Declassified UFO / UAP Document
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT SIGHTED AT BENSHAHR
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A CIA report documenting a 1960 sighting of a conical, aquamarine-colored aerial object over Benshahr, Iran. The object exhibited sub-sonic flight and a distinct sound before burning out.
This Central Intelligence Agency information report details a sighting of an unidentified flying object that occurred on 17 July 1960, at approximately 1620 Greenwich Mean Time. The incident took place over Benshahr, Iran, at coordinates 36° 46' N - 53° 34' E. According to the report, several individuals observed the object for an estimated duration of 15 seconds. The object was described as conical in shape and bright aquamarine in color, featuring a white and red tail. Its flight path was characterized as low and quite flat, though it was heading downward. The object traveled at a sub-sonic speed and produced a sound described as a variable pitch, similar to air passing through a tube or pipe. After passing over Benshahr, the object reportedly made a gradual turn to the west before burning out. One witness claimed that the object appeared to break into two pieces. The document is marked as unevaluated information.
ONE PERSON WHO SAW THE OBJECT CLAIMS THAT IT APPEARED TO BREAK IN TW
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Official Assessment
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION.
An unidentified flying object was observed over Benshahr, Iran, on 17 July 1960. The object was described as conical, bright aquamarine in color, with a white and red tail. It traveled in a low, flat, downward trajectory at sub-sonic speeds, emitting a sound like air passing through a pipe, before turning west and burning out.