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   ATCZY UW RUFK JCS 97 17 76-0810 MTMS-CCCC--RJFFHQA_.   
   NY CCCCC  
   P 2308107 SEP 76    
   FM JCS    
   INFO RUSHC/SECSTATE WASH DC   
   RUFAIIF/C I A  
   RUFOIAH/NSA WASH DC 
   RUFADWW/WHITE HOUSE WASH DC   
   RUFFHQA/CSAF WASH DC
   RUFNAAA/CNO WASH DC 
   RUFADHD/CSA WASH DC 
   P 2306307 SEP 76    
   FM USOAO TEHRAN
   TO RUFK.ICS/OIA WASH DC  
   INFO RUFKUCS/SECDEF DEPSECDEF WASH DC   
   RUFRBAA/COMIDFASTF OR    
   RUDOECA/CINCUSAFF LINDSEY AS GE/INCF    
   RHRAAB/CINCUSAFF RAMSTEIN AB GE/INOCN   
   RUSNAAA/FUDAC VAIHINGEN GER   
   RUSNAAA/UGCINCEUR VAIHINGEN GER/ECJ-2   
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   C O N F I D E N T I A L 1235 SEP76 
   THIS IS IR 6 846 0139 76 
   1.  (U) IRAN   
   2.  REPORTED UFO SIGHTING (U) 
   3.  (U) NA
   4.  (U) 19 & 20 SEP 76   
   5.  (U) TEHRAN. IRAN: 20 SEP 76    
   6.  (U) F-6    
   7.  (U) 6 846 008 (NOTE RO COMMENTS)    
   8.  (U) 6 846 0139 76    
   9.  (U) 22SEP 76    
   10.  (U) NA    
   11.  (U) `INITIATE' IPSP PT-1440   
   12.  (U) USDAO. TEHRAN. IRAN  
   13.  (U) FRANK B. MCKENZIE. COL. USAF. :DA TT
   14.  (U) NA    
   15.  (U) THIS REPORT FORWARDS INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SIGHTING OF AN    
   UFO IN IRAN ON :19 SEPTEMBER 1976. 
     A.  AT ABOUT 1230 AM ON 19 SEP 76 THE -------------------------------    
   -!--------------------------RECEIVED FOUR TELEPHONE CALLS FROM CITIZENS    
   LIVING IN THE SHEMIRAN AREA OF TEHRAN :SAYING
 
                               
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   THAT THEY HAD SEEN STRANGE OBJECTS IN THE SKY.  SOME REPORTED A KIND OF    
   BIRD-LIKE OBJECT WHILE OTHERS REPORTED A HELICOPTER WITH A LIGHT ON.  
   THERE WERE NO HELICOPTERS AIRBORNE AT THAT TIME.------------------------   
   -!----------------------- AFTER.  HE TOLD THE CITIZEN IT WAS ONLY STARS    
   AND HAD TALKED TO MEHRABAD TOWER HE DECIDED TO LOOK FOR HIMSELF.  HE  
   NOTICED AN OBJECT IN THE SKY SIMILAR TO A STAR BIGGER AND BRIGHTER.  HE    
   DECIDED TO SCRAMBLE AN F-4 FROM SHAHROKHI AFB TO INVESTIGATE.    
 
     B.  AT 0130 HRS ON THE 19TH THE F-4 TOOK OFF AND PROCEEDED TO A POINT    
   ABOUT 40 NM NORTH OF TEHRAN.  DUE TO ITS BRILLIANCE THE OBJECT WAS    
   EASILY VISIBLE FROM 70 MILES AWAY.  AS THE F-4 APPROACHED A RANGE OF 25    
   NM HE LOST ALL INSTRUMENTATION AND COMMUNICTIONS (UHF AND INTERCOM).  
   HE BROKE OFF THE INTERCEPT AND HEADED BACK TO SHAHROKHI.  WHEN THE F-4
   TURNED AWAY FROM THE OBJECT AND APPARENTLY WAS NO LONGER A THREAT TO IT    
   THE AIRCRAFT REGAINED ALL INSTRUMENTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS.  AT 0140
   HRS A SECOND F-4 WAS LAUNCHED.  THE BACKSEATER ACQUIRED A RADAR LOCK ON    
   AT 27 NM.  12 O'CLOCK HIGH POSITION WITH THE VC (RATE OF CLOSURE) AT 150   
   NMPH.  AS THE RANGE DECREASED TO 25 NM THE OBJECT MOVED AWAY AT A SPEED    
   THAT WAS VISIBLE ON THE RADAR SCOPE AND STAYED AT 25 NM.
    
     C.  THE SIZE OF THE RADAR RETURN WAS COMPARABLE TO THAT OF A 707 TANKER. 
   THE VISUAL SIZE OF THE OBJECT WAS DIFFICULT TO DISCERN BECAUSE OF ITS 
   INTENSE BRILLIANCE.  THE LIGHT THAT IT GAVE OFF WAS THAT OF FLASHING  
   STROBE LIGHTS ARRANGED IN A RECTANGULAR PATTERN AND ALTERNATING BLUE- 
   GREEN, RED AND ORANGE IN COLOR.  THE SEQUENCE OF THE LIGHTS WAS SO FAST    
   THAT ALL THE COLORS COULD BE SEEN AT ONCE.  THE OBJECT AND THE PURSUING    
   F-4 CONTINUED ON A COURSE TO THE SOUTH OF TEHRAN WHEN ANOTHER BRIGHTLY
   LIGHTED OBJECT, ESTIMATED TO BE ONE HALF TO ONE THIRD THE APPARENT SIZE OF 
   THE MOON, CAME OUT OF THE ORIGINAL OBJECT.  THIS SECOND OBJECT HEADED 
   STRAIGHT TOWARD THE F-4 AT A VERY FAST RATE OF SPEED.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED 
   TO FIRE AN AIM-9 MISSILE AT THE OBJECT BUT AT THAT INSTANT HIS WEAPONS
   CONTROL PANEL WENT OFF AND HE LOST ALL COMMUNICATIONS (UHF AND INTERPHONE) 
   AT THIS POINT THE PILOT INITIATED A TURN AND NEGATIVE G DIVE TO GET AWAY.  
   AS HE TURNED THE OBJEAZ FELL IN TRAIL AT WHAT APPEARED TO BE ABOUT 3-4 NM. 
   AS HE CONTINUED IN HIS TURN AWAY FROM THE PRIMARY OBJECT THE SECOND OBJECT 
   WENT TO THE INSIDE OF HIS TURN THEN RETURNED TO THE PRIMARY OBJECT FOR A   
   PERFECT REJOIN.

