PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
18 1ay 53 18/1535Z 10y210/1550 Abadan, Irm Anduan, Lren
. SOURCE .SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION CONCLUSION .
Civilians Astronaical (ETEOR) Astroncical (.ETEOR)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
20 Minutes Circular shaped object flying at ver high altitude. Circunfpranct Circular shaped object flying at very high altitude. Circumfrance
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION greater thmn the moon. Appeared in in and di sappeared in i greeter thmn the moon. Appeared in ini and di sappesred in in
Duration reportod as 20 minutes. Duration roportod as 20 minutes. Had a cometlike tail. Had a cometlike tail. Could Courd
Groud-Visual not have been a rooket
7. COURSE COIBENTS: Likely there is an error in the duration reported.
NE Description of the object as hoving a comet-like tail and comerisor
. PHOTOS with rodket indicntes a much greater speed than would be assoeipted
wi th an object viewed for 20 minutes. Deseription of the objeqt
Yes and the many observers indicates a meteor observation. Duratich
EXN. considered to e in error.
9. PHYSICA DENCE
Yes
XXNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Provious odsuone of thse form may bo usod.

FM HQ USAF WASH DC
TO JEDWP/AIR TECH INTEL CENTER WRIGHT PATT
JEDEN/CG ENT AFB COLORADO SPRING COLO
PAREN CRYPTO USAF PASSES FROM USAIRA TEHRAN IRAN
SIGNED KEYSER TRUE DTG TWO FIVE ZERO SIX THREE ZERO ZULU X
REF NBR ALFA FOXTROT THREE THREE ZERO ZERO DASH FIVE DASH FIVE THREE PD ACTION BY
OTHER MEANS AIR TECH TECH INTEL CTA CTR ATTN CLN ALFA CLN ALFA TANGO TANGO
INDIA INDIA ALFA ALFA ALFA ALEA COCA PAREN PAREN TEHRAN TEHRAN PRESS PRESS REPTS TJO THO ZERO
MIN SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED FLYING UNIDENTIFIED FLYING O BJECT O BJECT IN IA ABADAN THREE ZERO
DTG TWO ZERO MIN NORTH CM MIN NORTH CMA FOUR EIGHT DTG Four EIGHT ONE NE SIX MIN EAST EAST AT ONE AT ONE EIGHT
ZERO FIVE LOCAL TIME ONE EIGHT MAY ZERO FIVE LOCAL TIME ONE EIGHT MAY FIVE THRED THREE CMA CMI BRILLIANT CIRCULAR
OBJECT OBJECT WITH COMET LIKE TAIL IKE TAIL MOVING AT AT GREAT SPEED NORTHWEST
TRAVELING NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION BSERVERS REPT OBJECT FITS ERS REPT FITS
DESCRITPITON OF FFLYING SAUCER PD OBSERVED BY THOUSANDS IN CITY
OF ABADAN PD NO REPTS FROM OTHER PLACES IN KHUZISTAN PD
REPT EIGHT EIGHT DASH FIVE THREE
JEPHQ IGRADED AT 2 YE'P
DECLASSIFIED AFTY'R
DOD DR 5200.
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UNCLASSIFIED

RESTRICTED UNCLASSIFIED
ATIC DOCUMENT 126O61, Iran
l. Tehran newspapers 1E reported that on 18 May 53 at 1805 local time (1535z) at
Abadan, 30°20'N- E, an unident tified flying object was seen by most of the
population.
2. The object was circular in shape a and flew at a C very high altitude. Observers
stated that the altitude seemed to be equal the moon, with the circunference
greater than that of the moon. The object, called a flying s saucer by the Tehran
after 20 minutes. One paper reported that the object had a comet-like tail,
another paper quoted NIoc personnel as saying that it w nota ocket because
there was no smoke following it.
3. At present no
Kmuzistan.
ATIC COMMENT: Insufficient data, perhaps caused by meteordogical activity.
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
UNCLASSIFIED
RESTRIGTED

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ONCLASSIFIED
NML xv 1AR Date:18"y Q:
psp CR FGA L.C.T.:6:05 pm F:
TRO PO μCG $π^{2$ N:
20 min. Location: Abadan, Tebran
REMARKS:
Caytime fireball complete with trail
ONCLASSIFIED
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
IF
1B:5.I

for four and aircraft for
Coming to the interesting cases: the Korean 20 April should certainly
be followed up. This comes cery close to being a security-Intelligence matter. I'd
certainly like to get more informat ion on this. How about sending a few Form A's to
Korea. Actually, this should have been investigated on the spot by Intelligence
officers.
Pepperrall May: This has some similarities to orman
Much fuller repor t needed and Form A fi illed out on this.
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San Antonia 7 May: Lights
and Form A should certainly be sent if
Finally, a ationar disc sighting
would help.
The Miami 20 May green light sighting might have been jets but with
hope you will concurr.
And keep Fem coming It's . requently
than a larger batch at longer intervals.
Jennie send her regards.
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