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Love Affair With the UFO

For thousands of years, the Chinese people have looked to the skies for portents of change on the Earth. Now, their habit of gazing into the sky and the love affair with UFOs continues in this country

Tracking UFOs

Wang Sichao, a research fellow at the Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, started work on UFOs nearly 40 years ago. In a recent interview with Beijing Review, Wang shares his views and stories

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UFOs Buzz the Private Sector
Voluntary research organizations are becoming more significant forces in the study of 'lights in the sky'

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UFO Spate

UFO events occurred in China in June and July this year
- Weihai, Shandong Province, July 15
- Chongqing, July 14
- Chengdu, Sichuan Province, July 10
- Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, July 7
- Changning, Hunan Province, July 3
- Fuhai, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 30

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China Calls for Joint UFO Research

China's UFO research serves to help eliminate superstition and consolidate social stability by spreading scientific knowledge among the public, in addition to providing clues toward solving these global mysteries

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