PURSUE archive · catalogue card
CIA-UAP-011
The Sary Shagan Weapons Testing Range
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- Agency
- CIA
- Incident date
- Dec 1973As the catalogue writes it: “December, 1973”
- Place
- USSR (unspecified)As the catalogue writes it: “USSR”See the area on the globe →
- Published in PURSUE
- Jun 12, 2026
- Records
- 1 record · Document
01 Official description
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.
02 Catalogue records · 1
CIA-UAP-011 · Document · CIA · Jun 12, 2026
The Sary Shagan Weapons Testing Range
December, 1973 · USSR
03 Related cases
Other catalogue cards from the same area or the same decade.
04 Sources
- [1]
Record · U.S. Department of War
Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE)
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Checked on Oct 4, 2026 · Open the original ↗
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