A crashed metal disc in Nepal (1968)
In 1968 State Department cables tagged 'Moon Dust' told DIA, the 1127th USAF Field Activities Group and Wright-Patterson about a crashed circular metal disc in Nepal. A diplomatic visit to Kathmandu was described as a 'fishing expedition' for information on space objects, and the Royal Nepal Army showed photos to US officials. UAP Gerb says a crashed-satellite cover story followed. The trail stops there.
How plausible · High
Moon Dust cables, an Army that photographed the objects and a US 'fishing expedition' fit the program's documented remit; the trail stops, as secrecy would predict.
- ●●No gain sought Diplomatic traffic; no one profits.
- ●●Checkable details check out Dated FOIA cables.
- ●●Fits the documented skeleton Fits Moon Dust's documented remit.
- ●○Access The Royal Nepal Army held and photographed the objects.
- ●○Restraint The cables speak of 'space objects'.
- ●○Independent convergence The CIA's 1968 report on Himalayan sightings covers the same region and year.
Plausibility weighs how well an account fits where secrecy hides the documents by design, so missing records never count against it. Strength measures what is documented. Assessed 2026-10-24.
On the record
- Moon Dust cables of 1968 on Nepal, as shown by Gerb.