UN Resolution A/33/426: Only UFO Presentation Before the General Assembly
Grenada PM Eric Gairy brought the UFO issue to the United Nations. US journalist Lee Speigel delivered the only UFO presentation in UN history as an official delegation member. Resolution A/33/426 called on member states to conduct UFO research but was systematically weakened by the US and UK.
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Background
In November 1978, US journalist Lee Speigel delivered the only presentation on unidentified flying objects before the UN General Assembly's Special Political Committee as an official member of the Grenadian UN delegation. This historic event stemmed from Grenada's Prime Minister Eric Gairy's push for a dedicated UN agency for UFO research.
Initiative
The initiative originated from Grenada's Prime Minister Eric Gairy, who called for a dedicated UN agency for UFO research.
Scientists J. Allen Hynek and Jacques Vallée supported the initiative.
Presentation
US journalist Lee Speigel delivered a presentation on unidentified flying objects before the General Assembly's Special Political Committee.
He spoke as an official member of the Grenadian UN delegation.
This was the only such presentation in United Nations history.
Opposition
Later declassified British documents revealed that the US and UK systematically monitored and obstructed the initiative during the Cold War.
Germany's Foreign Ministry also conducted diplomatic efforts against establishing an international UFO investigation body.
Resolution
The finally adopted Resolution A/33/426 was a significantly weakened version.
It lacked a mandate for a UFO agency.
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