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UFO case file · UFO-NUFORC-54291

Al Asad amber sphere and apparent folding

CE1Iraq2004-08-15

Al Asad (near Hit) (Iraq), Iraq

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Case description

A deployed aircraft worker described a stationary amber sphere near the Al Asad airfield that appeared to darken in three sections or fold inward before disappearing. The account is a delayed recollection from a single observer. No exact observation point or independent imagery accompanies it. Source: National UFO Reporting Center, report 54291. 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
21:00
Witnesses
1
Craft description
Sphere
Coordinate precision
Country known; exact observation point not established.
Date precision
Approximate or retrospective source date.

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