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UFO case file · UFO-NUFORC-46978

Desert Shield triangular silhouette

CE1Saudi Arabia1990-10-15

Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia

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Case description

A former U.S. Air Force member recalled a silent dark triangle with a white light at each corner crossing above a remote Saudi desert airstrip. Stars appeared obscured within its outline. The event was reportedly noticed by others, but their accounts are not separately supplied. The airstrip and precise date are not identified. Source: National UFO Reporting Center, report 46978. 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
22:30
Witnesses
0
Craft description
Triangle
Coordinate precision
Country known; exact observation point not established.
Date precision
Approximate or retrospective source date.

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