Al Hofuf close orb and falling sparks

A resident reported a basketball-sized luminous sphere approaching on a rooftop at night and stopping several metres away. The witness described shifting light patterns, fear, and sparks falling and bouncing after shouting at the object. It allegedly contracted and disappeared. No lasting trace, injury, or recovered material is documented in the account. Source: National UFO Reporting Center, report 187217. This account is a report of claimed observations, not independent confirmation. Visual or radar observation without a narrative establishing beings, abduction, intentional contact, or physical effects. Map position: Approximate locality anchor from GeoNames; not an exact incident coordinate. Original location wording retained.