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 "slug": "cia-uap-016",
 "title": "CIA-UAP-016-Sightings of Unidentified Flying Ojbects in Ladakh Nepal Sikkim and Bhutan",
 "agency": "CIA",
 "year": null,
 "page_count": 6,
 "source_page": "https://wearenotalone.space/document/cia-uap-016/",
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 "license": "U.S. Government work — public domain. Text is machine OCR from the original scan; the page image is authoritative.",
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   "text": "He will try t.o find out-Dr. Edward Condon,\nformer head of the National B1,1,reau of Standard-s\nand recently named director ofthe Air Force•\nsponsored civilian investigation of UFO's with\nheadquarters at the University of Colorado·\nin Boulder.\n3"
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   "text": "DI P.f: CTOR\n,\\I I /FT f')\neemF I BPH 1Al\nXGDS\n..\n203708\n·l<**CIR.Cll f1FFLP~i: nuTP1JT -\nH~FTD/'JIIB, WRIGHT-Pf\\TTEPSGN AFH, OHIO***\n4. 21. 53 r>M\n-.1IJ\\J\nl 1, 1974 -\nPAGF\n14\n*CIA ATTN: CQS/ISr./U/~--~~~ 11--'46 HC.\n15\nwJ1,SH. J.C. 20'>05;\n138501351\n*\n152 OOCUMiNTS SATISFIEr THIS SEARCH Fr~ LINDA:\n304441\n/iCCESSf~\n11[ 501353\nFIU-~r.R\nl8P.·t/01R5\nCLASSIF\n1\nDOWilGPt. D\n1\nDAT f\n6 8\nTfXT\nO 0070\nCLASSlFIC~TIJN: CONFIQFNTIAL\nRESTRICTIONS~\ncn~TR~LLED DISSEM\n~O FOREIG~ ~ISS~~\nTITLE\n~-~~~~~~SIGHTINGS Ct=\n1JNIDE-f\\:TIFIED FLYING nRJi::CT$-\nIN\nU\\OAKt-l, ~lf:PAL, SIKKIM A/'fl[l (\\dlJTA'·l -C­\nAUTH'~::i.\nr.1rPJE\nTOPIC T~GS\n-I~--~~- -1T- -Cµ-\n2\n3\nUi-HOft\\JTIFIED FLYING (:'',JfC:T,\nA[RCRAFT AD[)IUE~T\nDOCNR.\nSfiUR.Cf\n--::::=::::::=====::::=:====­\nDIRECTCR ~ll/FTn\nCONFIOENTIAL\nXGOS\nDI RECTO~ \"I I /FT[)\nCQi'I F I O HIT 1AL\nXGDS\n20370,'1\nl<*·t':l'{COL 'JFflUJE OUTPUT -\nYQFTD/t-.11'3, WRIGHT-P\\TTFRS'Jf\\i AFn, OHIO***\n4 • 2 l • 5 3 P •~\nJ 1Y J l 9 , 1 9 7 4 -\nPA Gt\nl 5\n*CIA ATT!'~: C~S/ISG/1_1/\nRM lHL,6 HQS WflSH. D. C. 20505~\n138501353\n*\n~-,-.5~2 D1ClJME·~TS ~1~TI,~Fl'::f) TH1.J StA~CH FOft LINO/\\;\nOIRFCTOR NI/FTD"
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   "n": 3,
   "image": "https://wearenotalone.space/transcripts/cia-uap-016/p03.jpg",
   "text": "a\n'i\n-·\nI N F O R M A T I O N\nR E f) 0 R T\nI N F O R M A T l O N\nR E P O R T\nr• ·n ·~ L ..... ,. T1llr\nCENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY\n!',, - ,,';••,.:, -~nt•11\"'~ 1:if.-.,r--.,!1('1n, .iifl,\nIi·.,: th,. ~al,o('.d r~--h•:,•,(' of fh(' Unilt>d ~,.,,('~ ••,.. i1h1n Ow,..• Ufllnf...., thf\"·\nr­\n1, f' \" C. ~r, s.\n:'<ll .tn,t .. ,ll. lh•· lr,11~•.,~,,, ,,c,n or tr\" l.,t,oo of w111C·h an any m;i,nn•·r to ,,n unnulho11.r,·tf r,rr,on t•, I r,./,1'..,!, ff t-, • I••\n1\nCOUNTRY\nDOI\nSUBJECT\n4CQ\nSOURCE\nIndia/Nepal/Bhutan/China\nFebruar.r - March 1968\n~ir,htings of\nc___,u~r~,1~a~e=n~t~il~i~od---,-----sFl,.,--::y=-\"ing Objects in\nLadakh, Nepal, .:,ikkim and Bhutan\nDATE OISTR.\n•\n~~~~~-~~~~~--~I sightings of unidentified flyini:; objects\nin Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan during the period 19 February - •\n25 J.arch 1968.\nParticulars of Bright Objects 3een Over South Ladakh, :iorth East Nepal,\n!lorth Sikkim and Western Bhutan,\n•\nDate\nLocal\nArea over\nDirection\n?articulars\nTime\nwhich seen·\nof flight\nof the Cbiect\nLada}:h\n4 March 1968\n1300 hour1:.\nChang La, Fukch<.;\nand Koyul\nJ\nEast to\nWest\n2\nS 9 lJ F I B B N 'f I A h/NO FOREIGN DISSEM/CONTOOLLED DISSEM\n•\n.___......_.....__ n_,•_1.-.\"_,._.._•...J...__.,_•v_•--1._\"_\"_'1---\"s_•__._•_•_o _.__c,._s __.~__1F_.,_F1_._14_D_,._\"_•1tv_,_,..,_,__,_•\"-\"'-'\"\"-'-\"'=--'\".-:.•-'hJ'----~\n,Nt-0RM.ATION REPORT\nINFORMATION REPORT\nOne white\nli[71t and\nsiriul taneously\ntwo blasting\nsounds were heard.\nAlso, one reddish\nlir,ht followed by\nwhi7,.1 smoke.\n•\n5\nJ\n2"
