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CIA-UAP-011, The Sary Shagan Weapons Testing Range

Central Intelligence Agency · 1973 · 3 pages · text by GLM-OCR

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From the source: Release of 2026-06-12 Incident: December, 1973, USSR. This CIA Intelligence Information Report from December 1973 provides information on the Soviet Sary Shagan Weapons Testing Range, including details about its facilities, weapons systems (System-75 SA-2 and System-300/Aldan warheads), rumored laser weapon research, and unidentified aerial phenomenon observed at the site. A more redacted version of this report has been available on CIA's public website.

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# Intelligence Information Report

DIRECTORATE OF OPERATIONS

WARNING NOTICE SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED Classified by Recorded Reporting Officer. Exempt from General Declassification Schedule of E.O. 11652 E. Impossible to determine date of automatic declassification.

THIS IS AN INFORMATION REPORT, NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE

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## CONFIDENTIAL

COUNTRY USSR

REPORT NO. FIK K-311/01638

DATE DISTR. December 19

DOI November 1972-November 1973

SUBJECT The Sary Shagan Weapons Testing Range

FIELD NO.

ACQ	Germany FIELD NO.
SOURCE former Soviet citizen who served

This report

Summary: This report provides limited information on the Sary Shagan weapons testing range, to include facilities, work areas, security fencing, the regional headquarters [V/Ch 03080]. and a warhead checkout unit [V/Ch 03142]. Also included is limited information on the following: System-75 [SA-2] and System-300/ Aldan [ABM-1 GALOSH] warheads; rumored laser research; and an unidentified aerial phenomenon. End of Summary.

CONFIDENTIAL

3915084-13

STATE	DIA	NSA	XXXX	XXXX	(For Field Distribution see final paragraph)
USIA	FBI	SWS	NPIC	IAS	OSR	OWI	OSO	OCR

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