Boris Sokolov
Russian military colonel who, per George Knapp's 2023 congressional testimony, directed the Soviet/Russian military UFO study and described 45 incidents of Russian warplanes engaging UFOs (three reportedly ending in crashes) and an alarming event at an ICBM base. His account reaches the map through Knapp's Moscow interviews.
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interviewed him about the Ministry of Defense program he ranRestoring Public Trust Through UAP Transparency and Whistleblower Protectionprinted p. 11 · PDF p. 15 checked against the page
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testified that Sokolov described 40 incidents in which Russian warplanes were sent to intercept UFOs and were ordered to fire on themsame document as the row aboveprinted p. 46 · PDF p. 50 checked against the pageCaveat Claim: Knapp interviewed Sokolov in Moscow and Sokolov described intercepts. Both are in the testimony. The caution corrects a NUMBER (40, not 45) that appears in secondary accounts, not in our claim.scope: scoped · reviewed 2026-08-21
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the Russian military colonel who directed the studyGeorge Knapp, Statement to Congress, House Oversight (HHRG-118-GO06), Jul 26 2023
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