02 · LORE
551 FILES·LAST 1D AGO
Middle East / Asia1976-09-19civilian claim

Tehran 1976 Incident

On September 19, 1976, two Imperial Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom jets scrambled to intercept a luminous object over Tehran. Both aircraft suffered complete electronics and weapons failures at close range; a declassified Defense Intelligence Agency cable rated it an 'outstanding' case and circulated findings to the White House, Joint Chiefs, NSA, and CIA.

On September 19, 1976, two Imperial Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom jets scrambled to intercept a luminous object over Tehran.

Brief

On September 19, 1976, two Imperial Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom jets scrambled to intercept a luminous object over Tehran. Both aircraft suffered complete electronics and weapons failures at close range; a declassified Defense Intelligence Agency cable rated it an 'outstanding' case and circulated findings to the White House, Joint Chiefs, NSA, and CIA. Major Parviz Jafari acquired radar lock at 27 nautical miles. When he attempted to fire an AIM-9 Sidewinder, the fire-control panel went dark and the ejection seat circuit tripped, all restored the moment his jet turned away. A smaller object separated from the main craft and followed both F-4s toward their base. The NSA also holds a declassified cable on the incident.

Metadata

Date
1976-09-19
Year
1976
Location
Tehran, Iran
Region
Middle East / Asia
Status
confirmed
Tag
civilian claim
Primary
Declassified NSA/DIA document: 1976 Iran UFO case
Source type
pdf
Sources
3

Key Points

  • On September 19, 1976, two Imperial Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom jets scrambled to intercept a luminous object over Tehran.
  • Both aircraft suffered complete electronics and weapons failures at close range; a declassified Defense Intelligence Agency cable rated it an 'outstanding' case and circulated findings to the White House, Joint Chiefs, NSA, and CIA.
  • Major Parviz Jafari acquired radar lock at 27 nautical miles.
  • When he attempted to fire an AIM-9 Sidewinder, the fire-control panel went dark and the ejection seat circuit tripped, all restored the moment his jet turned away.

Most Interesting

  • On September 19, 1976, two Imperial Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom jets scrambled to intercept a luminous object over Tehran.
  • Major Parviz Jafari acquired radar lock at 27 nautical miles.
  • When he attempted to fire an AIM-9 Sidewinder, the fire-control panel went dark and the ejection seat circuit tripped, all restored the moment his jet turned away.

Timeline

  1. 1976-09-19 · Encounter

    On September 19, 1976, two Imperial Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom jets scrambled to intercept a luminous object over Tehran.

  2. 1976 · Source record

    Declassified NSA/DIA document: 1976 Iran UFO case is the preferred source material attached to this encounter.

Sources

Connected Encounters

SharePostReddit