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2. Cn Y? Jun 66, at 2242 hours, local tine, @ ss pe ve wee oy? at ee
ehecan, Iran, on an international flight, I observed-a atrange
phenosenonon the horizon, Ag we were approaching the Rudashur bescen,
lxé.ed aporcmirately 25 eiles WSW Of Mehrabed Airport, Teheran, we md- =
denly observes a brilliant white sphera_approxinating the coloration and
intensity of full bright Boon. _ The sphere appeared suddanly and at the
ioest afghting was approximately thres tlees the elze of a full econ,
AU the monent, we were flving at apprealoataly 18,000 Feet on a course
f O70 dezrses at a speed of about 200 knots, The sighting occurred just —-
as va prepared to fly a circular. pattern over tha Rudeshur Beacon prior
to descending to a lower altitude and heading for Melrabad Airport. We
orserved the sighting throughout the tine we circled the Rudestur hescen, ~~ -> >
a tive we later calculated to be of four to five mirites duration, I
would estimate the position of the sphere to be on a heading of 010 - -
Jenrees eng detp within the Soviet Union, perhaps north of 60 degrees
latitude. _Inring the four to five efoutes that I observed the sphere, ft
contimead to grow in size as ite intensity dielnished, Toward the end of
this pesiod it becaze very falnt ant {te encrmas size ceased to f{ll the
Shy. The base of the sphere appeared to rest on the toriron throughout
the period it was observed, Indicating that the center of the sphere wae
rising during the tima that it was expanding. The weather cooditlone
vere axcellent and the unusually clear sky afforded unlinited visibility,

2. Another airliner at a slightly lower altitvds aleo observed the phenoaence
and we exchanged renarks about it. On landing at Hehrabad Airport soae
. 20 minutes later, we diecovered that the phenocenco was pot seen froe the
fround axcept pousibly ducing the very last etages, At that pofat, since
the intensity had so markedly diafalshed, {t would go umoticed unless -—--

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COONTP:  TpanfUSsR ‘ REPORT NO. CO- B-322/15354-0

WRIEC’ Sighting of Unusual Prenosenon on DATE Dish 38 SOE ;
nociton Bear Jranien/USSR Border ~ 2 H
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3. On V7 Jun €6, at 214? howra, local tina, ESS a
ehecan, Iran, on an international flight, I observed a atrange
phenomenon on the horizon. Ag wa wera approaching the Rudastur bescen,
loca .e¢ appronirately 25 mlles WSW Gf Mehrabsd Airport, Teheran, we md~<
-_.__ dendy obsarved a brillfant white aphera approximating the coloration ani
intensity of full bright moon, The sphere sppearad suddenly and at the
iorst sighting was approximately thres tines the eize of a full soon,
At the moment, we were flying at approxlmataly 18,000 feet on & course .
Of 070 dearses at a speed of about 200 hnote, The alighting occurred just -- —-. i
as we prepared to fly a circular pattern over tha Rudeslar beacoo pricr ~ -> > >
to descending to a lower altitnede and heading for Maleabad Alrport. We
ozserved the sighting throughout the tine we cireled the Rudeshur beacon,
a tine we later calculated to be of four to five mirstes duration, 2
would estimate the position of the sphere to ba on a dhasding of 010
denrees and deep within the Soviet Union, perhaps north of 60 degrees
latitude. During the four-to five aimites that I observed the sphare, it
contimed to grow in size as ite intensity _diainieabed. - Toward the end of
this period it became very falnt and_ite encrmous sire seared to fll. the €
sky. The base of the sphere appeared to rest on the horizon throughout: ~~ SS
-----———the period it was observed, Indicating that the center of the sphere wag
rising during the time that it_was_expanding. The weather conditions
vere excellent and the umisually clear sky afforded unileited visibility.

2. Another sirliner at a slightly lower altitude also observed the phencaenon ~
and we exchanged renarks about it. On landing at Hebrabad Alrport sces _
: 20 minutes leter, we diecoverrd that the phenocanon was pot seen from the
frond except posuibly during the very last stages, At that point, since _—
the intenaity hed co markedly diafntebed, it would go unmoriced unless

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