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UFO sightings in Saudi Arabia

Explore historical UFO sightings and close encounter reports in Saudi Arabia, with case narratives, available videos, and source links.

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• Qaisumah airport white orb report

  2026-05-22 · Al Qaisumah, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia · CE1

  A military observer reported a white spherical object near Qaisumah airport, described in the summary as rising, falling, spinning, or tumbling.

• Makkah brief cigar-like light

  2026-03-10 · Makkah, Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia · CE1

  A rooftop observer during night prayers reported a dark cigar-like form with some glow moving steadily and disappearing after about ten seconds.

• Al Hofuf changing gray-white object

  2025-10-15 · Al Hofuf, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia · CE1

  Two observers reported a gray-white changing object moving slowly near the ground before accelerating upward.

• Jeddah unusual winged-animal report

  2025-08-29 · Jeddah, Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia

  A person looking from an apartment window reported a brown winged creature with a bony or spiked tail, comparing its appearance with prehistoric flying animals.

• Tabuk pinkish cloud-like formation

  2025-07-01 · Tabuk, Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia · CE1

  Two observers reported a changing oval or cloud-like formation with colored light in the sky near a NEOM site.

• Hail blue disc sighting

  2024-12-20 · Hail, Hail Province, Saudi Arabia · CE1

  The brief account describes a large blue disc-like object seen in the afternoon, reportedly by several people.

• Intermittently moving light on Taif-Abha journey

  2023-12-25 · Maysaan, Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia · CE1

  A driver traveling from Taif toward Abha reported a light among clouds that seemed to alternate between rapid movement and a stationary position.

• Jeddah orange orb during distant lightning

  2021-08-24 · Jeddah, Saudi Arabia · CE1

  A resident reported a silent orange light during distant lightning and a mild sandstorm, then called a spouse to watch its reappearance.

• Al Hofuf close orb and falling sparks

  2019-05-18 · Al Hofuf, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia · CE1

  A resident reported a basketball-sized luminous sphere approaching on a rooftop at night and stopping several metres away.

• Riyadh thin cube with central dark circle

  2019-04-10 · Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia · CE1

  A resident, father, and brother reportedly watched a thin silver cube-like object with a dark circular center moving slowly west over their backyard.

• Jeddah viewfinder light and possible reflection

  2015-02-20 · Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Saudi Arabia · CE1

  A photographer reported briefly noticing a circular light through a camera viewfinder while photographing buildings.

• Mecca photograph with possible lens flare

  2011-05-21 · Mecca (Saudi Arabia), Saudi Arabia · CE1

  A pilgrim noticed a reddish disc-like form with bright lights when reviewing photographs taken near the mosque.

• Circulated Yanbu video report

  2009-01-07 · Yanbu (Saudi Arabia), Saudi Arabia · CE1

  The submitter forwarded information about a video said to have been recorded in Yanbu.

• Green blinking light at Riyadh airport

  2007-08-26 · Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Saudi Arabia · CE1

  A person leaving an aircraft at Riyadh international airport described a rapidly moving green blinking light crossing the apparent face of the Moon and disappearing in a flash.

• Tathleeth silent winged object

  2007-08-15 · Tathleeth, Aseer Province, Saudi Arabia · CE1

  An observer near hospital grounds recalled a dark winged object gliding below clouds, pivoting, and accelerating toward mountains without audible sound.

• Low oval object over Taif garden

  2007-07-29 · At Taif (Saudi Arabia), Saudi Arabia · CE1

  Two people reportedly saw a silent metallic oval pass near their garden with dim multicolored lights underneath.

• Multicolored lights near Al Qunfudhah

  2007-04-13 · AL-gonfatha (Saudi Arabia), Saudi Arabia · CE1

  A submitter and two brothers reportedly saw three lights moving in different directions near a beach after midnight.

• Moving light in the Empty Quarter

  2005-03-29 · Sharourah (500 km north of) (Empty Quarter) (Saudi Arabia), Saudi Arabia · CE1

  Four campers reported a star-like light moving southeast, slowing over their campsite, and then departing with apparent zigzags.

• Capsule-like object near the Saudi Gulf coast

  2003-12-12 · Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia · CE1

  A father and son driving in the desert near the Gulf reported an aircraft-like white capsule apparently motionless ahead of them.

• Dhahran bright circular light

  2002-11-26 · Dhahran (Saudi Arabia), Saudi Arabia · CE1

  Two people looking toward the desert horizon reported a bright circular light moving slowly and growing brighter over roughly ten minutes before vanishing abruptly.

• Three circular lights over Riyadh

  2001-10-20 · Riyadh/ Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia · CE1

  The submitter described three faintly luminous circular objects traveling in a triangular arrangement while watching the Moon.

• Lights rising near Taif

  2001-09-03 · Taif (30 km west from) (Saudi Arabia), Saudi Arabia · CE1

  A teenager reported lights ascending from mountains west of Taif during a late-night walk.

• Faydat Ibn Shaman Humvee bipedal encounter

  1991-06-15 · Faydat Ibn Shaman, Northern Borders Province, Saudi Arabia · CE3

  A former U.S. Army driver reported braking for a bipedal figure directly in front of a Humvee during a desert reconnaissance journey.

• Hafar Al-Batin overflight and reported vehicle failure

  1991-02-15 · Hafer Al Ban (Saudi Arabia), Saudi Arabia · CE2

  An Army guard recalled a very large dark object moving over a truck and nearby personnel during the Gulf War.

• Jubail desert guards and blue-white object

  1990-11-20 · Al - Jubail (approx. 35 miles sw of) (Saudi Arabia), Saudi Arabia · CE1

  Four U.S. Army guards described a silent blue-white circular light passing above their desert compound during Operation Desert Shield.

• Jubail blue-white oval reported by four guards

  1990-11-15 · Jubail (Saudi Arabia), Saudi Arabia · CE1

  Four observers reportedly watched a silent blue-white oval or sphere pass overhead, gain altitude, maneuver unusually, and depart rapidly.

• Desert Shield triangular silhouette

  1990-10-15 · Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia · CE1

  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.

• Riyadh reported ground marks and abandoned materials

  1989-07-01 · Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Saudi Arabia · CE2

  The submitter attributed three dark ground marks and assorted discarded materials to a landing, while explicitly stating that no UFO was seen.

• Multicolored discs near Yanbu industrial city

  1987-04-16 · Yanbu Al Sinaiyah (Saudi Arabia), Saudi Arabia · CE1

  The submitter recalled numerous disc-like objects above the desert horizon, showing several colors, lowering their apparent altitude, and then disappearing rapidly.

• Makkah childhood luminous cross recollection

  1956-04-07 · Makkah, Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia · CE1

  A submitter recalled a pearly luminous tubular form with a cross-like middle before sunrise in childhood near Mecca.