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A 1976 military report says an F-4 lost its instruments while approaching a UFO over Tehran
Witnesses
Unknown
Duration
Unknown
Source material
2
Timeline
3
Source context
Limited context
Interesting, but still missing stronger corroboration or harder source material.
Source provenance
r/UFOs
Live sighting record 7a350b16-8502-4f44-aae0-f1a4c8662b1a.
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Correlations
Field Intelligence
Moon phase
13% illumination
Waning crescent — darker sky
Solar window
Weather
Open-MeteoArea activity
Extracted details
Observed facts
Occurred
Sep 19, 2025, 12:00 AM
Timezone
Iran Standard Time
Location
Tehran
Witness account
Narrative
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...
Case progression
Timeline
Witnesses place the encounter near Tehran.
r/UFOs carried the report into the source network.
Grouped into the 1976 Tehran UFO Incident incident dossier.
Ledger
Source material
source
Original report
Direct source material from r/UFOs.
telemetry
Environmental pass
Historical atmosphere, astronomy, and nearby infrastructure were resolved for this case.