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DIA cable dated 19 September 1976 reporting that two Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantoms lost instruments, comms, and weapons-systems function while intercepting a brightly lit object over Tehran, with function restored after withdrawal.
DIA cable dated 19 September 1976 reporting that two Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantoms lost instruments, comms, and weapons-systems function while intercepting a brightly lit object over Tehran, with function restored after withdrawal.
The cable narrates a 19 September 1976 encounter near Tehran in which citizens in the Shemiran area phoned in sightings of a bright object, the Iranian Air Force scrambled an F-4 from Shahrokhi AFB, and the aircraft lost all instrumentation and UHF/intercom at 25 nautical miles before regaining function on egress. A second F-4 acquired a radar lock at 27 NM with a return comparable to a 707 tanker; as the pilot attempted to fire an AIM-9 missile at a smaller object that emerged from the primary, his weapons control panel went off and communications were lost. A third object detached and descended, appearing to come to rest gently on the ground and casting bright light over a 2 to 3 kilometer area. Distribution included the Secretary of State, CIA, White House, Joint Chiefs, DIA, and theater commanders in Europe and the Middle East.
As the F-4 approached a .range of 25 NM he lost all instru- mentation and communications (UHF and intercom). He broke off the inter- cept 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 in- strumentation and communications.p.3
The backseater acquired a radar lock on at 27 NM, 12 o'clock high position with the VD (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.p.3
The size of the radar return was comparable to that of a 707 tanker.p.3
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 Inter- phone).p.3
This object appeared to come to rest gently on the earth and cast a very bright light over an area of about 2-3 kilometers.p.3
The aircraft and area where the object is believed to have landed are being checked for possible radiation.p.3
The people talked about a loud noise and a very bright light like lightning.p.3
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cont. from pre», page NETHERLANDS FINLAND JAPAN 104 CAB Intem.tlonal 76 Sociltl V.ucluslonno d'Etudo 84 Nederlands UFO Ond.rZllk 95 Th. UFO Rlslarchers of Yokohama Dos Phlnomentll Spat:aux Burtau FlnlAind EI PO:'!lel The Hague TurKu NEW ZEALAND 77 Union des Groupe"ltnts IS NOBOVO Espiologiquis dt Fnnce tt ~.s Uitlluizermeeder SCOTLAND 105 CIvilian Saucer Pays dl L.ngue Fr~ncalse NORTHERN IRELAND 9S Edinburgh Unlvtrslty UFO Iny.stlgltlon Valence Auckland 78 Verilicatlon .1 Elude des Ovnl 88 UFO R.search Ctntre Rocearch Society 106 Ntw Zeal.nd Scl.ntlfic Spaci pour Nlmls II la Contrle Armagh Edinburgh R••••rchGroup Ayoisanl. (VERONICA) SWEDEN Auckland Nimes ITALY SPAIN 87 Centro UFOlogico Nazlonall 87 Arbet,gruppen for UFOlogl AUSTRALIA Milan Sodertalle 79 Cantro dl Estudlos Inl.r· 88 Gruppo Clypeus 98 Gotesborgs Informations 107 AustraUan Co-ordInation planotarlos (CEI) Turin C.nter for Oldtntlflerade Soctlon-Centre for UFO Studies Barcelena 89 Indlpend.nt Natlonsl Com· Flyglnde Foramal (ACOS) . 80 Circulo de Eltudlos Sobre mIssion for Ih. Sludy of Goleborg GoslOrd. New South Wales Objeclos no Identlflcados Anomllou. A.rill Phenom.na 99 Swedi.h UFO Research C.nter 108 Australian Flying Saucer Valencia (CNIFAA) Nasslo Reltarch Society PORTUGAL Bologna 100 UFO Sv.rtg. Adelaide, South Australia 90 LI Con teet Intematlon.1 Motala 109 Queensllnd UFO Research 81 COntro de Estudos Rome Bure.u Astronomicos. d. Fer.omenos 91 S.H.A.D.O. WEST GERMANY Brisbane, Queensland Insolitos Genoa 101 Centrales Enforschungln.tz 110 Tasmanian UFO Investigation LisbOn C.nt.r (TUFOIC) DENMARK Aublrg.wohnllch.r Phlnomen. Hobart, Tasmania (CENI\P) 111 UFO Information Center BELGIUM 92 Danlk UFO C.nt.r Mannh.im (UFOIC) 82 Groupament pour l'Etud. des