Graham Birdsall  (GB): What is your official title?
          
          Valery Uvarov  (VU): I am head of the Department of UFO 
			Research, Science and Technical, National Security Academy, based in 
			St Petersburg, Russia. 
           
			
          
          
          GB: This, then, is an official Russian government agency?
          
          VU: Absolutely. I am answerable to two people above me. They 
			are answerable to the next person above them, who is our President [Putin].
           
			
          
          
          GB: What exactly is your remit?
          
          VU: Our research efforts are divided into two parts. Firstly, 
			we are constantly analyzing data coming in from all over the world. 
			We then extract what we consider to be the most interesting 
			information through our database-which is yellow, which is red. 
			This, then, is released to various departments throughout Russia. 
			The other aspect of our research stemmed from asking the question: 
			do UFOs exist or not? 
          For sure, we know they exist, but what is behind their 
			activity, their interest? This is the most important issue for us, 
			and what we mostly focus our investigations on.
           
			
          
          
          GB: There is active co-operation between NASA and 
			Russian aerospace officials at a technical, scientific and maybe 
			even military level. Do you liaise or have ties with organizations 
			similar to your own overseas? 
          
          VU: I can tell you, truthfully, that just a couple of days 
			before I flew to the United States I had a meeting with my ... let's 
			say, my bosses. And they said they are very interested in 
			co-operating with other organizations ... let's say, our friends in 
			the West. So, I can tell you that this particular mission is at the 
			starting point. I am charged with finding the right people. When 
			this is done, and the next stage is activated, we can make some 
			concrete steps.
           
			
          
          
          GB: Earlier, off camera, you alluded to some important 
			developments concerning the  
           
			
          
			
          
             
           
           
          
            
          Tunguska explosion of 1908. 
			For the record, can you tell us why you now believe you know the 
			cause? 
          
          
          VU: It is not so much a case of belief; we know what caused it. It 
			was a meteor, but a meteor that was destroyed by ... let's say, a 
			missile. The missile was generated by a material installation. We 
			don't know who constructed it, but it was built long, long ago and 
			is situated in Siberia, several hundred kilometers north of 
			Tunguska. I can tell you that our investigation has revealed 
			more than one explosion at Tunguska. Let me share something with 
			you. The last time that this installation shot down a meteor was on 
			24/25 September last year 
          (2002). The Americans ... they have three bases ... 
			they, too, noticed this explosion. [Editor's Ref: See New Scientist 
			vol 178 issue 2399 - 14 June 2003]
           
			
           
          
          GB: Forgive me, but some will say this sounds like science 
			fiction.
          
          VU: Graham, you know that when we talk about the truths that 
			lie behind this subject, we only do so with those who have an 
			understanding of the responsibility that goes with it. And you know 
			that we are dealing with a technology much further ahead of our 
			own-one capable of doing things that we cannot.
           
			
           
          
          GB: Can you be more specific about the location of this 
			installation?
          
          VU: Look for the site of the Tunguska explosion. To the 
			southeast is the very large and famous Lake Baikal. Beyond that, to 
			the north, is a huge and barren territory covering 100,000 
			kilometers. Hardly anyone lives there. There are no towns or cities. 
			Here is where we located the installation... 
           
			
           
          
          GB: Are you aware of strange stories or rumors concerning the 
			so-called 
           
          
          
          "Planet X"?
          If some new 
			and heavenly body had entered our solar system, astronomers would 
			surely detect it and declare its presence. 
          
          VU: I cannot speak for astronomers in the West, but astronomers 
			within our Academy tell us we have nothing to fear. I have heard 
			people talk about a rotation figure of 3,600 years for this planet, 
			which is in a similar orbit to that of the Earth but behind the Sun. 
			We know that this planet and the installation in Siberia are closely 
			connected. Let me say that we believe that this installation is 
			keeping that planet in a stable orbit. If that planet were to move, 
			to shift orbit, the entire solar system would become unstable. Those 
			of us in the Academy are sure that this planet is inhabited, 
			and that this installation is designed to protect them and us. 
			We are sure that nothing dangerous will happen. Everything is under 
			control.
          
          Our investigations have shown that the Earth has a pulse-a finely 
			tuned frequency that affects everything, every living thing. Some 
			12,500 years ago, this pulse corresponded to 360 days of the 
			year-study the old Egyptian calendar-but then an asteroid struck the 
			Earth. We believe the orbit of the Earth was altered, artificially, 
			to compensate for this. Our planet moved further away from the Sun, 
			to a frequency pulse of 365.
          
          This has taught us to believe that we have friends-friends who watch 
			over us, silently. They did not allow then, nor will they allow now, 
			any planet, comet or asteroid to strike and destroy the Earth. This, 
			for us, is now absolutely clear.
          
          Those who wish to weaponise space ... to tell you the truth, all of us 
			involved in this project feel a pain in our hearts. Here we all are, 
			investigating this installation and some other stuff, material 
			stuff, none of which was constructed by Russians or Americans but by 
			someone else, someone from outer space. It saddens us when we think 
			what could happen if weapons are put into space.
          
          Let me speak frankly. This installation has a power system, an energy 
			source. We have located this. It was during the conflict in the 
			former Yugoslavia that we first noticed an increase in the output of 
			that energy. For us, it was incredible, but we now know that this 
			installation reacts to social upheaval and conflict. Part of our 
			investigation involved searching through ancient records and 
			archives, and then we came across the Echutin Apposs Alanhor 
			[sic] texts. We call them the Alanhor, and they are at 
			least 4,000 years old. They describe the installation, in scientific 
			terms, as to what was taking place there. It's amazing.
          
          I have visited the area twice. The first time our equipment detected 
			strong levels of radiation. I have to tell you, it was pretty 
			dangerous; we couldn't hide from it. The few local inhabitants of 
			the area knew of the installation, of course, and they described it 
			to us. They describe metal-like structures and drew them for us. We 
			plotted everything on a map. But these people, their families, the 
			animals, they were suffering from radiation sickness.
          
          The radiation levels have been continuously monitored for the past six 
			years, and now everyone - including the animals - has left the 
			forest. Let me tell you something about the Tunguska explosion 
			- something that has never been spoken of before. Two months before 
			the explosion, every living animal fled the region. It was as if the 
			installation had powered up to deal with the asteroid. With that 
			came an increase in radiation. The same thing is happening now, 
			today.
           
			
          
          
          GB: Are there any plans to mount another expedition to the area 
			and to visit the installation?
          
          VU: The radiation is a factor but, yes, another expedition is 
			planned for later this year. Look, we want to be open and honest 
			about this. We welcome international participation, but the people 
			we invite must be responsible in the eyes of the world. We want 
			people who are honest, open-minded and transparent, who are eager 
			and willing to co-operate and exchange and then disseminate the 
			scientific data. I invite you, 
          Graham, to come to Russia and visit the installation as an 
			observer.
           
			
          
          
          GB: I would be honored. Thank you.
          
          VU: You can tell people that we, Russia, have decided that it 
			is time that other people should know about this, and not just a 
			few.