UFO case file · UFO-NUFORC-196559
Makkah brief cigar-like light
Makkah, Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia
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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.