Tehran UFO Incident

Date: September 19, 1976 • Location: Tehran, Iran

On 19 September 1976, a radar and visual sighting of an unidentified flying object (UFO) occurred over Tehran, the capital of Iran, by civilians and military personnel. In separate incidents, two Imperial Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom II jet interceptors reported losing instrumentation and communications as they approached the object. These were restored upon withdrawal. One of the aircraft also reported a temporary weapons systems failure while the crew was preparing to open fire. An airliner also reported radio failure.