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This Central Intelligence Agency telegram information report, numbered TDCS-3/446,215 and distributed 20 July 1960, describes an unidentified flying object seen over Behshahr, Iran, on 17 July 1960 at about 1620 GMT. Several witnesses watched it for an estimated 15 to 25 seconds as it traveled low and fairly flat but heading downward, then turned gradually west and seemed to burn out. It was described as conical and bright aquamarine with a white and red tail, and made a sub-sonic sound like air passing through a pipe.
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CENTRAL INTELUGENCE AGENCY COUNTRY IRAN REPORT NO. TDCS.-3/444,215 SUBJECT UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT SIGHTED AT BEHSHARR DATE DISTR. 20 JULY 19X0 PRECEDENCE ROUTINE INFO. 17 JULY 1960 REFERENCES IN 26714 FIELD REPORT NO. 1. AN UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT WAS SIGHTED AT APPROXIMATELY 1620 GREENWICH MEAN TIME ON 17 JULY 1960. TRAVELLING IN A NORTHEAST TO NORTHWEST DIRECTION OVER PENSAHR, IRAN (360 46' N - 530 34' E). THE OBJECT WAS IN VIEW AN ESTIMATED 15 TO 25 SECONDS. SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS WHO Saw THE OBJECT STATED THAT AFTER PASSING OVER MESSAGE. IT MADE A GRAIXAL TURN WEST BEFORE RUNNING OUT. ALL WAS Saw THE OBJECT ASED THAT IT APPEARED TO HURN OUT BEFORE DISAPPEARING OVER THE HORIZON. 2. SPEED WAS SUB-SONIC AS HEARD BEFORE SIGHTING; SOUND OF VARIABLE LIFE LIKE AIR PASSING THROUGH TUBE OR PIPE. 3. TRAJECTORY: LOW AND QUITE FLAT BUT HEADING DOWNWARD. SHAFT DESPIED AS CONICAL. ILLUMINATION: BRIGHT AQUAMARINE-COLORED WITH WHITE AND RED TAIL. 4. ONE PERSON WHO SAY THE OBJECT CLADS THAT IT AFTEREARDED TO BREAK IN TW CLASSIFICATION - DEMANSION CONTROLS
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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. The text was read from the page images by GLM-OCR; expect the odd misread word. 2 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.