The UFO FilesDocument
State Department UAP Cable 004, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, November 5, 2004
- Kind
- Document
- Agency
- Department of State
- Incident date
- 11/5/04
- Location
- Turkmenistan
- Released
- May 8, 2026
The file opens on war.gov, the Department of War's PURSUE site.
WHAT THE RECORD SAYS
The government's own description, as released.
UFOlogists of Turkmenistan has gained a positive reputation as a reliable partner for the United States in Turkmenistan to the bemusement of the cable’s author in the build up of civil society organizations within the country. The reputation has become earned because everyone in Turkmenistan, apparently, “is interested in UFOs.”
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