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Joint Chiefs of Staff Report — Iran UFO Sighting (19 Sept 1976)

Summary

This report from the Joint Chiefs of Staff details a UFO sighting over Tehran, Iran, on September 19, 1976. It documents the interception attempts by Iranian Air Force F-4 jets and notes various instrument anomalies experienced during the incident.

Key highlights

The object reportedly moved at a very fast rate of speed.p.2
“AT A VF.RY F A<\T RATE 0 F SPE'ED”
The report mentions radar lock-on at 27 miles distance.p.2
“THE .CV.<:;FATF'~ ACOU!RFn A RADAR LOCK ON 1.T ·27 M!'!. ·12.”

Outliers

The F-4 pilot experienced a loss of all communications during the encounter.p.2
“THE PILOT' TTFHPTF.'D TO FT~E l.N. Aif'!-9 Rl~Sit.E.”
The UFO was estimated to be half the size of the moon.p.2
“ESTIMATED 'l'D RE ~;::- HAt.F ~tl 0 Ne THJRn THE"”

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