The Galactic Mind

Sign in Subscribe

UFO History

Case File — Tehran UFO Incident (1976, Iran)

Case File — Tehran UFO Incident (1976, Iran)

Overview In the early hours of September 19, 1976, two Imperial Iranian Air Force F-4 interceptors were scrambled to investigate bright objects over Tehran. Aircrews reported target lock, communications dropouts, and temporary weapons failure near the object, with systems returning when they broke off. A U.S. Joint Chiefs cable

Case File — Belgian UFO Wave (1989 to 1990)

Case File — Belgian UFO Wave (1989 to 1990)

Overview From late 1989 through spring 1990, Belgium logged hundreds of reports of large, low-flying triangular lights. The wave peaked on the night of March 30 to 31, 1990, when two Belgian Air Force F-16s were scrambled after radar returns were reported. An official Air Force memo later chronicled that

Dossier: J. Allen Hynek

Dossier: J. Allen Hynek

Astronomer and scientific advisor to Project Blue Book who evolved from skeptic to proposing the “Close Encounter” scale. Hynek bridged government inquiry with public curiosity and shaped modern ufology.

Dossier: Project Blue Book

Dossier: Project Blue Book

USAF’s 1952–69 program logged 12,618 reports (701 unexplained); from the Robertson Panel to the Condon closeout ...the legacy that still shapes policy.