Rogozin is a strong supporter of Russian President Vladimir Putin's regime and of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, for which he was criticized by former NASA astronaut and International Space Station commander Scott Kelly as a "shameful stain" on Roscosmos's legacy. The Roscosmos director added that some pilots had taken out a pencil and paper to sketch what they had seen, but he did not describe any particular cases. He said he had been in contact with NASA in the past to discuss the UFO reports and that officials there were also of the opinion that "external observation" of flight activity had occurred. His comments may have been translated from Russian. Rogozin said on Rossiya-24: "If we talk about specific facts of the so-called UFO, which might have taken place on Earth throughout the history of mankind, which NASA speaks about, I would like to say that these studies have been conducted and are being conducted by our Russian Academy of Sciences among others. Defense chiefs say they want to take UFO reports more seriously since they potentially pose a national security threat. His comments come amid a flurry of UFO news from the United States, where officials have embraced a more transparent approach to the topic.
In this combination image, Russian State Space Corporation of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin attends Russian-Chinese meeting at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vadivostok, Russia, September,11,2018 and a stock image (Inset) showing a flying saucer. This article appeared earlier this year and is reprinted due to reader interest.Russia's space agency head has said UFOs are being researched in Russia. He is the author of the graphic novels War Fix, War Is Boring and Machete Squad. Plan or no, Russia is bound to join America on the front lines in the First Alien War, according to Springer.ĭavid Axe served as defense editor of The National Interest. “Keep in mind many of the greatest civilizations in human history formed to counter a common enemy,” Springer pointed out. Springer said former rivals could become close allies, even unified. Combined, the two countries could field huge air, land, sea and space forces numbering thousands of warplanes, millions of soldiers, hundreds of ships and most of the world’s spacecraft.Īssuming Earth survives and wins, human society could be turned upside down. The aliens, meanwhile, would probably target Earth’s communications networks and its most potent weapons, nukes, Springer said.Īs the world’s leading military powers, America and Russia would be the biggest targets … and the leaders in the eventual counterattack. After that, “learn as much about the enemy as possible.” Presumably with spy satellites, drones, electronic eavesdroppers and old-fashioned sneaking around. In the event of an alien invasion, “the first thing you would need to try to do is preserve your forces,” Springer said. After all, the Pentagon wouldn’t know anything about the attackers until the first laser bolt or disrupter blast or photon torpedo was fired and Earth forces were already in retreat. “We make all kinds of contingency and war plans,” Springer said.īut America’s interstellar war plan is surely pretty thin. program in 2012 that Washington has plans for even the least likely military threats-including attackers from beyond the solar system. Air Command and Staff College in Alabama, told an Australian T.V. Paul Springer, a history teacher at the U.S. The Pentagon isn’t taking any chances, if one U.S. Scientists are also listening for radio broadcasts from far-away civilizations.