Tehran UFO Incident — Iran — Tehran
On September 19, 1976, two Imperial Iranian Air Force F‑4 Phantom II jets intercepted a dazzling unidentified flying object over Tehran. As they approached, both pilots experienced complete instrumentation and weapons system failures, which immediately restored once they withdrew—effects confirmed by radar tracking and echoed in a U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) report distributed to top-level U.S. military and government offices. Witness reports and declassified documentation have solidified this encounter as one of the most compelling military-related UFO events on record