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UFO case file · UFO-NUFORC-70677

Baghdad silent cylinder during power outage

CE1Iraq1991-09-12

Baghdad (Iraq), Iraq

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Case description

A rooftop observer reported a nearby silent cylindrical form with lights along its length during a 1991 power outage. Family members and neighbors allegedly also saw it. The report provides little detail about duration, route, or exact size, and does not claim that the object caused the existing outage. Source: National UFO Reporting Center, report 70677. 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.

Recorded details

Local time
23:00
Witnesses
6
Craft description
Cylinder
Coordinate precision
Approximate locality anchor from GeoNames; not an exact incident coordinate. Original location wording retained.
Date precision
As reported; not independently verified.

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