Thisted 102UFO·SIG Lane Cove, Victoria Sciences d'avlnt·gardt 93 Sklndlnlvlsk UFO Information Berlin 112 UFO Rtsl'6rch Network Brussels (SUFOI) YUGOSLAVIA Sydney, New South Wales 83 Societe Beige d'elude des Kaslrup 113 VlctorllllFO Rese.rch Phenomenes Spatlaux (SOBEPS) 94 UFO Studltkrads 1030DISEJA SocIety Brussels Copenhagen Siovenija Moorabin. Victoria U NTERNt. ilONAL NCIDENTS OF NTEREST THE U.S. GOVERNMENT &-THE IRAN"'CASE MORE INFORMATION ON THAT IRAN CASE ••• STRAIGHT FRO", THE "TOP BRASS"! In IUR Vol. 1, No.1, a case in the Foreign Forum feature described an encounter between Iranian Air Force jets and a UFO which played "cat and mouse" with them, appearing on . radar and "paralyzing" their weapons and electronics systems when the jets attempted to open fire on it. In the interim, rumors began to circulate that a government document de- tailing the incident was being ex- amined by high government officials. UFO researcher Charles Huffer took an interest in securing a copy of this document while in Germany, but all his efforts met with official rebuffs. This past summer on a -trip to the United States, Mr. Hufrer managed to obtain a copy of the original teletype message reproduced below which gives details of the case from the Pentagon, under the auspices of the Freedom of Information Act. What is particularly interesting about the document is the list of official agencies which received copies of the message. Briefly trans- lating the official acronyms, the document was received by the fol- lowing offices and agencies: the Secretary of Steste, the Central Intel- Iigence Agency, the White House, the Air Force and Army Chiefs of Staff, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Commander in Chief of U.S. Naval Forces in the Middle East, the Commander in Chief of the U,S. Air Force in Europe, the European Defense Air Command, and the Commander in Chief of Forces in Europe. An impressive list! IUR and others have been intrigued by the fact that this particular UFO report seems to have become the con- cern of the "top brass" in the U.S. military defense structure. Do all UFO reports undergo this sort of distribu- tion and what happens to them .once they reach these prestigious offices? IUR contacted the local state sen- ator's office Military Liaison Officer who was able to be of some assis- tance in the matter. She called the Army, Navy, and Air Force offices in Washington as well as the Depart- ment of Defense and addressed these very questions on behalf of IUR. The answers were il,uminating: all these agencies agree:d that the "top brass" mentioned in the distribution list were routinely Informed of every item of interest which comes out of the sensitive Middle East area. Hence. it is not. unusual at all that copies of the report should have made their way to these offices. All correspondence that makes the military wires from this area is so relayed. As to whether or not all UFO reports from every area are conveyed to these sources, that question must remain unanswered at this time except by implication; any report from a ."hot" area would be . relayed. What happens to them once. they reach the top brass is another thing, IUR was not able to glean any information on whether or not there exist any files, or a normal procedure in dealing with UFO sightings. IUR was also able to find some information on the allowed inter- national lighting configurations and colors. The initial, primary object, ac- cording to the report had alternating blue, green, red and orange lights. FAA Federal Aviation Regulation 43 (91.1 ) on General Operation and Flight Applicability states that blue lights are not authorized on U.S. planes. Furthermore, .the Inter- national Civil Aviation Organization states that blue lights -are Illegal and that only certain stringently specified light cQnfirguations are allowable on aircraf ... However, IUR must point out that e~en in past sightings personally investigated, the witnesses have per- ceived the green navigat :onallights of planes as blue or blue-Jreen.
