Brief
Soviet Union
The claims the writer was given for Soviet Union, in the order they were given.
1
The Central Intelligence Agency created around six shell companies to buy titanium from the Soviet Union to build the SR-71 Blackbird, an aircraft made largely of titanium designed to fly over the Soviet Union.
“the CIA actually made like six companies in order to buy the titanium from Russia to bring it back and build an airplane out of titanium that we would fly over Russia.”
David Fravor: UFOs, Aliens, Fighter Jets, and Aerospace Engineering | Lex Fridman Podcast #122 2020-09-08 01:05:49.2-01:05:57.4 testimony first hand
2
Lex Fridman was born in the Soviet Union.
“You're talking to somebody born in the Soviet Union.”
David Fravor: UFOs, Aliens, Fighter Jets, and Aerospace Engineering | Lex Fridman Podcast #122 2020-09-08 02:24:18.8-02:24:20.2 administrative first hand
3
When the Soviet Union learned that the United States was developing the XB-70 Valkyrie, the Soviet Union developed the MiG-25 as a high-altitude interceptor to counter it, building an entire fleet of MiG-25s.
“When that got out that we were developing it, the Soviet Union developed the MiG-25, literally a high altitude interceptor to counter that bomber. and they built an entire fleet of MiG-25s.”
David Fravor: UFOs, Aliens, Fighter Jets, and Aerospace Engineering | Lex Fridman Podcast #122 2020-09-08 03:15:15.4-03:15:27.6 testimony first hand
4
A story from during the existence of the Soviet Union describes Soviet forces shooting at and shooting down an unidentified flying object, after which orders were reportedly given never to shoot at or chase such objects again, only to observe them.
“there's a story back when the Soviet Union existed that they actually would chase these things and one of them shot at some, you know, it shot at it because they said, shoot at it and it shot at it and then it got shot down. And then they said, don't ever shoot at them again and don't chase them.”
David Fravor: UFOs, Aliens, Fighter Jets, and Aerospace Engineering | Lex Fridman Podcast #122 2020-09-08 03:28:41.6-03:28:55.7 hearsay second hand
5
It has been suggested that the object that crashed at Kecksburg in 1965 was a Russian or US satellite, but what actually crashed remains an open question.
“It has been ventured that the object was a Russian or US satellite but exactly what it was that crashed at Kecksburg is an open question.”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch10:9159-9287 opinion
6
Harry Turner considered that by erecting a facade of ridicule, the US hoped to allay public alarm, reduce the possibility of the Soviets exploiting UFO mass sightings for psychological or actual warfare purposes, and cover for a real US programme developing vehicles that emulate UFO performance.
“'By erecting a façade of ridicule, the US hoped to allay public alarm, reduce the possibility of the Soviets taking advantage of UFO mass sightings for either psychological or actual warfare purposes, and act as a cover for the real US programme of developing vehicles that emulate UFO performance,' Turner declared.”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch11:1605-1911 opinion second hand
7
Daniel Sheehan believes the US government viewed suppression of UAP-related information as a direct appendage of the war-making in the Cold War against the Soviet Union and China.
“They’ve viewed this as a direct appendage of the war-making in the Cold War against the Soviet Union and China.”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch11:23125-23230 opinion first hand
8
A panicked White House feared the Soviets were considering deploying Soviet troops on the Syrian Golan Heights border with Israel.
“History records that a panicked White House feared the Soviets were considering deploying Soviet troops on the Syrian Golan Heights border with Israel.”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch11:5340-5510 observation
9
As the Soviet Union collapsed and old Cold War secrets began to leak out, it emerged that the communists frequently saw UAP incursions over sensitive nuclear and other military facilities identical to those observed in the West.
“As the Soviet Union collapsed and old Cold War secrets began to leak out, it emerged that the communists frequently saw UAP incursions over sensitive nuclear and other military facilities identical to those observed in the West.”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch12:18160-18383 administrative
10
Later analysis revealed that strange objects were seen in the sky across a huge swathe of Scandinavia and the Soviet Union in September 1977, coinciding with the Petrozavodsk sighting.
“Later analysis revealed that strange objects were seen in the sky that September 1977 night across a huge swathe of Scandinavia and the Soviet Union.”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch12:19200-19343 observation
11
Dual civilian and military Soviet UAP investigations programs went on for 13 years and collected thousands of UAP sighting reports.
“Dual civilian and military Soviet UAP investigations programs went on for 13 years and collected thousands of UAP sightings reports.”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch12:19351-19475 administrative
12
In the declassified Project Condign files, Boris Sokolov admitted that Soviet pilots were killed in engagements with Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP).
“Declassified UAP investigation files from the British Ministry of Defence, the so-called Project Condign study, also record Colonel Sokolov admitting that Soviet pilots were killed in engagements with UAPs.”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch12:20173-20376 testimony second hand
13
In the Project Condign files, Boris Sokolov reported there were 40 cases in which Soviet pilots encountered UFOs, were commanded to first chase and then shoot at them, and in which the UFO would speed up causing the pursuing Soviet aircraft to lose control and crash, with three such crashes occurring and two pilots dying.
“He said there were 40 reported cases where, 'Pilots encountered UFOs. Initially they were commanded to chase, then shoot. When our pilots would engage the UFO, it would speed up, our aircraft would give chase loose [sic] control and crash. That happened three times and twice the pilots died.'”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch12:20382-20669 testimony second hand
14
The British Ministry of Defence's Project Condign study concluded that the Russians took Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) extremely seriously and regarded them as a clear threat.
