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Tehran UFO Incident

DATE19 Sep 1976
LOCAL TIME12:30 AM
LOCATIONTehran, Iran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
COORDINATES35.73°N, 51.41°E

Two Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom jets scrambled to intercept a brilliant object over Tehran. Both aircraft experienced total instrumentation and weapons systems failure when approaching. A smaller object detached and appeared to chase one F-4. The incident was documented in a US Defense Intelligence Agency report distributed to the White House, NSA, and...

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WITNESSES & UNITS

Brig. Gen. Parviz Jafari

SENSORS & EVIDENCE

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