Abadan, Iran, May 1953
- Date of account
- 1953-05
- Location
- Abadan, Iran
- Source
- uap_archive
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.
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Source text · mention only.DATE·TIME GROUP 2.LOCATION 181ay5318/1535Z Abadan, Irum 3.SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION Civilians Astronoical (iarEon) NUMBER OF OBJECTS One S.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1I.BRIEP SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 20 Minutes Circular shaped object flying at very high altitude. Circimfpancl greeter thn the noon.Appeared in n em di sappearod in m 6.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Duration reported as 2O minutes. Had a conetlike tail.Coud Groud-Visual not have bcen a rocket because no snoke was trailing. 7.COURSE CoincnrS:Iikcly there is an error in the duration rported. NE Description of the object es having a conet-like tail and conefisor 8.PHOTOS with rocket indicates a much greater speed than kould be associpted vith n object viewed for 2O minutes.Description of the objedt DY. and the many observers indicates a eteor observation.Duratio KNO considered to e in error. 9.PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OYo FORM FTD SEP 63 O-329 (TDE)PNvloue
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