In a June 1978 GEPAN report to the Scientific Committee, Dr.
Poher wrote the following interesting assessment, in which
he acknowledges the reality of UFO's, and also admits that
the origin of said craft, and the technology behind them,
was unknown to French officials at the time:

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"Taking into account the facts that we have gathered from
the observers and from the location of their observations,
we concluded that there generally can be said to be a
material phenomenon behind the observations. In 60% of the
cases reported here, the description of this phenomenon is
apparently one of a flying machine whose origin, modes of
lifting and/or propulsion are totally outside our
knowledge."

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Similar to UFO occurrences in the United States, interest in
UFO's in France did not begin in 1977 with the formation of
GEPAN. Two decades earlier, in 1958, Aime Michel published a
book entitled "Flying Saucers And The Straight-Line Mystery".
In the forward to that book, General Lionel M. Chassin, who
was the Commanding General of the French Air Forces, as well
as the General Air Defence Coordinator of the Allied Air
Forces of NATO, wrote the following:

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"The number of thoughtful, intelligent, educated people in
full possession of their faculties who have 'seen something'
and described it, grows every day . . . We can . . . say
categorically that mysterious objects have indeed appeared
and continue to appear in the sky that surrounds us."

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Please go to part sixteen for the continuation of this
series.


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NATURE OF THE ALIEN : ET's, DEMONS OR GOV'T PLOT? : PT 16

Last Updated : June 22, 2007


Spanish Gen. Carlos Castro Cavero's Comment Regarding UFO's,
1976 Tehran, Iran UFO Incident, Criteria For Valid UFO Study
U.S. Government Intimidates Credible UFO Witnesses, American
Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper's UFO Experiences And Testimonies,
Mysterious Death Of U.S. Defense Secretary James V. Forrestal
Pres. Harry Truman And Majestic 12 Or MJ-12, John F. Kennedy
Assassination & UFO Theory, Bill Cooper's Behold A Pale Horse
US Gov't. Black Projects & UFO Disinformation, Jacques Vallee



To the south, Spain was also experiencing its share of UFO
encounters, and some Spanish government officials likewise
made public their views concerning the unusual phenomenon.
One such person was Carlos Castro Cavero, who was a general
in the Spanish Air Force, and the former commander of the
Third Aerial Region. In a June 27, 1976 interview which was
published in the "Gaceta del Norte" in Balboa, Spain, Cavero
made the following comments to reporter J. J. Benitez:

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"I believe that UFO's are spaceships or extraterrestrial
craft . . . The nations of the world are currently working
together in the investigation of the UFO phenomenon. There
is an international exchange of data. Maybe when this group
of nations acquires more precise and definite information,
it will be possible to release the news to the world."

----- End Quote -----

Later that same year, (1976), a significant UFO event took
place on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran, when two F-4 jets
from the Shahrokhi Air Force Base had an amazing encounter
with something which even shook the halls of the Pentagon.
As Roland B. Evans, an Air Force Major and Pentagon analyst
would later comment, the Tehran UFO incident was a "classic
that meets all the criteria necessary for a valid study of
the UFO phenomenon". The incident, which took place on the
night of September 18th, and the early morning hours of the
19th, was reported in the November 1976 issue of the NICAP
newsletter, "NICAP UFO Investigator". A much more detailed
account was included in an article by Bob Pratt entitled
"The Pentagon's 'Classic' UFO Case". In the interest of
imparting this important information to you, I'm once more
relying upon the "Fair Use" clause of the US Copyright Act
to share the following contents of the NICAP newsletter:

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"Shortly after midnight on September 19, 1976, the Iranian
Air Force command post in Tehran, Iran started receiving
calls from local citizens reporting a strange object in the
sky. The object was variously described as, "Bird-like," "A
bright light," and "A helicopter with a shining light." The
command post duty officer, knowing there were no helicopters
in the area, called B.G. Yousefi, Assistant Deputy Commander
of Operations for instructions. Yousefi told the citizens
that they were observing a star. However, after talking with
control tower personnel, he decided that possibly something
unusual was being observed and that he should see for
himself.

The object he saw was like a star but much bigger and
brighter. So much so that he made the decision to scramble a
F-4 jet from Shahrokhi Air Force Base to investigate.

F-4 Interception With UFO

At 1:30 AM the F-4 sped down the Shahrokhi runway for a take
off to intercept the UFO. The crew headed north of Tehran
toward the brilliant light 70 miles ahead of them. The
flight proceeded uneventfully for about 40 miles, but as the
F-4 continued its intercept path all communications and
instrumentation (Intercommunication and UHF) were suddenly
lost. The pilot immediately changed course, breaking off the
intercept and headed back for Shahrokhi. After the F-4
turned away from the UFO the jet regained all communications
and instrumentation. Was the F-4 no longer a threat?

Second Interception Attempt Made

A second F-4 took off at 1:40 AM in an attempt to accomplish
what the first jet had failed to do . . . identify the UFO.
As this F-4 neared the UFO, radar contact was made by the
crew. The size of the radar return was about the same as a
return from a 707 jet aircraft. The size of the UFO was
difficult to determine visually because of its brilliance.
The relative speeds of the F-4 and the UFO were such that
the jet was drawing closer at a rate of 150 nautical MPH.

As the F-4, flying at a speed greater than Mach 1, reached
the same distance from the UFO that the prior communication
loss occurred, the UFO increased its speed. This
acceleration of the UFO was confirmed visually and by the
aircraft's instrument board radar. The pilot (Lt. Fafari)
was unable to close the distance and paced the UFO through
Iran's clear night sky. The crew followed the intensely
brilliant UFO and noted its light was like flashing strobe
lights arranged in a rectangular pattern. The lights were
alternating blue, green, red and orange in color. The
flashing of the lights was so rapid that all colors could be
seen at the same time.

The UFO and the pursuing F-4 were on a course taking them
south of Tehran when suddenly another smaller brilliant
object came out of the UFO.

F-4 Missile Fails To Fire

This second object came directly toward the pursuing F-4
traveling at a very high rate of speed. The pilot started to
fire an AIM-9 missile at the rapidly approaching object, but
at the moment his weapons control panel went off and
simultaneously he lost all communications.

With no other defense left, the pilot turned sharply and put
the F-4 into a dive in an attempt to evade the projectile
from the UFO. The maneuver was not successful since as the
F-4 continued its diving turn, the object changed course and
trailed the jet briefly at a distance estimated to be 3 to 4
miles. It then increased its speed, went to the inside of
the jet's turn, and climbed back to rejoin the "Mother
ship."



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