State Department UAP Cable 004, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, November 5, 2004

Official Conclusion

No confirmed sightings of UFOs in Turkmenistan, per UOU President Muradov.

Official Description

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.”

Key Findings

• →The Union of UFOlogists (UOU) of Turkmenabat has become a reliable NGO partner for USAID-funded programs including small business registration assistance and humanitarian aid distribution.
• →UOU President Ovezberdy Muradov stated that Turkmen military and government authorities had consulted him about mysterious occurrences in Turkmen airspace, but confirmed there had been no confirmed UFO sightings in Turkmenistan.
• →Most UOU members told the DCM they had limited or no interest in UFOs; the organization had evolved into a broad civil society umbrella with over 1,000 members and at least nine member organizations.
• →The UOU was the first NGO to register after Turkmenistan's independence in 1992 and the first to successfully re-register under the 2003 NGO law.
• →USAID was evaluating a $15,000 capacity-building grant and a $30,000 printing equipment grant for the UOU to launch an independent newsletter.

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