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1976 Tehran UFO incident

Radar and visual sighting of a UFO over Tehran, Iran
Event ufo_sighting Q560372
1976 Tehran UFO incident
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1976 Tehran UFO incident

Summary

1976 Tehran UFO incident is an UFO sighting[1]. It draws 151 Wikipedia views per month (ufo_sighting category, ranking #11 of 23).[2]

Key Facts

  • 1976 Tehran UFO incident is in the country of Pahlavi Iran[3].
  • 1976 Tehran UFO incident's instance of is recorded as UFO sighting[4].
  • 1976 Tehran UFO incident's Commons category is recorded as 1976 Tehran UFO incident[5].
  • 1976 Tehran UFO incident took place on September 19, 1976[6].

Body

When and Where

1976 Tehran UFO incident occurred on September 19, 1976[6]. It is in the country of Pahlavi Iran[3].

Context

1976 Tehran UFO incident's instance of is recorded as UFO sighting[4].

Why It Matters

1976 Tehran UFO incident draws 151 Wikipedia views per month (ufo_sighting category, ranking #11 of 23).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Related Entities

Pahlavi Iran

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). 1976 Tehran UFO incident. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/1976-tehran-ufo-incident
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  1. 27d ago · ZxxZxxZ · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P6802]]: IIAF F-4D Phantom II-brake chute.jpg"
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