Soviet astronomer and educator at the Moscow Aviation Institute. Co-founded a short-lived Soviet UFO Commission in 1967 with cosmonaut Pavel Popovich. Zigel's 1968 manuscript catalog of Soviet sightings became the basis for later Russian-language ufology.
Soviet astronomer and educator at the Moscow Aviation Institute. Co-founded a short-lived Soviet UFO Commission in 1967 with cosmonaut Pavel Popovich. Zigel's 1968 manuscript catalog of Soviet sightings became the basis for later Russian-language ufology. Their main public affiliations include Moscow Aviation Institute and Soviet UFO Commission (1967). They are most often discussed in connection with research, case documentation, technical claims, or historical analysis.