     D.  SHORTLY AFTER THE SECOND OBJECT JOINED UP WITH THE PRIMARY OBJECT    
   ANOTHER OBJECT APPEARED TO COME OUT OF THE   
 
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   OTHER SIDE OF THE PRIMARY OBJECT GOING STRAIGHT DOWN. AT A GREAT RATE OF   
   SPEED.  THE F-4 CREW HAD REGAINED COMMUNICATIONS AND THE WEAPONS CONTROL 
    PANEL AND WATCHED THE OBJECT APPROACH THE GROUND ANTICIPATING A LARGE 
   EXPLOSION.  THIS OBJECT APPEARED TO COME TO REST GENTLY ON THE EARCH AND   
   CAST A VERY BRIGHT LIGHT OVER AN AREA OF ABOUT 2-3 KILOMETERS.   
   THE CREW DESCENDED FROM THEIR ALTITUDE OF 26M TO 15M AND CONTINUED TO 
   OBSERVE AND MARK THE OBJECT'S POSITION.  THEY HAD SOME DIFFICULTY IN  
   ADJUSTING THEIR NIGHT VISIBILITY FOR LANDING SO AFTER ORBITING MEHRABAD    
   A FEW TIMES THEY WENT OUT FOR A STRAIGHT IN LANDING.  THERE WAS A LOT OF   
   INTERFERENCE ON THE UHF AND EACH TIME THEY PASSED THROUGH A MAG. BEARING   
   OF 150 DEGREE FROM EHRABAD THEY LOST THEIR COMMUNICATIONS (UHF AND    
   INTERPHONE) AND THE INS FLUCTUATED FROM 30 DEGREES - 50 DEGREES.  THE ONE  
   CIVIL AIRLINER THAT WAS APPROACHING MEHRABAD DURING THIS SAME TIME    
   EXPERIENCED COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE IN THE SAME VICINITY (KILO ZULU) BUT    
   DID NOT REPORT SEEING ANYTHING.  WHILE THE F-4 WAS ON A LONG FINAL    
   APPROACH THE CREW NOTICED ANOTHER CYLINDER SHAPED OBJECT (ABOUT THE SIZE 
    OF A T-BIRD AT 10M) WITH BRIGHT STEADY LIGHTS ON EACH END AND A FLASHER    
   IN THE MIDDLE.  WHEN QUERIED THE TOWER STATED THERE WAS NO OTHER KNOWN
   TRAFFIC IN THE AREA.  DURING THE TIME THAT THE OBJECT PASSED OVER THE 
   F-4 THE TOWER DID NOT HAVE A VISUAL ON IT BUT PICKED IT UP AFTER THE  
   PILOT TOLD THEM TO LOOK BETWEEN THE MOUNTAINS AND THE REFINERY.
  
     E.  DURING DAYLIGHT THE F-4 CREW WAS TAKEN OUT TO THE AREA IN A
   HELICOPTER WHERE THE OBJECT APPARENTLY HAD LANDED.  NOTHING WAS NOTICED    
   AT THE SPOT WHERE THEY THOUGHT THE OBJECT LANDED (A DRY LAKE BED) BUT 
   AS THEY CIRCLED OFF TO THE WEST OF THE AREA THEY PICKED UP A VERY
   NOTICEABLE BEEPER SIGNAL.  AT THE POINT WHERE THE RETURN WAS THE 
   LOUDEST WAS A SMALL HOUSE WITH A GARDEN.  THEY LANDED AND ASKED THE   
   PEOPLE WITHIN IF THEY HAD NOTICED ANYTHING STRANGE LAST NIGHT.  THE   
   PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT A LOUD NOISE AND A VERY BRIGHT LIGHT LIKE    
   LIGHTNING.  THE AIRCRAFT AND AREA WHERE THE OBJECT IS BELIEVED TO HAVE
   LANDED ARE BEING CHECKED FOR POSSIBLE RADIATION ----------------------
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   MORE INFORMATION WILL BE FORWARDED WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.    
 
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    An outstanding report.  This case is a classic which meets all
   the criteria necessary for a valid study of the UFO phenomenon:


    a) The object was seen by multiple witnesses from different locations     
  (i.e. Shamiran, Mehrabad, and the dry lake bed) and view-
   points (both airborne and from the ground).

   
    b) The credibility of many of the witnesses was high (an Air
   Force general, qualified aircrews, and experienced tower operators).

   
    c) Visual sightings were confirmed by radar.

   
    d) Similar electromagnetic effects (EME) were reported by three
   separate aircraft.

   
    e) There were physiological effects on some crew members (i.e.
   loss of night vision due to brightness of the object).

   
    f) An inordinate amount of maneuverability was displayed by the
   UFOs.