Kerman 'radiant object' crash
- Date
- 10 Jan 2007
- Place
- Jebal Barez mountains, Kerman province, Iran
- Record
- Curated case
- Assessment
- Contested
- Evidence strength
What was reported
Eyewitnesses told the Fars News Agency that a radiant flying object crashed into the Jebal Barez mountains on the morning of 10 January 2007, followed by an explosion and a thick spiral of smoke, with no casualties. Deputy Governor-General Abulghassem Nasrollahi said all aircraft in the area were accounted for and did not rule out a meteor. An unnamed source told the agency that the object was burning and smoking before impact and so could not have been a meteor. No wreckage or later investigation was reported.
What officials concluded
Tentative explanation
Provincial officials: no aircraft missing; possibly a meteor
Strongest ordinary reading
A bright fireball (meteor) with a sonic explosion
Evidence profile
Sensors1 of 9
- Yes: Visual
- No: Infrared
- No: Radar
- No: Video
- No: Photo
- No: Film
- No: Audio
- No: Night vision
- No: Other sensor
Witnessescount not stated
- Yes: Civilian
- No: Military aircrew
- No: Military ground
- No: Airline crew
- No: Sensor operator
- No: Law enforcement
- No: Scientist
- No: Astronaut
- No: Intelligence official
- No: Other
ShapeLight only
- Yes: Light only
- No: Orb or sphere
- No: Disc
- No: Triangle
- No: Cylinder
- No: Cube
- No: Other shape
Effects1 reported
- No: Physiological
- No: Physical trace
- No: Electromagnetic
- Yes: Sound
- No: Silent
Outside sources
- Ynetnews: Iranians report 'radiant UFO'ynetnews.com
- Wikipedia: UFO sightings in Iranen.wikipedia.org
On the map
28.70° N, 57.90° E, plotted at the centre of the region named in the record
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