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./ FIRST PHOTOS OF GUATEMALA VIDEOTAPE VERBATIM WIRE MESSAGE This report forwards information concerning the sighting of an UFO in Iran on 19 September 1976. A. Atabout12: 30 AM on 19 Sep. 76 . the received four telephone calls from citizens living in the Shemiran area of Tehran saying 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 tlad 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 (nautical miles-Ed.) 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 instru- mentation and communications (UHF and intercom). He broke off the inter- cept 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 in- strumentation 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 VD (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 ~jave off was that of flashing strobe ights arranged in a rectangular pattern and alternating blue, green, red and orange in color. The se- quence 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 Inter- phone). At this point the pilot initiated a turn and negative G dive to get away. As he turned the object fell in trail at what appeared to be about 3-4 NM as he continued ln 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 other side of th~ 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 earth and cast a very bright light over an area of about 2-3 kilometers. The crew descended from their altitude of 25M 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 Fhrarad they lost their com- munications. (UHF and Interphone) and the ins fluctuated (instruments -Ed.) from 30 degrees-50 degrees. The one civil airliner that was ap- proaching Mehrabad during this same time experienced communications failure In the same Vicinity (KILO ZULU) but did not report seei ng any- thing. While the F-4 was on a long final approach the crew noticed another cyli nder shaped object about the size of a T-bird at 10M[10,000 ft.- Ed.] 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 moun- tains 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 they thought the object landed (a dry lake bed) but as they circled off the the west of the areathey picked up a very noticeable beepersignal. At the point -wnere the return was the loudest was a small house with a garden. They landed and asked the people within if they had noticed any- thing 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. More Information will beforwarded when it becomes available. ..... : ..... " .- .. , . .. , .J~~.:.'~ .. "';~. ".I..;~ -T":··~ .• ' ~ ..... g -;:. ;'~ . ~ ~~!.~~~ ~'. . y.# ... :"!"- t ', .. ,. -., .. ' ·,··,·~~i-fri,.iJ'~K.k··· .. .~ .• .. . . .: ;·.·1' . -,. •.. -1.:1 . ~ • ..... -"" The UFO apoullo pass behind a n.arby Iree • • , ... havin/i.iustemerged from be.'lind the tre ••. , .•• end moving off into Ihe dis Ian e •. In IUR, Vol. 2, No. 11, the Foreign Forum feature mentioned a case wherein a Guatemalan· camera crew videotaping a car commercial turned their camera towards a "UFO" which fortuitously flew into their field of view. The Incident took place on Oct. 5,1977 at 10:(~ AM, In Guatemala City and If" the first incident. to our knOWledge, of a color videotape recording a "UFO." 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cont. from pre», page NETHERLANDS FINLAND JAPAN 104 CAB Intem.tlonal 76 Sociltl V.ucluslonno d'Etudo 84 Nederlands UFO Ond.rZllk 95 Th. UFO Rlslarchers of Yokohama Dos Phlnomentll Spat:aux Burtau FlnlAind EI PO:'!lel The Hague TurKu NEW ZEALAND 77 Union des Groupe"ltnts IS NOBOVO Espiologiquis dt Fnnce tt ~.s Uitlluizermeeder SCOTLAND 105 CIvilian Saucer Pays dl L.ngue Fr~ncalse NORTHERN IRELAND 9S Edinburgh Unlvtrslty UFO Iny.stlgltlon Valence Auckland 78 Verilicatlon .1 Elude des Ovnl 88 UFO R.search Ctntre Rocearch Society 106 Ntw Zeal.nd Scl.ntlfic Spaci pour Nlmls II la Contrle Armagh Edinburgh R••••rchGroup Ayoisanl. (VERONICA) SWEDEN Auckland Nimes ITALY SPAIN 87 Centro UFOlogico Nazlonall 87 Arbet,gruppen for UFOlogl AUSTRALIA Milan Sodertalle 79 Cantro dl Estudlos Inl.r· 88 Gruppo Clypeus 98 Gotesborgs Informations 107 AustraUan Co-ordInation planotarlos (CEI) Turin C.nter for Oldtntlflerade Soctlon-Centre for UFO Studies Barcelena 89 Indlpend.nt Natlonsl Com· Flyglnde Foramal (ACOS) . 