Government / Military

Boris Sokolov

1993

Russian military colonel who, per George Knapp's 2023 congressional testimony, directed the Soviet/Russian military UFO study and described 45 incidents of Russian warplanes engaging UFOs (three reportedly ending in crashes) and an alarming event at an ICBM base. His account reaches the map through Knapp's Moscow interviews.

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confirmedSoviet/Russian UFO Study

the Russian military colonel who directed the study

Source: George Knapp, Statement to Congress, House Oversight (HHRG-118-GO06), Jul 26 2023

confirmedGeorge Knapp

interviewed him in Moscow; Sokolov described 45 Russian warplane-UFO encounters

Source: George Knapp, Statement to Congress, House Oversight (HHRG-118-GO06), Jul 26 2023

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