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UFO case file · UFO-NUFORC-43231

Moving light in the Empty Quarter

CE1Saudi Arabia2005-03-29

Sharourah (500 km north of) (Empty Quarter) (Saudi Arabia), Saudi Arabia

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Case description

Four campers reported a star-like light moving southeast, slowing over their campsite, and then departing with apparent zigzags. The location is described as roughly 500 kilometres north of Sharourah in the Empty Quarter. That broad offset is retained rather than treating Sharourah itself as the sighting site. Source: National UFO Reporting Center, report 43231. 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
17:30
Witnesses
4
Craft description
Light
Coordinate precision
Country known; exact observation point not established.
Date precision
As reported; not independently verified.

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