Jacob Salatun

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Raden Jacob Salatun (29 May 1927, Banyumas - 3 February 2012, Jakarta)^[1] was an Indonesia Air Commander and Major General. He is known as a founder of Indonesia's National Institute of Aeronautics and Space in 1963. Between28 March 1966 and 25 July 1966 he was Minister of Industry in Indonesia.

Salatun observed UFO 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 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

↑ Langit, Kembara (2012-02-23). "Kembara Langit: Belated Obituary - R.J. Salatun". Kembaralangit.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-09-27.

Birnes, William J. "The UFO Magazine UFO Encyclopedia", New York: Pocket Books, 2004.

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Name	Salatun, Jacob
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Short description	Indonesian air marshal
Date of birth	29 May 1927
Place of birth
Date of death	3 February 2012
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