Department of War PURSUE File
CIA-UAP-012, Combating Fatigue In Crewmembers
November, 1976
Editorial summary
This CIA Foreign Intelligence Information Report, dated November 1976, summarizes Soviet Aeroflot's work in aerospace medical research. It describes how Aeroflot combats crew fatigue through physical conditioning and pre-flight testing, and notes automated equipment that measures blood pressure, pulse, cardiovascular function, and motor ability in about three minutes. A noted radiation biologist is cited explaining that cosmic ray particles cause pilots to see flashes of light during night flying. The report also lists discussion of UFO phenomena among its subjects. It is marked unevaluated information.
Editorial summary written by govweird from the declassified document text. The official government description follows below.
Government description
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.
Caption issued by the U.S. Department of War on war.gov/ufo. Verbatim, unedited.
Originating agency
Central Intelligence Agency
Record type
Incident date
November, 1976
Incident location
Unspecified
Release tranche
Release 03 (May 8, 2026)
Distribution
Cleared for public release