80 Circulo de Eltudlos Sobre mIssion for Ih. Sludy of Goleborg GoslOrd. New South Wales Objeclos no Identlflcados Anomllou. A.rill Phenom.na 99 Swedi.h UFO Research C.nter 108 Australian Flying Saucer Valencia (CNIFAA) Nasslo Reltarch Society PORTUGAL Bologna 100 UFO Sv.rtg. Adelaide, South Australia 90 LI Con teet Intematlon.1 Motala 109 Queensllnd UFO Research 81 COntro de Estudos Rome Bure.u Astronomicos. d. Fer.omenos 91 S.H.A.D.O. WEST GERMANY Brisbane, Queensland Insolitos Genoa 101 Centrales Enforschungln.tz 110 Tasmanian UFO Investigation LisbOn C.nt.r (TUFOIC) DENMARK Aublrg.wohnllch.r Phlnomen. Hobart, Tasmania (CENI\P) 111 UFO Information Center BELGIUM 92 Danlk UFO C.nt.r Mannh.im (UFOIC) 82 Groupament pour l'Etud. des Thisted 102UFO·SIG Lane Cove, Victoria Sciences d'avlnt·gardt 93 Sklndlnlvlsk UFO Information Berlin 112 UFO Rtsl'6rch Network Brussels (SUFOI) YUGOSLAVIA Sydney, New South Wales 83 Societe Beige d'elude des Kaslrup 113 VlctorllllFO Rese.rch Phenomenes Spatlaux (SOBEPS) 94 UFO Studltkrads 1030DISEJA SocIety Brussels Copenhagen Siovenija Moorabin. Victoria U NTERNt. ilONAL NCIDENTS OF NTEREST THE U.S. GOVERNMENT &-THE IRAN"'CASE MORE INFORMATION ON THAT IRAN CASE ••• STRAIGHT FRO", THE "TOP BRASS"! In IUR Vol. 1, No.1, a case in the Foreign Forum feature described an encounter between Iranian Air Force jets and a UFO which played "cat and mouse" with them, appearing on . radar and "paralyzing" their weapons and electronics systems when the jets attempted to open fire on it. In the interim, rumors began to circulate that a government document de- tailing the incident was being ex- amined by high government officials. UFO researcher Charles Huffer took an interest in securing a copy of this document while in Germany, but all his efforts met with official rebuffs. This past summer on a -trip to the United States, Mr. Hufrer managed to obtain a copy of the original teletype message reproduced below which gives details of the case from the Pentagon, under the auspices of the Freedom of Information Act. What is particularly interesting about the document is the list of official agencies which received copies of the message. Briefly trans- lating the official acronyms, the document was received by the fol- lowing offices and agencies: the Secretary of Steste, the Central Intel- Iigence Agency, the White House, the Air Force and Army Chiefs of Staff, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Commander in Chief of U.S. Naval Forces in the Middle East, the Commander in Chief of the U,S. Air Force in Europe, the European Defense Air Command, and the Commander in Chief of Forces in Europe. An impressive list! IUR and others have been intrigued by the fact that this particular UFO report seems to have become the con- cern of the "top brass" in the U.S. military defense structure. Do all UFO reports undergo this sort of distribu- tion and what happens to them .once they reach these prestigious offices? IUR contacted the local state sen- ator's office Military Liaison Officer who was able to be of some assis- tance in the matter. She called the Army, Navy, and Air Force offices in Washington as well as the Depart- ment of Defense and addressed these very questions on behalf of IUR. The answers were il,uminating: all these agencies agree:d that the "top brass" mentioned in the distribution list were routinely Informed of every item of interest which comes out of the sensitive Middle East area. Hence. it is not. unusual at all that copies of the report should have made their way to these offices. All correspondence that makes the military wires from this area is so relayed. As to whether or not all UFO reports from every area are conveyed to these sources, that question must remain unanswered at this time except by implication; any report from a ."hot" area would be . relayed. What happens to them once. they reach the