Retired Imperial Iranian Air Force general. Then-Major Jafari intercepted an unidentified object over Tehran in September 1976; his F-4 Phantom experienced electronics failures during the engagement. The U.S. DIA memo on the incident has been widely cited.
Gen. Parviz Jafari is a retired general of the Iranian Air Force who commanded an F-4 Phantom intercept of a highly advanced UAP over Tehran in 1976. During the encounter, his aircraft's instrumentation and weapons systems inexplicably failed when he attempted to engage a secondary object launched by the primary craft. Jafari's key contribution is providing a highly credible, internationally documented military account of a UAP displaying offensive electronic warfare and disabling capabilities. He has publicly testified about the incident alongside other international military officials, emphasizing the global, boundary-agnostic nature of the phenomenon. The 1976 Tehran incident remains a classic case study heavily referenced in official United States defense intelligence files.