CIA-UAP-016, Sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects in Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan
WAR.gov / Department of War PURSUE Release 03
Official WAR.gov Release 03 pdf record CIA-UAP-016: CIA-UAP-016, Sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects in Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan. Agency: CIA; incident context: 1968, Ladakh, Nepal | Sikkim, India | Bhutam.
Document Highlights
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Short overview
This 1968 report lists UFO sightings in Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim, and Bhutan. The reported events fall between 19 February and 25 March 1968. The report collects place, time, and direction details for “bright objects” without establishing a confirmed explanation.
Why this is interesting
- Brings together several regional sighting reports from a short period.
- Names Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim, and western Bhutan as observation areas.
- The candidates show tabular fields for date, local time, area, and flight direction.
- The text is OCR-noisy, but the list structure remains visible.
Selected passages
- p. 0: The title refers to sightings of unidentified flying objects in Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim, and Bhutan.
- p. 2: An index/title field lists “Sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects” in those regions.
- p. 3: The report gives the period as 19 February to 25 March 1968.
- p. 3: The table begins with “Particulars of Bright Objects” over South Ladakh, northeast Nepal, North Sikkim, and western Bhutan.
Background
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.