UFO case file · UFO-0066

Tehran UFO incident

CE2 Iran1976-09-19

Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran

Case description

F-4 interceptors reported instrument/weapons/communications failures near object. Bright object with smaller object(s) in accounts Loss of instrumentation/communications/weapons systems reported Iranian Air Force; U.S. DIA/defense reporting

Recorded details

Witnesses: Multiple military/civilian
Craft description: Bright object with smaller object(s) in accounts
Coordinate precision: Site/area approximate
Date precision: Exact

Sources and further reading

List of reported UFO sightings
Linked case source — 760919tehran_dir.htm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Tehran_UFO_incident
NICAP database JSON — full sequential public corpus

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