[Take note in this report of “Flying Object” fever in Iran… and its open links to US spy drones. Several years ago I wrote about UFOs and spy craft and my belief that many/most UFOs are really military pilotless spy craft.

The initial reports said eye witnesses saw a plane fire a missile… This seems to have been followed by a lame Iranian cover-up attempt.

It could be… an Israeli aircraft that did this… perhaps… like firing a warning shot across a bow.

If the USA does not deal with Iran fast enough… then Israel may well act first… So… the next Russian-manufactured crisis in the Middle East… is starting to accelerate faster…

Furthermore… Syria and Iran are starting to co-operate… This could get very interesting… As I believe… terrorists in Iraq will also slip into high gear in America’s rear… if the USA goes into Iran… Jan]

An Iranian plane dropped a fuel tank on an uninhabited area in southwestern Iran on Wednesday, causing a loud explosion that eyewitnesses at first thought may have been caused by a missile, state-run al-Alam television reported.

Rescue teams were sent to the area, the television said, without providing details on casualties.

Eyewitnesses had initially contacted authorities saying they thought the explosion was caused by a missile from an airplane, the state-run TV said.

The Deilam region is about 100 kilometers north of the Bushehr nuclear facility. The nuclear reactor at Bushehr, which is being built with Russian help, is not yet operational.

US and Israeli sources said they had no involvement in the incident, Sky News reported.

Earlier Wednesday, Intelligence Minister Ali Yunesi said the United States has been flying spy drones over Iran’s nuclear sites confirming for the first time reports of American unmanned surveillance craft over Iran.

“Most of the shining objects that our people see over Iran’s airspace are American spying equipment used to spy on Iran’s nuclear and military facilities,” the minister said.

His remarks to reporters confirmed a report in The Washington Post on Sunday that quoted unnamed US officials as saying the drones have been flying over Iran for nearly a year to seek evidence of nuclear weapons programs.

“US spying activities over Iranian airspace have been going since a long time ago,” Yunesi said.

The Iranian air force was ordered in December to shoot down any unknown or suspicious flying objects in Iran’s airspace. At the time, there were reports in Iranian newspapers that Iran had discovered spying devices in the pilotless planes that its air defence force had shot down.

“If any of the bright objects come close, they will definitely meet our fire. We possess the necessary equipment to confront them,” Yunesi said.

Last month, Yunesi said that the United States had been conducting aerial surveillance, but he neither mentioned drones nor nuclear and military sites.

Iranian media has been gripped by a kind of “flying object” fever with dozens of reported sightings in recent weeks. State-run media has reported numerous sightings of unknown objects flying over parts of Iran where nuclear facilities are located.

The Washington Post reported US officials as saying the drones have been flying over Iran from US military bases in Iraq and are equipped with air filters designed to pick up traces of nuclear activity.

Source: Jerusalem Post
URL: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagena…/p>