PROJECT BLUE BOOK

1. DATE

14 October 1957

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

between 21 May 1957
These sightings,

fm East to West. No

revealed no more of
the naked eve, The

appeared as bright

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Report of several objects observed

eit
were during the hour and a
sunset and the object observed appean-
ed as a large red light which moved
rapidly across the sky over Tabriz

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
2. LOCATION

Azerbai

3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION |
Lecel 1430 *FGround- Vi sual D Ground-Reder
14/11002 0 Air Vi sual

PHOTC OU :
iad American

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

West
11. COMMENTS

to 14 Oct 97.
by Americans,

half aftex tion,

wnund, Binocular:

its nature than
lust sighting

white light.

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12.

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CONCLUSIONS

Wes Bolloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probobly Aircrof?
Possibly Aircrof?

Wes Astronomicol
Probobly Astronomicel
Possibly Astronomical

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Insufficient Detea fer Evaluotion
Unknown

Cannot attempt evaluation with

this very sketchy report. Nothing
specific such as location, direc-
elevation

or azimuth,

Comet
Aga

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AGENCY OF ORIGIN . DATE OF REPORT
USAIRA, IRAN -. & | 21 Nov 57
SOURCE OF INFORMATION aii TEE “ | DATE OF INFORMATION
American Consulate, 1 Tabris- | 18 Nov 57
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SUBIECT

Unidentified Flying Ob jects over Azerbaijan

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SUMM AR Y (onler coneled . summery of repnat, tre signiAeenes ; in final oneaentence paragraph, Lixwt inclowures ak lor sr left, Bevin let of report on AF Form fifa. )

1. The following unelassified information subject as above was submitted by the
‘American Consul, Tabriz to the American Embassy, Tehran on 13 Now 57: ;

AND " During the past six months unidentified flying objects have been sighted
over Azerbaijan on several occasions, The first report was in "Ettilaat" of 21
May 1957, stating tnat a Comet had been seen over Rezaich. Tine of day not

¢ specified.

er next oecprances _ in a of 1957, @neYs: ghtin® on’ the ges ye
the (13+) and two otheD wit! ef that date, Rey =. gi 5 aus)
served b cans, were Towkra the hour and a half after Gunset} unset) 2030) to C200)

and the(obdject’ observed apneared as Cle ge red light)which moved rapidly across

ane (est stghting, o be revorted wae seer on Amcrices © P Conralate
staff and numerous Tabrizes, It appeared as a bright white) object shich moved
from (east te es) to the south of the city at 143Q/on the 14th of October, This:

occurance waa reported in “Sttilaat® for 15 October 1957, which speculated that
it may have been Sputnik I."

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2. This type of information was requested by the Air Attache during a meeting
with-the American Consulate representatives.

“LEO “i, BRAUN
Lt Colonel, USAF
Acting Air Attache

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