Iran 25, 40N 53, 35E, June 1957June 1957

Insufficient Data

Summary

In June 1957, a pilot flying over Iran spotted an unusual object in the sky. The object appeared in sight for only 15 seconds as the aircraft passed by. The pilot described it as having a center that glowed white with orange around the edges, and it appeared as a solid line across the sky. The unidentified object was heading toward the aircraft from the opposite direction and was flying at a slightly higher altitude.

The Air Force investigators noted that the sighting was brief but that a pilot observing from an aircraft would normally have good visibility for spotting objects in the sky. They suggested the object might have been a meteor, though they acknowledged that the duration of the sighting was longer than typical for a meteor. The file indicates that limited data was collected and no additional information was obtained to clarify what the pilot saw.

The Air Force classified this case as unknown. The full case file, consisting of 7 pages as held by the National Archives, is reproduced below.

Reported location

Iran 25, 40N 53, 35E, June 1957

Date of incident

June 1957

State / country

? / XX

Page count

7 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 28

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 7

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1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
] I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
: A Pdoss 0 Wos Balloon
P| _Fieimeme 1057 iran 25 40N 53.35E a
© | 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPZ OF OBSERVATION LETRA OY Tae
v 4 O Was Aircraft
Local ex po 0 Ground-Visuol O Ground-Rader 0 Probably Aircraft
CMT esas == 7 [sige BAirVYisual 0 Air-intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
i 5. PHOTOS 5. SOURCE 07 Was Astronomical 2 LEOT
] 0 Yes O Probably Astronomical
1 O:Ne Civilian O Possibly Astronomicol
| 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Be, RA ART ST CS UB
1 O Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
A ~ ; 0 Unknown
¢ 15 seconds one Westerly 2
110, BRIE® SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
1 Object in sight for 15 seconds head- Possible meteor sighting, Data
g ing toward a/c on opposing direction, limited and additional informa-
4 Slightly higher altitude. Center whitq tion not obtained. Duration
3 orange around edges, Appeared as long rather long; however, sighting
B | solid line, was from a/c and maximum visi-
1 bility could be expected.
fi |
EE ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
3 p : |
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28970201