The Iranian news agency said that residents in and near the city of Isfahan watched an unidentified flying object with an orange and white glow dance through the skies for about an hour Monday night. Unidentified objects with blinking lights were also reported Tuesday in the skies over several other Iranian cities, including the south-central city of Kashan.

Wednesday, state television showed a shiny white disc it said was filmed over Tehran Tuesday night. Other UFO's have been spotted recently in the northern skies over Tabriz and Ardebil.

An Air Force officer quoted in one Tehran publication is calling on Iran's Supreme National Security Council to determine whether Iran is being visited by aliens. He said the council should determine whether the visitors have good or bad intentions.

Scientists at the Astronomical Society of Iran say they don't yet know much about the sightings. One society official is quoted as saying UFO watchers may actually be viewing the planet Venus. Another said that they may be seeing a satellite.