Declassified UFO / UAP Document
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT SIGHTED AT BENSHAHR
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AI-Generated Summary
A CIA report documenting an unidentified flying object sighting over Benshahr, Iran, on 17 July 1960. The object was described as bright aquamarine with a white and red tail, moving at sub-sonic speeds before burning out.
This Central Intelligence Agency information report, dated 20 July 1960, details a sighting of an unidentified flying object that occurred on 17 July 1960 at approximately 1630 Greenwich Mean Time. The event took place over Benshahr, Iran, at coordinates 36° 46' N - 53° 34' E. According to the report, the object was visible for an estimated 15 to 20 seconds. Witnesses described the object as having a bright aquamarine color, accompanied by a white and red tail. Its flight path was characterized as low and relatively flat, though it was heading downward. The object reportedly made a gradual turn to the west before burning out and disappearing over the horizon. Auditory observations included a sound described as being of variable pitch, likened to air passing through a tube or pipe. Furthermore, the report notes that the object's speed was sub-sonic and that one individual claimed the object appeared to break in two during the sighting. The document is marked as un-evaluated information.
ONE PERSON WHO SAW THE OBJECT CLAIMS THAT IT APPEARED TO BREAK IN TWO
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Official Assessment
An unidentified flying object was observed over Benshahr, Iran, on 17 July 1960. The object exhibited sub-sonic speed, a flat downward trajectory, and a bright aquamarine color with a white and red tail. It was heard to make a sound like air passing through a pipe and was reported by one witness to have broken in two before disappearing over the horizon.