RELEASE 03 / CIA-UAP-016
CIA-UAP-016, Sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects in Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan
- File ID
- CIA-UAP-016
- Agency
- CIA
- Release
- Release 03, 12 Jun 2026
- Event date
- 1968 (read as 1968; precision: year)
- Location
- Ladakh, Nepal | Sikkim, India | Bhutam
- Type
- Redactions
- None flagged
The official record
Official copy at war.gov
Official summary, as published
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.
Named in this file
2 namesPeople, programs and institutions from The Legacy Program research board whose names appear in this file, found by exact spelling against a hand-checked list. A match says only that the file names them, not what part they play. People and programs lists every file that names each one.
- Tier B Edward U. Condon person
Named in page 1.
Scientific director, USAF-funded Colorado UFO Project
- Tier A Central Intelligence Agency institution
Named in the title, the official summary and pages 2, 3.
Independent civilian foreign intelligence service; convener of the Robertson Panel
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