# The Tehran UFO Revisited – Declassified Truths (1976)

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Podcast: [Mysteries of UFOs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mysteries-of-ufos-7053821)
Published: 2026-04-24T01:39:00+00:00
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In 1976, residents of Tehran reported a bright, fast-moving object in the night sky, prompting the Iranian Air Force to scramble fighter jets. Radar confirmed the object's presence, and pilots visually observed a highly luminous craft emitting multicolored lights. As interceptors approached, they experienced critical system failures —including loss of communications, navigation, and weapons control—which immediately returned to normal when they moved away. One pilot, Major Parviz Jafari, reported that a smaller object separated from the main craft and moved directly toward his aircraft, triggering a complete weapons shutdown when he attempted to fire. Another object appeared to descend toward the ground, but no impact site or debris was ever found. The event was documented in military and intelligence reports later shared with the U.S. government. The Tehran incident remains one of the most compelling radar-visual UFO encounters , combining multiple witnesses, confirmed tracking, and electromagnetic interference , with no conventional explanation able to fully account for all aspects.

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