Raden Jacob Salatun (29 May 1927 in

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– 3 February 2012 in

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) was an

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Air Force 3-star officer ( Air marshal). He is known as a founder of Indonesia's

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in 1963. Between 28 March 1966 and 25 July 1966 he was Minister of Industry in Indonesia. Salatun observed

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phenomena in 1974. Two of his famous works are "''Menjingkap Rahasia piring terbang''" (Revealing the Secret of Flying Saucer) in 1960, and "''UFO: Salah Satu Masalah Dunia Masa Kini''" (UFO, One Of The Present Riddles) in 1982. He established SUFOI (Indonesian UFO Study) in the 1980s. In a letter published in 1974 he wrote, "I am convinced that we must study the UFO problem seriously for reasons of sociology, technology, and security."

References

* Birnes, William J. "The UFO Magazine UFO Encyclopedia", New York: Pocket Books, 2004. {{DEFAULTSORT:Salatun, Jacob 1927 births 2012 deaths Ufologists Government ministers of Indonesia Indonesian Air Force air marshals People from Banyumas Regency