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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The Sary Shagan .weapons Testing
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Sh agan weapons testing ·range , to• include facilities, work •reu,
security fencing, the regional headquar~ers (V/ Ch 03080). a,,d a
warhead checkout unit ( Vl'Ch 03142).
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information on the followina:
System•7S [SA•2) and Syttea-300/
Aldan (ABM-1 GALOSH) \.arheads·: rumored laser resefn:h; ud aa
unidentified aeri al phenomenon.
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Context
This is one of 21 CIA records in the declassified archive, reported in the Other region. It was published in Release 03 (6/12).
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