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The Soviet Union's Secret UFO Program
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The Soviet Union's secret UFO program lasted until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1990, and it was a way for the government to test the open-mindedness of its citizens while discussing political and social issues with the public through the media. Reports of sightings flooded in throughout the 13-year program.
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The Soviet Union believed that aliens might share their political ideals and chose to contact the people of the USSR rather than the Western world.
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The Soviet Union believed that aliens might share their political ideals and chose to contact the people of the USSR rather than the Western world. Some Westerners believed that the stories were only a test to see if their government would allow the media to discuss political and social issues openly.
ChapterThe Soviet Union's Secret UFO Program
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The Soviet Union had a secret UFO sightings program in place for 13 years until its fall in 1990, during which military soldiers were required to monitor the skies above Russian territory.
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The Soviet Union had a secret UFO sightings program in place for 13 years until its fall in 1990, during which military soldiers were required to monitor the skies above Russian territory. This program led to hundreds of thousands of reported sightings, and the USSR kept a list of X-files for years before the return of unexplained phenomena in 1989, leading to the creation of this network.