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…
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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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I N FO RM A T I O N R E f) 0 R T I N FO RM A T l O N R E P O RT
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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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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◄ Date Local Time Area over -which
seen
Direction of fiight Particulars of the
object
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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
...
CD
◄ 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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Lat,
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eeen Parti,;ulars of th,·
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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.
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