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CIA-UAP-011, The Sary Shagan Weapons Testing Range 
CIA PDF RELEASE 2026-06-12 INC. December, 1973 ⊙ USSR ⌥ 481 WORDS OCR

CIA-UAP-011, The Sary Shagan Weapons Testing Range 

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This is a CIA Intelligence Information Report (Report No. FIRK-311/01638-77) distributed in December 1973, based on information collected between November 1972 and November 1973. The source is described as a former Soviet citizen with direct access to the Sary Shagan Weapons Testing Range in the USSR, acquired through a Germany-based collection channel. The report covers range facilities, warhead checkout procedures for System-75 (SA-2) and System-300/Aldan (identified by a field comment as the ABM-1 GALOSH) missiles, rumored laser weapons research, and a UAP observation. The UAP incident occurred on one evening in late summer 1973 at Site 7, when the source stepped outside during a Canada-USSR televised sports match and observed a bright green circular object or mass in the sky to the west, at approximately 70 degrees elevation, with no associated sound and no subsequent rumors among personnel.

The document is notable for embedding a UAP observation within an otherwise conventional military-technical intelligence collection report on a major Soviet weapons testing facility. A more heavily redacted version was previously available on the CIA's public website; this release restores additional detail. The UAP description is brief and unelaborated — the source offered no explanation and reported no follow-up discussion at the site. The report does not assess the phenomenon. Warhead technical details, including cassette-based fragmentation designs, remain the primary intelligence content.

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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. 
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Approved for Release 2026 LIGLACE Intelligence Intormation Neport NANNING NOTINH SENSITIVE INTELLICENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVE Crussfied by Recorded Reporting Officer. frempt fren General Declositication Schedule of E.O. 11652 %. Impalable to datermina dase of automatic declassificution. DIRECTORATE or OPERATIONS CONELDENTIAT THIS IS AN INFORMATION REPORT, NOT FINALLY EVALUATEC INTELTCENCE PREE LU REPORT NO. FIX K- 511/01636. DATE DISTR. 2. CDecenher !3. COUNTRY USSR DOI SUBJECT November 1972-November 1975 The Sary Shagan Weapons Testing Range ACQ SOURCE Germany FIELD NO. former Soviet citizen who serve! This report Shaman This report provides limited information on the saes weapons testing range, teed late tail/t 83o80T. are: fencing, warhead checkout Also included is limized information on the following: unit (V/ch 031435tem-75 (5A-2) and Systen- 300/ Al dan .[ABM-1 GALOSH] warheads; rumored laser resefirch; and as unidentified aerial phenomenon. End of Summary. 3915084 - 13 LCONELDENTHAL (disten cansele! STATE USIA (classication) DIA FBI NSA SWS NPIC JAS OSR OWl. osa OCR

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1 CONFINITHA TARMIA MOTICE - SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS ISVOLVEI • 4 - FIRK - 311/01638-77 checked Besides the Systen-75 SA-2] warheads, Site 4 also the warheads for a missi e(s) known as System- 300 Lource did not incw if Aldan was another name for the Sustem-300 missile, or if they were two were taken to site 35 for launching. According to rumor, the missile was for antimissile defense (protivo (Field Comment: Takenaya dron file in aficia commente sourcerden as the Source identified the ABM- 1/ GALOSH. The warhead for the System-300/Aldan missile was about two meters long and 80 to 100 certimeters in diameter. head weighed approximately 400 kilograms, and it contained an unrecalled number of black cassettes, 45 x 12 centimeters, which housed an unknown number of metal balls (shariki!. Warheads for the System-75 [SA-2] missile had approximately 100 grey cassettes centimeters, each of which heid 200 to 300 metal balis, each no more than l.S centimeters in diameter. Source had no knowledge regarding nuclear warheads. He opined that all systems could be equipped with nuclear warheads. However, Source stated all work done by his department was basically experimental (opytnaya) .) 14. On one evening in late Summer 1973, Source observed an CONFIDE

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CONFIDENTIAL/WARNING NOTICE • SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED - 5 - FIRK - 311/01638-° unidentified phenomenon at Site 7. While watching a sport com- petition between Canada and the: USSR on television, he stepped outside for some air and observed an unidentified sharp (bright) green circular object or mass in the sky. The object was situated west of the site at an angle of sighting of approximately 70 degrees. Although there were no clouds in the sky that evening, Source believed that the green mass would have been higher cloud level. Source could not estimate the diameter of the green circle There was no sound, such as an explosion, associated Source had no opinion as to what this phenomenon was. There was no resultant rumors. Source could not provide any further details.)
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