*** Document 292 of 54 - 2 FBIS *** DOCN 000408973 CLAS UNCLAS 1L SERI SERIAL: OW0712101693 COUN COUNTRY: PRC SUBJ*SUBJ: TAIWAN, MAINLAND UFO SYMPOSIUM CLOSES IN BEIJING SOUR SOURCE: BEIJING XINHUA IN ENGLISH 0836 GMT 7 DEC 93 TEXT TEXT: * //(("UFOS GALORE ACROSS TAIWAN STRAITS" -- XINHUA HEADLINE)) ((TEXT)) BEIJING, DECEMBER 7 (XINHUA) -- NEARLY 6,000 SIGHTINGS *OF UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS (UFOS) ACROSS THE TAIWAN STRAITS HAVE BEEN REPORTED, SAID EXPERTS FROM THE CHINESE MAINLAND AND TAIWAN HERE TODAY. SOME HAVE DEFIED RATIONAL EXPLANATION. * WANG CHANGTING, CHAIRMAN OF THE CHINA UFO RESEARCH ORGANIZATION (CURO), SAID THAT MORE THAN 5,000 SIGHTINGS HAVE BEEN REPORTED FROM THE MAINLAND, AND SEVERAL HUNDREDS IN TAIWAN.