UFO Case Files of Russia [Paperback]

To my knowledge there are very few books that have been written on UFO sightings over Russia from British authors so it was a great pleasure to be given this book to review. Like most British UFOlogists, I was aware as we all are that Russian too has been touched by the UFO presence and has probably seen more UFO sightings than any other country. This book dot's the I's and crosses the T's Big Style. It is an enormously researched book which comprises of all you need to know about UFO sightings over Russia from the very early day's right through to present day.

The authors have put a lot of work into this book segmenting their case work into specific easy to find chapters. Of course writing a book of this nature does rely heavily (for both authors) on the information coming through their Russian counterparts and both Philip and Paul have had to rely on their many Russian contacts in their little black diary. Sceptics may question the reliability of UFO information coming through from their Russian counterparts, is it reliable, could it not have been better researched, how do we know for sure that the information imparted is truly factual? Well I'll tell you this if even a tiny fraction of this book is real in the sense that all the reports happened as reported, then boy we really do have a UFO presence to ponder.

The authors themselves do accept the above, they also are well aware that quite a fair percent of these Russian UFO sightings may well be down to secret Russia Military rocket tests. However, there are enough meaty cases in this book which go way beyond what would appear to be any rocket tests that certainly made me sit up. For me though what makes this book a cracker is definitely the KGB Files of UFO & USO (Unidentifiable Submersible Objects) Then there are the specific regions of Russian which hold mysterious areas where strange things happen.

The authors look at strange explosions, UFO window areas, Buried UFOs (The Tallin Object) another BIG chapter is the one on UFOs over Soviet Nuclear Installations, wow what an amazing chapter that is. Triangular UFOs are also discussed as are Soviet Military encounters with UFOs. Again, what an important chapter that is. UFOs over Soviet battlefields are also discussed. MIG jets chasing UFOs are also looked at. You're not short of some amazing UFO Incidents in this book.

At the end of the day, there is no denying that this book will be a classic in the annals of world UFOlogy, I say this because when you read this book you soon discover that it contains a mountain of research, the ground it covers is extensive. These are not willy nilly wee lights in the sky, the vast majority of these cases are complex, they are above nuclear installations, they have been followed by MIG jets and a whole lot more. Russia as we know is a massive country there are undoubtedly thousands of UFO reports that we will probably never know as they may not have been recorded. Thankfully UFOlogy in Russia has grown extensively over the years, those Stalin years are well behind them and people are not frightened any more to report these strange aerial devices.

Yes a fair percent of these UFO reports may well be down to secret Russian Military/Air Force testing of prototype devices, that goes without saying, but when all is said and done, this wonderful book will show you that the sheer volume of UFO reports in Russia is simply incredible. One thing's for sure, when you finish this book your scepticism (if you had any in the first place) will surely have gone, such is the masterful research by both authors in providing us with a book that is destined to be a classic.

Reviewed by Malcolm Robinson, Strange Phenomena Investigations. (1979)

Great book for believers as well as sceptics. This is how a book about UFOs should be written. This is a great read for those interested in ufology and also history. Science fiction fans can also enjoy this one.
I found this to be quite unbiased and very entertaining. This one is better than most of the other books about UFOs that I have read (quite a lot).

Good read with plenty of info i'd never come across before. Amazing to think that most of the UFO stories we've grown up with have usually emanated from North America. It's pretty evident that Russia for its own reasons has kept a tight lid on its UFO observations in the same manner as the USA, and there's speculation of collusion between the two countries in defence of their secrets. There's one or two typos but all-in -all, a good read.