. They observed the object for abou seven minutes through binoculars. They were most amazed when the object approached the trawler and then immediately disappeared. Certainly there is much more amazing information in the secre archives of Russia's Navy, but the Russian government and its Navy guard their secrets very well. co author's name and the date are missing), and referred to UFO sightings reports that were collected and sent to VSNTO. In 1984, VSNTO set up the Central Commission for Anomalous Phenomena in the Environment. The chairman was a corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences, V. S. Troitsky, and one of his deputies was General-Major of Aviation and Pilot-Cosmonaut Pavel Popovich. The first Ukrainian cosmonaut, Popovich received a large file of UFO reports from the KGB in 1991— unprecedented in UFO research. He also gave several fascinating interviews a few years before his death in 2009, one of them revealing his knowledge of USOs and underwater bases. The Central Commission has collected reports of UFO and USO 84 * NEXUS JUNE - JULY 2011 Continued from page 68 www.nexusmagazine.com