PURSUE archive · catalogue card
CIA-UAP-016
Sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects in Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan
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- Agency
- CIA
- Incident date
- 1968As the catalogue writes it: “1968”
- Place
- Himalaya (Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan)As the catalogue writes it: “Ladakh, Nepal | Sikkim, India | Bhutam”See the area on the globe →
- Published in PURSUE
- Jun 12, 2026
- Records
- 1 record · Document
01 Official description
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.
02 Catalogue records · 1
CIA-UAP-016 · Document · CIA · Jun 12, 2026
Sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects in Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan
1968 · Ladakh, Nepal | Sikkim, India | Bhutam
03 Catalogue discrepancies
Errors or inconsistencies in the catalogue itself, noted as they appear. They do not change what the documents say.
- CIA-UAP-016: the place is spelled “Ladakh, Nepal | Sikkim, India | Bhutam” (for “Ladakh, Nepal | Sikkim, India | Bhutan”).
04 Related cases
Other catalogue cards from the same area or the same decade.
05 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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