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UFO case file · UFO-NUFORC-196559

Makkah brief cigar-like light

CE1Saudi Arabia2026-03-10

Makkah, Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia

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Case description

A rooftop observer during night prayers reported a dark cigar-like form with some glow moving steadily and disappearing after about ten seconds. The date is approximate. NUFORC lists a meteor as a possible explanation, which is preserved alongside the witness's interpretation. Source: National UFO Reporting Center, report 196559. 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. Record notes: NUFORC assessment: Meteor - Possible.

Recorded details

Local time
02:10
Witnesses
1
Craft description
Cigar
Coordinate precision
Approximate locality anchor from GeoNames; not an exact incident coordinate. Original location wording retained.
Date precision
Approximate or retrospective source date.

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