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Sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects in Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan

File

CIA-UAP-016

Type

Document, 6 pages

Agency

CIA

Date

1968

Place

Ladakh, Nepal | Sikkim, India | Bhutam

Released

Release 3, June 12, 2026

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The government's description

A 1968 report about UFO sightings in Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan. Seven UFO sightings are listed that took place between 19 Feb. to 25 Mar. 1968. A more redacted version of the report has been available on CIA's public website.

He will try t.o find out-Dr. Edward Condon,
former head of the National B1,1,reau of Standard-s
and recently named director of the Air Force•
sponsored civilian investigation of UFO's with
headquarters at the University of Colorado·
in Boulder.
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~~~~~-~~~~~--~I sightings of unidentified flyini:; objects
in Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan during the period 19 February - •
25 J.arch 1968.
Particulars of Bright Objects 3een Over South Ladakh, :iorth East Nepal,
!lorth Sikkim and Western Bhutan,
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Date
Local
Time
Area over
which seen·
Direction
of flight
?articulars
of the Cbiect
East to
One white
li[71t and
siriul taneously
two blasting
sounds were heard.
Also, one reddish
lir,ht followed by
whi 7,.1 smoke.
Lada}:h
4 March 1968
1300 hour1:.
Chang La, Fukch<.;
and Koyul
West
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Date
:.:ca: 1'"'...r.e
Area over whi ...b
seer.
Lirtction of flight
Particulars of the
object
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19 February 1968
:2 c;~.;:~een
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Walur.gchur.g-c.::•
ar.d Ohurisa aro,
North-Eaet to Sou th­
A taet-rnovl.r,g otject,
West
long ar,d thfr.t mitt'"k'
red and r i een l:rigr,
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ae br1.ght H
tc. cau~e d.&7•·
light. Thunder sound r....:rt.
after !f'!II eeconda ot i,ifhtq
of object.
kim
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19 Fehru.ary l9o8
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:us
Lachung, Lacl:t· ..
TI-.ar,gu, }h.1g-..: t:-.L i
and Chho lha.-::·...
Thii; j n!vM".&tion ill
rather ,·unful51r.g.
:.iirece~-·. W'ae reporv·
ae be!. r:g .!rOl!l South­
east to florth-wEcet ovej>
TI~.. gkarla, Lacl',ung,
L, . ·.r: i Y.uguU--.ar,g.
Over (. t.( Lhamo ar,d
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:,bject girtnc
1;,t, !ro!II tail.
It
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. (hte-h the entire &rM.
.·,1:ndflr &oUnd was heard
.~11,olnamu a.fter
Si&bt1r,g the obj~ct.
~eeie Le., the direction
wu reportedly trom
Uorth-east to SouUl­
west. The latter
direction coincides
"1th the one over Nepal
and ia likely to be
more correct aince the
date and tim1111 of the
fiilbt of object also
coincide.
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Local Time
Area over -which
Direction of fiight
Particulars of the
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21 February 1968
21.30
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East to West. However
since due east of
Thimpu there is nothing
but Indian terr"'-0ry
the direction o_ flight.
c0"1ld well be frox:.
North-east to South-west,
that is, f'ro111 the dirtc­
tion of' Tibet.
A bluish colored object
moving at high speed wit.b­
out any noise. It vas
bright enour-h to brighten
the area.
Ladakh
4 March 1968
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25 ¥.arch 1968
2150
Ane La area
Cbject wa~ following a
circular pa th. Left a
trail of mnoke behind
it.
Fllkche, Koyul,
Appeared from Chang La
side and waa eeen
moving towards Demochok,
i.e. from north to south.
Rocket-lil-:r- • :·.ject leaving
white-yel1
1ite.trail
about 20 y , long at a
height of 20-2SsOOO feet.
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Parti,;ulars of th,·
c.l 'e::t
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2"15
Kulci region 1n
NW Nep&l.
Appflared to be north
to south. A blazing
ob,1eot, tlaahina
1ntenn1ttently,
•~c~nied bf b11•
' mder eoand d1a1nte­
'· i£ted over wlci
region. A hue• 111et.1Uc
diec-ahaped ob,1ect witb
• au-toot base and tav
ffft in height vu twnd
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in a crater at Baltichau.r,
ti ve 1111lH HE ot Polchara.
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