top brass is another thing, IUR was not able to glean any information on whether or not there exist any files, or a normal procedure in dealing with UFO sightings. IUR was also able to find some information on the allowed inter- national lighting configurations and colors. The initial, primary object, ac- cording to the report had alternating blue, green, red and orange lights. FAA Federal Aviation Regulation 43 (91.1 ) on General Operation and Flight Applicability states that blue lights are not authorized on U.S. planes. Furthermore, .the Inter- national Civil Aviation Organization states that blue lights -are Illegal and that only certain stringently specified light cQnfirguations are allowable on aircraf ... However, IUR must point out that e~en in past sightings personally investigated, the witnesses have per- ceived the green navigat :onallights of planes as blue or blue-Jreen.
./ FIRST PHOTOS OF GUATEMALA VIDEOTAPE VERBATIM WIRE MESSAGE This report forwards information concerning the sighting of an UFO in Iran on 19 September 1976. A. Atabout12: 30 AM on 19 Sep. 76 . the received four telephone calls from citizens living in the Shemiran area of Tehran saying 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 tlad 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 (nautical miles-Ed.) 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 instru- mentation and communications (UHF and intercom). He broke off the inter- cept 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 in- strumentation 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 VD (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 ~jave off was that of flashing strobe ights arranged in a rectangular pattern and alternating blue, green, red and orange in color. The se- quence 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 Inter- phone). At this point the pilot initiated a turn and negative G dive to get away. As he turned the object fell in trail at what appeared to be about 3-4 NM as he continued ln 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 other side of th~ 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 earth and cast a very bright light over an area of about 2-3 kilometers. The crew descended from their altitude of 25M 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 Fhrarad they lost their com- munications. (UHF and Interphone) and the ins fluctuated (instruments -Ed.) from 30 degrees-50 degrees. The one civil airliner that was ap- proaching Mehrabad during this same time experienced communications failure In the same Vicinity (KILO ZULU) but did not report seei ng any- thing. While the F-4 was on a long final approach the crew noticed another cyli nder shaped object about the size of a T-bird at 10M[10,000 ft.- Ed.] 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 moun- tains 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 they thought the object landed (a dry lake bed) but as they circled off the the west of the areathey picked up a very noticeable beepersignal. At the point -wnere the return was the loudest was a small house with a garden. They landed and asked the people within if they had noticed any- thing 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. More Information will beforwarded when it becomes available. ..... : ..... " .- .. , . .. , .J~~.:.'~ .. "';~. ".I..;~ -T":··~ .• ' ~ ..... g -;:. ;'~ . ~ ~~!.~~~ ~'. . y.# ... :"!"- t ', .. ,. -., .. ' ·,··,·~~i-fri,.iJ'~K.k··· .. .~ .• .. . . .: ;·.·1' . -,. •.. -1.:1 . ~ • ..... -"" The UFO apoullo pass behind a n.arby Iree • • , ... havin/i.iustemerged from be.'lind the tre ••. , .•• end moving off into Ihe dis Ian e •. In IUR, Vol. 2, No. 11, the Foreign Forum feature mentioned a case wherein a Guatemalan· camera crew videotaping a car commercial turned their camera towards a "UFO" which fortuitously flew into their field of view. The Incident took place on Oct. 5,1977 at 10:(~ AM, In Guatemala City and If" the first incident. to our knOWledge, of a color videotape recording a "UFO." Through the (cont. on next page) , . 7