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UFO case file · UFO-NUFORC-19436

Lights rising near Taif

CE1Saudi Arabia2001-09-03

Taif (30 km west from) (Saudi Arabia), Saudi Arabia

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Case description

A teenager reported lights ascending from mountains west of Taif during a late-night walk. Family members and neighbors were called to watch. One light reportedly paused before moving north, while another rose rapidly. The source gives an approximate speed without a measured distance. Source: National UFO Reporting Center, report 19436. 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 vicinity anchor from GeoNames; source gives an offset or nearby site, not this exact point.

Recorded details

Local time
00:01
Witnesses
4
Craft description
Unknown
Coordinate precision
Approximate vicinity anchor from GeoNames; source gives an offset or nearby site, not this exact point.
Date precision
As reported; not independently verified.

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