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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, DC 20549
                                 FORM 10-Q/A

(Mark One)
[X]           QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 13 OR 15(d)
                    OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934    

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1996

                                      OR
[ ]              TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR
                15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ____________to____________

Commission file number 0-12489


                             SPECTRAN CORPORATION
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          Delaware                                        04-2729372
(State or other jurisdiction of                       (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                        Identification No.)

50 Hall Road, Sturbridge, Massachusetts                     01566
(Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (508) 347-2261


        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for shorter period that the registrant
was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes x No.

        The number of shares of the registrant's Common Stock outstanding as of
October 31, 1996 was 5,398,354.

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ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a)             Exhibit 10.75 Contractual Agreement between Lucent
                Technologies, Inc. and SpecTran Corporation dated
                October 3, 1996. (Registrant has been granted confidential 
                treatment)
        

                Exhibit 10.76 Three year multimode optical fiber supply contract
                between Corning, Incorporated and SpecTran Corporation dated
                as of July 1, 1996. (Registrant has been granted confidential 
                treatment)
        

                                SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                                SPECTRAN CORPORATION
                                                        (Registrant)


Date: February 3, 1997                          BY:

                                                /s/ R.E. Jaeger
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                                                Raymond E. Jaeger
                                                Chairman of the Board


Date: February 3, 1997                          BY:

                                                /s/ Bruce A. Cannon
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                                                Bruce A. Cannon
                                                Senior Vice President and
                                                Chief Financial Officer