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This Central Intelligence Agency information report, classified confidential and retrieved in a 1974 Foreign Technology Division records search, lists sightings of unidentified flying objects in Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan between 19 February and 25 March 1968. Its tables give dates, times, areas, directions of flight and descriptions, including bright lights, thunder sounds and rocket-like trails. It notes that a metallic disc-shaped object was found in a crater near Pokhara, Nepal.
From the source:Release of 2026-06-12 Incident: 1968, Ladakh, Nepal | Sikkim, India | Bhutam. 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.
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# INFORMATION REPORT INFORMATION REPORT ## CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Eprenge Laws, Title IX U.S.C. Secs. 791 and 791, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law NO FOREIGN DISSEM/CONTROLLED DISSEM in Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan during the period 19 February - 25 March 1968. Date Local Time Area over which seen Direction of flight Particulars of the Object Ladakh 4 March 1968 1300 hours Chang La, Fukche, and Koyul East to West One white light and simultaneously two blasting sounds were heard. Also, one reddish light followed by white smoke. STATE DIA ARMY NAVY AIR NSA AID CRS (For Field Distribution see final paragraph)
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Official release, from the pursue collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. The text was read from the page images by GLM-OCR; expect the odd misread word. 6 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.