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CIA-UAP-011, The Sary Shagan Weapons Testing Range
Released: 6/12/26
Incident: December, 1973
Location: USSR
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.