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E-009508LANDMARK CASE · HIGH CORROBORATIONDATE PRECISION: exactRECORD COMPLETENESS: 100%
Tehran F-4 Radar-Visual Intercept and System-Failure Report
September 19, 1976Tehran airspace, Tehran, Iran
Hall summarizes the Tehran incident in which two successive Iranian F-4 interceptors attempted to approach a radar-visual target and reportedly experienced weapons/electronic system failures when preparing to engage it. He notes a U.S. DIA report regarded the case as outstanding.
// LINKED CLASSIFICATIONS:Scientific & Observational Types(P-000101)→Physical Trace & Environmental Effects(P-000103)→
// PROVENANCE COVERAGE
100% record completeness
This measures documentation coverage, not whether the encounter or its claims are true.
1 SOURCES · 1 PRIMARY
Date documented
September 19, 1976
Location documented
Tehran airspace, Tehran, Iran
Map coordinates available
Coordinate precision: region.
Catalogue classification linked
2 family link(s), 2 case-specific component(s).
Published citation-backed claims
3 encounter-target claim(s), 4 component claim(s).
Source coverage
1 unique source edition(s); 1 marked primary for at least one claim.
Assessment has encounter-level provenance
3 encounter-target published claim(s) can carry assessment provenance.
This dossier currently depends on a single source edition; independent coverage would strengthen comparison.
// ASSESSMENT METADATA
Stored case-assessment fields
Stored total witness estimate4
Stored verified-report count0
Instrumental evidence flagYES
Official investigation flagYES
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