CIA-UAP-011, The Sary Shagan Weapons Testing Range
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.
✦ AI summary
CIA-UAP-011 is a declassified CIA Intelligence Information Report titled "The Sary Shagan Weapons Testing Range," covering the period November 1972 to November 1973, sourced from a Soviet citizen via a CIA field office (listed as ACO Germany). The report provides limited information on the Sary Shagan weapons testing range in the USSR, including facilities, work areas, security fencing, the regional headquarters (designated V/Ch 03080), and a warhead checkout unit (V/Ch 03142). It also covers System-75 (SA-2) and System-300/Aldan (ABM-1 GALOSH) warheads, rumored laser research at the site, and notably references "an unidentified aerial phenomenon" observed in connection with the facility. The report is marked CONFIDENTIAL and explicitly labeled as raw, not finally evaluated intelligence. Only page 1 contains extractable text; pages 2-3 appear to be image-only with no text layer.
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▸Transcript(3 of 3 pages legible)
[PAGE 1] Approved for Release 2026 Intelligence Information Report — SECRET/SENSITIVE — INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED. [Handling/warning notice on declassification schedule.] THIS IS AN INFORMATION REPORT, NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE. CONFIDENTIAL. REPORT NO. FIK-51/016. DATE DISTR.: [redacted] December [year]. COUNTRY: USSR. DATE OF INFO: November 1972 - November 1973. SUBJECT: The Sary Shagan Weapons Testing Range. FIELD NO.: ACO Germany [former Soviet citizen source]. SOURCE: [this report]. Summary: This report provides limited information on the Sary Shagan weapons testing range, to include facilities, work areas, security fencing, the regional headquarters (V/Ch 03080), and a warhead checkout unit (V/Ch 03142). Also included is limited information on the following: System-75 (SA-2) and System-300/Aldan (ABM-1 GALOSH) warheads; rumored laser research; and an unidentified aerial phenomenon. End of Summary. CONFIDENTIAL. [PAGE 2] [No extractable text — image-only page] [PAGE 3] [No extractable text — image-only page]
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Source: U.S. Department of War / AARO — public domain · war.gov/ufo
