Claim: 3962 Valyaev was discovered by Smirnova, a Soviet/Russian astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets and comets, on February 8, 1967 and was named after Russian astronomer Valerij Valyaev.
Evidence: It was discovered on 8 February 1967, by Russian astronomer Tamara Smirnova at Nauchnyj on the Crimean peninsula, and later named after Russian astronomer Valerij Valyaev. Tamara Mikhaylovna Smirnova (Russian: Тама́ра Миха́йловна Смирно́ва; 1935–2001) was a Soviet/Russian astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets and comets.