China Announces Government UFO Research Association

EVENT TITLE: China Announces Government UFO Research Association
EVENT DATE: 1980-11-01
EVENT TYPE: program
EXISTING SUMMARY: The Chinese government announces the formation of an official UFO research association, following the major UFO wave of October-December 1980. Signals official Chinese interest in the phenomenon, in contrast to the US government's public stance of disinterest since the closure of Project Blue Book i
SOURCE TEXT FROM RICHARD DOLAN "UFOs and the National Security State Vol.2":
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Carter was perceived as a Washington outsider, but he had help getting to
the White House. That help was named David Rockefeller, one of the
richest and most powerful men in the world. ccxxix It was joked that, for
Rockefeller, becoming U.S. President would be a demotion. ccxxx
Rockefeller’s power was such that, in 1976 when Australian President
Malcolm Fraser visited the United States, Fraser met with Rockefeller
before meeting President Gerald Ford. ccxxxi In the year 1973 alone,
Rockefeller met with 27 heads of state, including the leaders of the Soviet
Union and Communist China. ccxxxii He was a dedicated internationalist, a
longtime Chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations, and had been a
leading force of the Bilderberg Group since its inception in 1954. Both
groups, however, had developed shortcomings: the Bilderberg Group lacked
Asian members, while the CFR had been divided over U.S. policy in
Vietnam. Rockefeller wanted a better instrument to manage the
international realities of the day, and he certainly did not want it to be the
highly public United Nations. For a “unified world polity,” one needed free
market forces that transcended national boundaries. The world had become
inextricably interconnected, America’s relative power was waning, and it
could not by itself be the military policeman of the world. ccxxxiii
Columbia University professor Zbigniew Brzezinski had meanwhile called
for a “community of developed nations,” one which would include the
Atlantic states (e.g. North America and Western Europe), “the more
advanced European communist states,” and Japan. Such a community could
be an elite policy-planning group of the advanced capitalist nations. ccxxxiv
Rockefeller liked this idea, and under his initiative this became the
Trilateral Commission in 1973, with Brzezinski as its first Chairman.
Rockefeller then walked into the office of Henry Kissinger and informed
him that an organization had been created to “help” the Nixon
Administration take a
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1. In November 1980, the Chinese government announced the formation of an official UFO research association. This announcement followed a significant wave of reported UFO sightings in China during October-December 1980. The creation of this association signaled an official interest in the UFO phenomenon from the Chinese government.

The Incident The Chinese government formally announced the establishment of a UFO research association on November 1, 1980. This action occurred after a period of increased UFO sightings within China. The surge in reported sightings took place between October and December of 1980.

Investigation The source text does not provide details on the specific investigative activities of the newly formed association. However, the association's creation suggests an intent to study and understand the reported UFO sightings. The formation of the association implies a structured approach to collecting and analyzing data related to the phenomenon within China.

Significance The establishment of an official UFO research association by the Chinese government is significant. It demonstrates a level of official governmental interest in UFOs. This contrasts with the public stance of disinterest taken by the US government following the closure of Project Blue Book. The Chinese initiative suggests a different approach to the UFO phenomenon, potentially involving scientific study and data collection. The source text does not provide enough information to determine the long-term impact or findings of this research association.