CIA-UAP-012, Combating Fatigue In Crewmembers
WAR.gov / Department of War PURSUE Release 03
Official WAR.gov Release 03 pdf record CIA-UAP-012: CIA-UAP-012, Combating Fatigue In Crewmembers. Agency: CIA; incident context: November, 1976, not specified.
Document Highlights
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Short overview
This November 1976 CIA Foreign Intelligence Information Report concerns Aeroflot and Soviet aerospace medical research. It describes crew-fatigue countermeasures, automated biological testing, and an explanation for pilots seeing flashes of light as cosmic-ray-related phosphenes. UFO phenomena appear here in a medical and perception context, not as proof of origin or cause.
Why this is interesting
- Connects historical CIA reporting with Soviet aviation medicine.
- Mentions automated testing of vital signs and psychomotor response.
- Frames reported light flashes as possible cosmic-ray phosphenes.
- The direct text is heavily OCR-noisy; the scan remains authoritative.
Selected passages
- p. 1: The subject line lists “Combating Fatigue in Crewmembers,” Aeroflot work cycles, radiation research, and UFO phenomena.
- p. 1: The summary says Aeroflot officials were actively involved in aerospace medical research.
- p. 1: Akoyev is described as explaining cosmic-ray particles or phosphenes causing pilots to see flashes of light at night.
- p. 1: The report describes physical conditioning and pre-flight testing, with automated tests expected to take 1–3 minutes.
Background
This November 1976 CIA Foreign Intelligence Information Report summarizes Soviet Aeroflot's involvement in aerospace medical research, including their methods for combating crew fatigue through physical conditioning, automated biological testing equipment that measures vital signs in 1-3 minutes, and discussions about UFO phenomena with a Soviet radiation biologist. A more redacted version of this report has been available on CIA's public website.