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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
UFO Observed in Western Iran
2007-01-17
Hat tip Gateway Pundit.
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- A radiant unidentified flying object was observed in the sky of Central Sepidar in the vicinity of Bouyer Ahmad in western Iran at 19:00 hours local time (15:30 GMT) Monday. Witnesses told FNA that the object has been observed for one complete hour while moving southwards.

In a similar incident last Wednesday, an Unidentified Flying Object crashed in Barrez Mounts in the central province of Kerman. Deputy Governor General of Kerman province Abulghassem Nasrollahi told FNA that the crash, which was followed by an explosion and a thick spiral of smoke, has caused no casualties or damage to properties. He further denied earlier reports that the explosion has been the result of a plane or chopper crash, reminding that all the passing aircrafts have been reported as sound and safe.
"No, no, certainly not!"
The official further stated that investigations were underway by police and other relevant authorities in this regard.

While other reports spoke of meteors, Nasrollahi said there were no conclusive witnesses in that regard, yet he did not dismiss the possibility that the crash has been caused by a meteor. Eye-witnesses assured that the explosion has been caused as a result of the crash of a radiant unidentified flying object onto the ground.

Meantime, an informed source told FNA that the object has been on fire and there has been thick smoke coming out of it prior to the crash, concluding that the object couldn't have been a meteor as meteors do not smoke. The source also said that the crash has been witnessed by people in several cities, and mentioned that the rendezvous point was located 100 kilometers from the provincial capital city of Kerman.

He said that people in the city of Rafsanjan also reported to have witnessed a similar incident several days ago. Similar crash incidents have been witnessed frequently during the last year all across Iran, and officials believe that the objects could be spy planes or a hi-tech espionage device.
I hadn't realized the Air Force was flying saucer shaped Predator drones ...
Posted by:Steve White

#15  Maybe its INDIA DAILY,com > UFOS CAN DISABLE MISSLES WORLDWIDE. Any ICBM, etal. Anywhere, Anytime, Any Country. *OTOH, ISRAEL > possible attack agz Iran planned? for February 2007???
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2007-01-17 23:20  

#14  Are they sure it wasn't a big, black hat flying towards Switzerland? Look for a contrail of Euros and dollars.
Posted by: anymouse   2007-01-17 19:31  

#13  Whitley Streiber is suffering from the Stockholm syndrom, re the "Space brothers". Here is what the aliens *really* look like :

Posted by: anonymous5089   2007-01-17 14:08  

#12  Klatuu Barada Nikhto!

Posted by: BigEd   2007-01-17 13:54  

#11  Paul :


"Whitley Streiber and I are ready to do a full investigation."
Posted by: Art Bell   2007-01-17 13:50  

#10  I wonder if they have an Art al-Bell radio show over there. It would be a great base for mas hysteria. Annnnnnnnnnnnnnd, a little fun, too.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2007-01-17 09:41  

#9  Khannnnnnn!
Posted by: mhw   2007-01-17 08:13  

#8  Maybe it WAS the 12th imam, and the Iranians shot him down.
Posted by: Glenmore   2007-01-17 08:10  

#7  Must have been an omen from the 12th imam.
Posted by: bigjim-ky   2007-01-17 06:32  

#6  Mike N, I hope so, I hope so. If I were in the position... I would use the UFO mythology to its fullest. Even complete with funny markings in the case of a crash of the UAV craft. Or, I would even crash one on purpose, so the funny markings, somewhat exotic alloys and a blob of protein with some newly engineered DNA chains (does not have to make sense biologically, as long as it is anything but) get some exposure. ;-)
Posted by: twobyfour   2007-01-17 03:40  

#5  Weather balloons. Pay no attention.
Posted by: mojo   2007-01-17 02:45  

#4  Rafsanjani's in SPAAAAACE!
Posted by: newc   2007-01-17 01:25  

#3  Lol! That's beautiful!

I can just see Bush telling the donks, "Nope. Wudn't us. It was one of them UFOs. You know, misundentified flying saucers."
Posted by: Mike N.   2007-01-17 01:12  

#2  Lots of UFO activity in Iran lately. I think space aliens have been secretly observing them for some time now and finally said to themselves these guys are idiots, let's go kick their asses.
Posted by: SteveS   2007-01-17 00:54  

#1  Something tells me that hi tech espionage planes don't do much good if they keep starting on fire and crashing.

They probably just don't want to admit that its their own planes that are crashing. F-14s?
Posted by: Mike N.   2007-01-17 00:37  

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