“The British concluded the Russians took UAPs extremely seriously and saw them as a clear threat.”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch12:20676-20765 administrative second hand
15
The Joint Defence Facility Pine Gap was originally a ground station for US satellites tracking the telemetry of Soviet missile launches.
“Originally a ground station for US satellites tracking the telemetry of Soviet missile launches”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch13:26061-26148 administrative
16
Robert 'Bob' Fish has extensive experience working on classified programs, including President Ronald Reagan's 'Trust but Verify' nuclear missile disarmament treaty with the Soviets.
“A previously very highly security cleared defence communications intelligence insider, Fish has extensive experience working on classified programs, including President Reagan's 'Trust but Verify' nuclear missile disarmament treaty with the Soviets”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch13:29725-29966 administrative second hand
17
Robert 'Bob' Fish argued that if he revealed the exact electromagnetic signature of a high-mach UFO that US sensors search for without attacking, and this were published, the Soviets or Chinese would manufacture a bomber equipped with signals and electronic intelligence (SIGINT/ELINT) countermeasure equipment generating that exact signature.
“For instance, if I told you the exact electromagnetic signature of a high-mach UFO that US sensors search for, but don't attack, and you put it in a book, the Soviets/Chinese would manufacture a bomber with sigint/elint [signals and electronic intelligence] counter measure equipment that generated that exact signature.”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch13:30425-30735 opinion first hand
18
Robert Hastings said it is clear the UAP are tampering with nuclear weapons, and questioned whether it is because the phenomenon has humanity's best interests at heart, does not want humanity to damage the planet with radioactivity, or plans to invade and does not want to inherit a radioactive husk of a world, adding he doubts anyone in the Pentagon, the Soviet Union, or the Russian government has the answers, and that he is not optimistic anyone on the planet really knows what is going on.
“'It's clear they're tampering with the weapons. Now is it because they have our best interests at heart?' Hastings tells me. 'Is that what's going on? Or do they have a need for this planet and they don't want us to screw it up with radioactivity. Do they plan to invade, and they don't want to inherit a radioactive husk of a world? I doubt that anyone in the Pentagon or in the Soviet, or the Russian [Federation] nowadays, government infrastructure even has the answers to that. I'm not optimistic that anyone on the planet really knows what's going on.'”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch17:11325-11877 opinion first hand
19
Annie Jacobsen's book asserts that what crashed at Roswell in 1947 was actually a Russian craft, built by captured Nazi Germany scientists.
“Where her book courted most controversy was Jacobsen's extraordinary assertion that what crashed at Roswell was actually Russian, crafted by captured Nazi Germany scientists.”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch18:2057-2220 hearsay second hand
20
In his October 2017 launch speech for To The Stars Academy of Arts & Sciences, Christopher Mellon pointed out that October 1957 marked precisely 60 years since the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first human-made Earth satellite.
“it was precisely 60 years ago to the month that, in the darkest days of the Cold War, the communist Soviet Union humiliated America by launching Sputnik in October 1957, the first human-made Earth satellite”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch21:2308-2505 opinion first hand
21
Christopher Mellon considers that the launch of Sputnik prompted a massive US government boost in spending on science and engineering to catch up with the Soviets, propelling the country into the space race.
“it also prompted a massive government boost in spending on science and engineering to catch up with the Soviets, propelling the country into the space race”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch21:2574-2725 opinion first hand
22
In the event of war, the Harold E. Holt Naval Communications Station was considered a prime Soviet nuclear target because it played a key role in sending launch signals to US nuclear-missile-armed submarines.
“In the event of war, this base was a prime Soviet nuclear target because it played a key role in sending out launch signals to US nuclear-missile-armed submarines.”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch37:6453-6605 administrative
23
The 1994 United States Air Force report on Roswell claimed the wreckage recovered was from a then top-secret balloon project designed to monitor Soviet nuclear tests, known as Project MOGUL.
“The air force’s 1994 report claimed the wreckage that was recovered was from a then top-secret balloon project designed to monitor Soviet nuclear tests, known as Project MOGUL.”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch7:14984-15154 administrative second hand
24
Theories that the 1946 Swedish ghost rockets were Soviet rocket tests were dismissed because the objects had no exhaust, were completely silent, and were seen flying horizontally and often very slowly in formation.
“Theories they might be Soviet rocket tests were dismissed because the objects had no exhaust, were completely silent, and were seen flying horizontally and often super slowly in formation.”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch7:2551-2729 observation
25
Another US air intelligence report, released in December 1948, suggested the numerous strange craft seen in American skies were possibly of Soviet origin.
“Another tamer US air intelligence report, released in December 1948, side-stepped the extra-terrestrial hypothesis and suggested the numerous strange craft seen in American skies were possibly of Soviet origin”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch8:2068-2271 administrative second hand
26
Wilbert Smith worked on a top-secret project intercepting Soviet communications.
“Smith was highly regarded inside the Canadian government as he worked on a top-secret project intercepting Soviet communications”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch8:6634-6748 administrative
27
The Soviet Union exerted heavy influence in Afghanistan from 1954 because of its substantial military assistance.
“The Soviet Union exerted heavy influence in Afghanistan from 1954 because of its substantial military assistance”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch9:4443-4545 administrative
28
Soviet pilots were reportedly seeing strange things in the sky, but their reports were being suppressed.
“Soviet pilots were also seeing strange things, although their reports were being suppressed.”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch9:536-617 testimony