Bridgstock criticized UFOlogists reports as “not a reliable account of the Iran UFO incident” and summed up Klass’ conclusions:Klass found that only one aircraft had suffered electrical malfunctions, not two. What is more, that plane had had a history of unexplained electrical faults, and the electrical workshop responsible for it was notorious for poor performance.
In this context, a temporary electrical malfunction can hardly be characterised as mysterious. He also points out that the aircrews at the time were tired and rattled, and could have mistaken stars or meteors for UFOs and “missiles”. In addition, Klass points out that radio faults on airliners are not unknown, and that is why they carry backup radio sets.
