# CIA-UAP-016, Sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects in Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan

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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.                                     3

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                                                                                                                    DATE OISTR.
  COUNTRY                 India/Nepal/Bhutan/China

    DOI                   Februar.r - March 1968
  SUBJECT
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                                                                       ~ir,htings of
                       c___,u~r~,1~a~e=n~t~il~i~od---,-----sFl,.,--::y=-"ing Objects in
                          Ladakh, Nepal, .:,ikkim and Bhutan



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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,       •

                         Date                            Local                       Area over                                Direction                 ?articulars
                                                         Time                        which seen·                              of flight                 of the Cbiect

                                                                                     Lada}:h

                         4 March 1968                    1300 hour1:.                Chang La, Fukch<.;                       East to                  One white
                                                                                     and Koyul                               West                      li[71t and
                                                                                                                                                       siriul taneously
                                                                                                                                                       two blasting
                                                                                                                                                       sounds were heard.
                                                                                                                                                       Also, one reddish
                                                                                                                                                       lir,ht followed by
                                                                                                                                                       whi 7,.1 smoke.


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Date          :.:ca: 1'"'...r.e   Area over whi ...b             Lirtction of flight               Particulars of the
                                                        seer.                                                            object
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           19 February 1968    :2 c;~.;:~een       Walur.gchur.g-c.::•            North-Eaet to Sou th­        A taet-rnovl.r,g otject,
                               .:·.oo :-:          ar.d Ohurisa aro,               West                        long ar,d thfr.t mitt'"k'
                                                                                                               red and r i een l:rigr,        ,t~.
                                                                                                               ae br1.ght H    tc. cau~e d.&7•·
                                                                                                               light. Thunder sound r....:rt.
                                                                                                               after !f'!II eeconda ot i,ifhtq
                                                                                                               of object.
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           19 Fehru.ary l9o8                       Lachung, Lacl:t· ..            Thii; j n!vM".&tion ill            :•J t   :,bject girtnc
                               ::oo:..             TI-.ar,gu, }h.1g-..: t:-.L i   rather ,·unful51r.g.                   1;,t, !ro!II tail.
                                                                                                                                          It
                               :us                 and Chho lha.-::·...           :.iirece~-·. W'ae reporv·    .,.. ~ , ' tht enough to b
                                                                                  ae be!. r:g .!rOl!l South­        . (hte-h the entire &rM.
                                                                                  east to florth-wEcet ovej>    .·,1:ndflr &oUnd was heard
                                                                                  TI~.. gkarla, Lacl',ung,        .~11,olnamu a.fter
                                                                                  L, . ·.r: i Y.uguU--.ar,g.   Si&bt1r,g the obj~ct.
                                                                                  Over (. t.( Lhamo ar,d
                                                                                  ~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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                                                          seen
                                                                        Direction of fiight                        Particulars of the
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              ""     21 February 1968   21.30        ~impu              East to West. However              A bluish colored object
              II.I                                                      since due east of                  moving at high speed wit.b­
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              ◄                                                         Thimpu there is nothing
                                                                        but Indian terr"'-0ry
                                                                                                           out any noise. It vas
                                                                                                           bright enour-h to brighten
                                                                        the direction o_ flight.           the area.
                                                                        c0"1ld well be frox:.
                                                                        North-east to South-west,
                                                                        that is, f'ro111 the dirtc­
                                                                        tion of' Tibet.
                                                     Ladakh

                     4 March 1968       ]JOO         Ane La area        Cbject wa~ following a
                                                                        circular pa th. Left a
                                                                        trail of mnoke behind
                                                                        it.

                     25 ¥.arch 1968     2150         Fllkche, Koyul,
                                                     Demchok
                                                                        Appeared from Chang La
                                                                        side and waa eeen
                                                                        moving towards Demochok,
                                                                        i.e. from north to south.
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                                                                        Rocket-lil-:r- • :·.ject leaving




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                                                                        white-yel1         1ite.trail
                                                                        about 20 y , long at a
                                                                        height of 20-2SsOOO feet.

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                                                                           2"15   Kulci region 1n     Appflared to be north
                                                                                  NW Nep&l.           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
                                                                                                      in a crater at Baltichau.r,
                                                                                                      ti ve 1111lH HE ot Polchara.
                                                                                                      Portions ot • •i•ilu
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