Tehran UFO Incident
- Event date
- 1976 Sep 19
- Location
- Tehran, Iran
- Country
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
Record summary
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...