Tehran

️ TEHRAN UFO INCIDENT - 1976 ️

SEPTEMBER 19, 1976 - TEHRAN, IRAN

THE ENCOUNTER

Time: 12:30 AM

Imperial Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom II jets scrambled

FIRST INTERCEPT ATTEMPT

Pilot: Lieutenant Jafari

• Approached glowing object at Mach 1.5
• Object accelerated away effortlessly
• Closed to 25 nautical miles
• All instruments failed simultaneously
• Communications cut out
• Aircraft fell back - systems restored

SECOND INTERCEPT

Second F-4 launched:

• Multiple radar locks achieved
• UFO shot smaller object at F-4
• Pilot armed missiles - weapons failed
• Thought he was going to die
• Performed evasive maneuvers
• Small object returned to main craft
• Another object descended to ground

GROUND WITNESSES

• 10,000+ Tehran residents saw lights
• Multiple radar confirmations
• Air traffic control tracked object
• Imperial Guard witnessed landing site
• Farmer found physical traces

U.S. INVOLVEMENT

Defense Intelligence Agency report:

• Classified "Secret" (later declassified)
• Confirmed extraordinary encounter
• Noted technological superiority
• Multiple independent sensors
• No conventional explanation

DOCUMENT EXCERPTS

DIA Assessment:

"An outstanding report. This case is a classic

which meets all the criteria necessary for a

valid study of the UFO phenomenon."

KEY ANOMALIES

1. Simultaneous electronic failure 2. Weapons systems disabled at will 3. Impossible acceleration/deceleration 4. Multiple radar confirmations 5. Visual confirmation by pilots 6. Controlled smaller objects 7. No sound despite proximity

PILOT TESTIMONY

Lt. Jafari (later General):

• Gave multiple interviews over decades
• Never changed story
• Confirmed by wingman
• Radar operators corroborated
• Multiple witnesses eliminated hoax

Status: OFFICIALLY DOCUMENTED BY TWO GOVERNMENTS

One of the most well-documented military encounters

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