Declassified UFO / UAP Document
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT SIGHTED AT BEHSHAHR
AI-Generated Summary
A CIA telegram reporting a 1960 sighting of a conical, aquamarine-colored object over Behshahr, Iran. The object was observed for approximately 15 seconds before burning out.
This Central Intelligence Agency telegram, dated July 20, 1960, reports on an unidentified flying object sighting that occurred on July 17, 1960, at 1600 Greenwich Mean Time over Behshahr, Iran (36° 46' N - 53° 34' E). According to the report, several witnesses observed the object traveling in a southeast to northwest direction. The object was described as conical in shape, displaying a bright aquamarine color with a white and red tail. Witnesses reported that the object maintained a low and flat trajectory while heading downward. The sound produced by the object was described as being of variable pitch, likened to air passing through a tube or pipe. The duration of the sighting was estimated to be between 15 and an illegible number of seconds. The object reportedly made a gradual turn to the west before burning out and disappearing over the horizon. One witness claimed that the object appeared to break into two pieces. The report explicitly notes that this is unevaluated information.
ONE PERSON WHO SAW THE OBJECT CLAIMS THAT IT APPEARED TO BREAK IN TWO
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Official Assessment
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
The object was observed by several individuals over Behshahr, Iran, traveling from southeast to northwest. It was described as conical, bright aquamarine with a white and red tail, and emitted a sound like air passing through a pipe. It eventually burned out after a gradual turn to the west.