Dome of the Rock UFO videos
- Date
- 28 Jan 2011
- Place
- Temple Mount / Haram al-Sharif, Jerusalem
- Record
- Curated case
- Assessment
- Explained
- Evidence strength
What was reported
Several videos uploaded to YouTube, presented as filmed by different people from different vantage points, showed a glowing orb descending over the Dome of the Rock, hovering, then shooting straight up after a flash. The uploaders were anonymous and no one else among the many people in Jerusalem that night reported it. Analysts noted that the light cast no reflection on the gilded dome, that the motion implied an acceleration of several hundred g, and that the clips showed signs of digital compositing; the videos are regarded as a coordinated hoax.
What officials concluded
No conclusion stated
No official explanation has been given.
Strongest ordinary reading
Digitally composited hoax videos
Evidence profile
Sensors1 of 9
- No: Visual
- No: Infrared
- No: Radar
- Yes: Video
- No: Photo
- No: Film
- No: Audio
- No: Night vision
- No: Other sensor
Witnessescount not stated
- Yes: Civilian
- No: Military aircrew
- No: Military ground
- No: Airline crew
- No: Sensor operator
- No: Law enforcement
- No: Scientist
- No: Astronaut
- No: Intelligence official
- No: Other
ShapeLight only
- Yes: Light only
- No: Orb or sphere
- No: Disc
- No: Triangle
- No: Cylinder
- No: Cube
- No: Other shape
Effectsnone reported
- No: Physiological
- No: Physical trace
- No: Electromagnetic
- No: Sound
- No: Silent
Outside sources
On the map
31.78° N, 35.24° E, plotted at the site
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