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UfoCom

UfoCom is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand UfoCom rather than just read about it. In short: The UFOCOM or Belarusian UFOlogical COMmunity (previous and internal name: Ufological Committee of Belarus) is a non-commercial, non-government, non-registered public organization in Belarus. It was founded in 2001 in Horki, Belarus by a group of enthusiasts, mostly students of the Belarusian State Agricultural Academy studying paranormal phenomena in the local area.

Key takeaways

UfoCom belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect UfoCom to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of UfoCom from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The UFOCOM or Belarusian UFOlogical COMmunity (previous and internal name: Ufological Committee of Belarus) is a non-commercial, non-government, non-registered public organization in Belarus. It was founded in 2001 in Horki, Belarus by a group of enthusiasts, mostly students of the Belarusian State Agricultural Academy studying paranormal phenomena in the local area. Later, the group developed into a statewide networked community of volunteers, performing both local and statewide field, monitoring and analytical research projects.

Kosmopoisk relations Since 2005 UfoCom has been a part of the Kosmopoisk international movement, officially serving as a non-registered office and public node for the all-CIS network of anomalistic/UFO research. All-Belarusian annual field meetings are held jointly by Kosmopoisk and UfoCom in places statewide that are considered the most notable and attractive from a researcher point of view. The coordinator of UfoCom also serves as the coordinator for the Belarusian regional branch of Kosmopoisk Unity (Kosmopoisk-Belarus). Since 2006, the UfoCom coordinator is Ilya Butov.

Orthodox Church relations In 2005, UfoCom was included on the list of destructive religious organizations of Belarus due to a series of unfriendly articles towards the church, published by UfoCom's previous leader, Ruslan Linnik. The problem was eventually solved with Linnik's withdrawal from UfoCom activities in 2006.

Structure UfoCom consists of a number of local groups in large cities in Belarus, most active in Minsk and Brest, as well as in Vitebsk, Horki and other areas, together with a number of individual members and corresponding members from Belarus and foreign countries. In addition there exists a special urban explorer team called Diggers of Brest, which performs research on underground locations such as Brest Fortress and abandoned ancient and Soviet-era fortification installations, and an archaeological team called Artefact. UfoCom focuses on studying various anomalous phenomena (UFOs, crop circles, poltergeists), meteorite impact sites, civilian, military and religious historical sites. Research is conducted in close cooperation with the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus and its facilities.

Cooperation and partnership

Joint research activities UfoCom widely participates and supports various networked (mostly Kosmopoisk-based) initiatives in Belarus:

Awards Since 2005, a number of UfoCom members and implemented activities were nominated for the Kosmopoisk annual award. In 2007, two UfoCom volunteers were awarded diplomas from March for Parks, held by the Russian Biodiversity Conservation center's international environmental programme (the first time in post-USSR history members of ufological communities received awards for nature protection activities).

Media coverage UfoCom collects and makes available for research a library of various literature devoted to anomalous phenomena, including rare items. For promoting research and their results, a periodical newspaper, Anatomy of Phenomena, is published on a non-commercial basis.

Notable studies and expeditions

Field work Investigation and excavation of Stolbtsovsky meteorite impact site Discovery of a previously unknown Adolf Hitler command bunker in Belarus Study of Kupa archaeological site, which is supposed to be a 'Belarusian Stonehenge' Investigation of snow crop circle site

Investigations

See also List of UFO organizations Kosmopoisk

References

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with UfoCom

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what UfoCom claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to UfoCom before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about UfoCom ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of UfoCom

In research: UfoCom appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses UfoCom in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: UfoCom is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2001 establishments in Belarus, Clubs and societies in Belarus, UFO organizations, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for UfoCom outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study UfoCom in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what UfoCom means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain UfoCom out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is UfoCom in simple terms?

Why does UfoCom matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study UfoCom?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on UfoCom.