Shemiran reports and F-4 dispatch

Documented record

A declassified U.S. Defense Attaché message records four citizen calls to the Iranian Air Force command post about objects or lights in the sky over Shemiran, followed by an F-4 dispatch to investigate. This catalog reports what the cable says; it does not independently verify each account.

Details stated in the record

Record type

Declassified U.S. Defense Attaché message

Initial reports

Four calls to the Iranian Air Force command post

Reported area

Shemiran, Tehran

Reported descriptions

Callers gave differing descriptions of lights or objects in the sky.

First F-4 response

The message says the aircraft temporarily lost instrumentation and communications as it approached, then regained them after turning away.

Second F-4 response

The message records a second F-4 launch and radar contact; it says the object remained about 25 nautical miles away as the aircraft closed.

Radar return

The message compares its size to that of a Boeing 707 tanker.

Map precision

Named urban area; no object coordinates

Not available in the cited public record

• Exact object coordinates are not given in the cited public record.
• The record does not identify the object or establish the cause of the reported observations.
• The cited page does not provide an original recording of the event.