CIA's 1990–1991 Moscow Media Digests: Gorbachev's Parade, Yeltsin's Election

CIA's 1990–1991 Moscow Media Digests: Gorbachev's Parade, Yeltsin's Election — and UFO Almanacs

Two CIA-released FBIS 'TAKEALL' media digests from the twilight of the Soviet Union — one covering the 1990 October Revolution parade, the other the June 1991 Russian presidential election — each contain fleeting references to UFO material in Soviet media.

Published

September 21, 2026

Declassified

Date not listed

Source agency

The Black Vault (FOIA archive)

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Opening summary

Two newly surfaced CIA Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) compilations — one from 7 November 1990 and one from 15 June 1991 — offer panoramic snapshots of Soviet media at pivotal moments in the late Soviet period. The first, cataloged as C00175643 and spanning 98 pages, is a 'TAKEALL' media-monitoring digest titled 'Moscow Consolidated 7 Nov 90.' The second, cataloged as C00175068 and spanning pages 125–132 of 170, is a 'TAKEALL' digest titled 'TAKEALL--Comlist: Moscow Consolidated 15 Jun 91.' Both are marked UNCLASSIFIED and carry a Black Vault / John Greenewald FOIA release notice.

Each document contains fleeting references to UFO material in Soviet media. The 1990 digest mentions a Moscow almanac titled 'We and UFOs' detailing alleged UFO contacts. The 1991 digest includes a single brief mention of a UFO sighting by two Estonians within a Soviet television program summary.

These references are extremely brief and provide no substantive…

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Both documents are CIA-released FBIS 'TAKEALL' media-monitoring compilations obtained through The Black Vault's FOIA collection. They are marked UNCLASSIFIED and carry a Black Vault / John Greenewald release notice. The underlying text is an FBIS product; the watermark was added by the hosting archive. The documents are authentic government records, but their contents reflect media reports, not verified facts. Official source documents referenced in this article: - https://www.theblackvault.com/documentarchive/ufos-the-central-intelligence-agency-cia-collection/

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