CIA Report Lists Seven UFO Sightings Across Four Regions

A report by the CIA, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, lists seven sightings of unidentified objects in the sky. They took place between February and March 1968 in four places: Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim, and Bhutan.

The dates and numbers paint a clear picture: seven sightings were recorded in just over a month across a region spanning several places. But the official summary does not say what was seen in any of them. It leaves out the very thing we would most like to know.

Seven Sightings in Just Over a Month

The list begins on February 19 and ends on March 25, 1968. It records seven sightings during that period. The places named in the report are Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim, and Bhutan. The summary notes that Sikkim is in India.

“UFO” means an object seen in the sky that has not been identified. That is all the summary says about the sightings. It gives no details about shape, color, or movement. So it is impossible to know whether the seven sightings involved the same thing or entirely different objects.

A List Without Descriptions

The report groups the sightings under a single heading: unidentified objects in the sky. It offers no account of who saw anything, whether anyone gave chase, or how the people who reported the sightings responded. The summary also gives no details about what happened before or after each sighting.

The report is also available in a redacted version published on the CIA’s public website. The summary does not say which parts were redacted. So it is impossible to tell whether the full report contained additional information.

What Remains Unknown

The summary does not say who reported the sightings, what exactly was seen, or whether an ordinary explanation was found. It gives only the number of sightings, the date range, and the locations.

Seven sightings, four place names, and just over a month. But what crossed the skies above those places? The summary leaves the picture blank.