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   "text": "Date\n:.:ca: 1'\"'...r.e\nArea over whi ...b\nLirtction of flight\nParticulars of the\nseer.\nobject\n-=t\nrtheal:it Uep&l\n19 February 1968\n:2 c;~.;:~een\nWalur.gchur.g-c.::•\nNorth-Eaet to South­\n.:·.oo :-:\nar.d Ohurisa aro,\nWest\nkim\n-···­\n19 Fehru.ary l9o8\nLachung, Lacl:t· ..\nThii; j n!vM\".&tion ill\n::oo:..\nTI-.ar,gu, }h.1g-..:t:-.L i\nrather ,·unful51r.g.\n:us\nand Chholha.-::·...\n:.iirece~-·. W'ae reporv·\nae be!. r:g .!rOl!l South­\neast to florth-wEcet ovej>\nTI~..gkarla, Lacl',ung,\nL, . ·.r: i Y.uguU--.ar,g.\nOver (. t.( Lhamo ar,d\n~eeie Le., the direction\nwu reportedly trom\nUorth-east to SouUl­\nwest.\nThe latter\ndirection coincides\n\"1th the one over Nepal\nand ia likely to be\nmore correct aince the\ndate and tim1111 of the\nfiilbt of object also\ncoincide.\nA taet-rnovl.r,g otject,\nlong ar,d thfr.t mitt'\"k'\nred and ri een l:rigr,\n,t~.\nae br1.ght H\ntc. cau~e d.&7•·\nlight.\nThunder sound r....:rt.\nafter !f'!II eeconda ot i,ifhtq\nof object.\n:•J t :,bject girtnc\n1;,t, !ro!II tail. It\n.,.. ~ , ' tht enough to b\n. (hte-h the entire &rM.\n.·,1:ndflr &oUnd was heard\n.~11,olnamu a.fter\nSi&bt1r,g the obj~ct.\nI\n•\n•\nI•"
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   "n": 5,
   "image": "https://wearenotalone.space/transcripts/cia-uap-016/p05.jpg",
   "text": ".,\n'::..\n'\\~\nII.I\nCD\n~\n...\n◄\n..:t\n~\n\"\"\nII.I\nCD\n◄...\nDate\nLocal Time\nArea over -which\nDirection of fiight\nParticulars of the\nseen\nobject\n~\n21 February 1968\n21.30\n~impu\n4 March 1968\n]JOO\nLadakh\nAne La area\n25 ¥.arch 1968\n2150\nFllkche, Koyul,\nDemchok\nEast to West. However\nsince due east of\nThimpu there is nothing\nbut Indian terr\"'-0ry\nthe direction o_ flight.\nc0\"1ld well be frox:.\nNorth-east to South-west,\nthat is, f'ro111 the dirtc­\ntion of' Tibet.\nCbject wa~ following a\ncircular path.\nLeft a\ntrail of mnoke behind\nit.\nAppeared from Chang La\nside and waa eeen\nmoving towards Demochok,\ni.e. from north to south.\nRocket-lil-:r- • :·.ject leaving\nwhite-yel1\n1ite.trail\nabout 20 y\n, long at a\nheight of 20-2SsOOO feet.\nA bluish colored object\nmoving at high speed wit.b­\nout any noise. It vas\nbright enour-h to brighten\nthe area.\nI\nI\nI\nA\ni\n•\n<J\n1,."
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   "n": 6,
   "image": "https://wearenotalone.space/transcripts/cia-uap-016/p06.jpg",
   "text": "Lat,\n.lr.. ovwr vh1.ch\neeen\n2\"15\nKulci region 1n\nNW Nep&l.\n~\n..\n\"\n:'<\n;.i,.\n!4\n;1\nti\n~\n-.::,\n~\n;,\n;....\nn\n~\nH....\n.~.;.,\n.....\n. .\n1Jlrect1.on of night\nParti,;ulars of th,·\nc.l 'e::t\nAppflared to be north\nto south. A blazing\nob,1eot, tlaahina\n1ntenn1ttently,\n•~c~nied bf b11•\n' mder eoand d1a1nte­\n'· i£ted over wlci\nregion.\nA hue• 111et.1Uc\ndiec-ahaped ob,1ect witb\n• au-toot base and tav\nffft in height vu twnd\nin a crater at Baltichau.r,\ntive 1111lH HE ot Polchara.\nPortions ot • •i•ilu\no?>ject WN found at\nOkJakotandT,\n•\n:..r.A MC\\1.-1\n. ,_,, _.....,. ..................._,---•-·~ ii&QC\nQ\nW♦\n•·"
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