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UFO case file · UFO-NUFORC-33777

Capsule-like object near the Saudi Gulf coast

CE1Saudi Arabia2003-12-12

Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia

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Case description

A father and son driving in the desert near the Gulf reported an aircraft-like white capsule apparently motionless ahead of them. When their vehicle stopped and turned toward it, the object reportedly accelerated north and disappeared. The account places the encounter south of Kuwait and near Safaniyah, without a sufficiently precise site. NUFORC reproduces an HBCC UFO Research account. Source: National UFO Reporting Center, report 33777. 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.

Recorded details

Local time
04:05
Witnesses
1
Craft description
Unknown
Coordinate precision
Country known; exact observation point not established.
Date precision
As reported; not independently verified.

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