CIA-UAP-016: Sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects in Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim…
This released document records that seven UFO sightings occurred in Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim, and Bhutan between 19 February and 25 March 1968. The file preserves the source account or analysis but does not independently establish interpretations beyond the cited record. This document is useful as an officially released artifact because it preserves the file's provenance and lets its claims be compared with related Release 03 records.
- File
- Document · Release 03
- Date
- 1968
- Location
- Ladakh, Nepal | Skkim, India | Bhutam
- Extent
- 6 pages
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Probed Assessment
This released document records that seven UFO sightings occurred in Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim, and Bhutan between 19 February and 25 March 1968. The file preserves the source account or analysis but does not independently establish interpretations beyond the cited record.
Key takeaways
- The source states that seven UFO sightings occurred in Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim, and Bhutan between 19 February and 25 March 1968.
- The source states that the table records a March 1968 sighting near Chang La, Fukche, and Koyul involving a white light, a reddish light, smoke, and two blasting sounds.
- The source states that a February 1968 entry for northeast Nepal describes a fast, long, thin object emitting bright red and green light, followed by a thunder-like sound.
Why it matters
This document is useful as an officially released artifact because it preserves the file's provenance and lets its claims be compared with related Release 03 records.
Corroboration
The release metadata and stored source material corroborate the file's provenance. Reported sightings, interpretations, and allegations remain attributed to the source unless independently supported by the cited evidence.
Open questions
- • What additional contemporaneous records or independent evidence could test the source account?
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Official Description from War.gov
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.
Preserved verbatim as source metadata. This wording is separate from Probed’s file-specific description and assessment.
File Context
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Tracker findings
CIA record listed seven UFO sightings in Himalayan border regions
The record states: Seven UFO sightings occurred in Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim, and Bhutan between 19 February and 25 March 1968.
Release provenance
- Release
- Release 03
- Official ID
- release-03-file-025-cia-uap-016-sightings-of-unidentified-flying-objects-in-ladakh-nepal-sikkim-and-bhutan
- Cleared
- Jun 12, 2026
Referenced Timeline
UFO sighting in North-East Nepal
A fast-moving object, long and thin, emitting red and green lights, was seen. Thunder sound heard after sighting.
LinkedNepalUFO sighting in Ladakh
A rocket-like object leaving a white-yellowish trail was observed.
LinkedLadakhUFO sighting in Ladakh
A bluish colored object moving at high speed without any noise was observed.
LinkedLadakh
Source Claims
Claims are attributed to the released source and remain distinct from Probed’s assessment and tracker findings.
Seven UFO sightings occurred in Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim, and Bhutan between 19 February and 25 March 1968.
sightings of unidentified flying objects in Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan during the period 19 February - 25 March 1968.
The table records a March 1968 sighting near Chang La, Fukche, and Koyul involving a white light, a reddish light, smoke, and two blasting sounds.
One white light ... two blasting sounds were heard. Also, one reddish light followed by white smoke.
A February 1968 entry for northeast Nepal describes a fast, long, thin object emitting bright red and green light, followed by a thunder-like sound.
A fast-moving object, long and thin, emitting red and green bright light, as bright as to cause daylight. Thunder sound heard after few seconds of sighting of object.
A Bhutan entry describes a bluish object moving rapidly and silently east-to-west near Thimphu.
object Bhutan 21 February 1968 2130 Thimpu East to West. However A bluish colored object since due east of moving at high speed with- Thimpu there is nothing out any noise. It
Source Material & Evidence
CIA Report on UFO Sightings
RELEASE-03-FILE-025-CIA-UAP-016-SIGHTINGS-OF-UNIDENTIFIED-FLYING-OBJECTS-IN-LADAKH-NEPAL-SIKKIM-AND-BHUTAN
Research Map
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