https://open.substack.com/pub/majestictruth/p/majestic-genesis-part-i-of-ii-august?r=6n3ghb&utm\_medium=ios 81 years ago today (August 9, 1945): Hours after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki ended WWII, the Joint Chiefs of Staff changed the name of the planned Allied invasion of Kyushu, Japan from Operation “Olympic” to “Majestic.”

Came across two military documents about the 1976 Tehran incident. One is a Joint Chiefs of Staff message circulated through the Department of Defense. The other is a later Air Force article that retells the encounter. According to the documents, an F-4 Phantom approaching a bright object north of Tehran reportedly lost its instruments and communications at about 25 nautical miles. A second fighter later obtained radar lock, reported additional objects separating from the primary target, and...