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UFO sightings in Iran: 14 reports

SkyUnknown lists 14 UFO sightings in Iran, from 1953 to 2020, drawn from official records: Project Blue Book (NARA) for 13 cases and PURSUE (gouvernement des États-Unis) for 1. The busiest year was 1957, with 4 cases.

Of the 1 cases with a conclusion from their source, 0% are explained (with certainty or probably) and 1 remains unidentified.

For the other 13 cases, the source gives no conclusion: Project Blue Book conclusions sit in scanned files not yet transcribed.

cases
14
unidentified
1
period
1953–2020
sources
2
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Sightings by decade

10
1950s3
1960s1
2020s

All sightings

DatePlaceStatus
November 2, 2020IranUnexplained
February 1963IranConclusion not available
September 1962IranConclusion not available
May 1960LoftfabalConclusion not available
April 1959TeheranConclusion not available
December 1958IranConclusion not available
February 1958OstanConclusion not available
October 1957AzerbaijanConclusion not available
October 1957TehranConclusion not available
July 1957IranConclusion not available
June 1957Iran 25, 40N 53Conclusion not available
March 1955IranConclusion not available
May 1953AbadanConclusion not available
May 1953TehranConclusion not available
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