Iran, February 1963February 1963

Insufficient Data

Summary

On February 17, 1963, at 12:00 p.m. GMT, an Iranian border post near the Caspian Sea reported sighting an unidentified flying object. The object was shaped similar to a rocket and was seen at an estimated altitude of 1,000 meters. It was flying from southeast to northwest with thick smoke coming from its tail section. One object was observed. The duration and speed of the object were not reported. The source also reported observing smoke coming from the tail section, described as thick. The Air Force evaluation was marked as insufficient data for evaluation.

Reported location

Iran, February 1963

Date of incident

February 1963

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 47

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 2

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 17 February 1963

2. LOCATION: Iran

3. DATE-TIME GROUP: Local 1200, GMT 17/0830Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground-Visual

5. PHOTOS: Yes, No [checked: No]

6. SOURCE: Border Guards

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: not reported

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: one

9. COURSE: northwest

12. CONCLUSIONS: [Multiple checkboxes present]

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Object shaped similar to a rocket at an estimated altitude of 1,000 meters. Flying from southeast to northwest with thick smoke coming from tail section.

11. COMMENTS: Duration and speed of object not reported. Possible rocket, possible a/c. Not enough data for conclusion.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 24 SEP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 29000283