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Tehran

The Tehran UFO Incident: When Two Fighter Jets Lost Everything in the Sky

November 8, 2026November 6, 2026 by Tommy Hayes
The night skyline of Tehran with Milad Tower, over the city where the 1976 UFO incident took place

About 4 min readIn September 1976, two Iranian F-4 Phantoms were scrambled after a glowing object over Tehran. Both lost their instruments, their radios — and, at the moment of firing, their weapons. The US Defense Intelligence Agency rated the report highly.

Categories UFO & Beyond Tags 1976, F-4 Phantom, Iran, Parviz Jafari, Tehran, Unsolved Leave a comment

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