Grietje
09-06-03, 17:18
UFO’ Falls in Jizan Region
Mahmoud Ahmad • Arab News Staff
JEDDAH, 9 June 2003 — An unidentified flying object fell to earth in the southern Jizan region last Monday and experts believe that it could be part of a spy plane that invaded Saudi airspace.
Witnesses told Al-Watan daily that the object looked like a flying saucer and radiated light. A number of people in Arraith town, about 220 km northeast of Jizan, watched the strange object fall at about 9 a.m. on Monday.
The fall of the object sent shockwaves through the area and frightened cattle. People ran away from the object and observed it from a distance.
Abdul Rahman Al-Osaimi, governor of Arraith, told the Arabic daily that he visited the area where the object had fallen, adding that it had frightened the residents.
“The object is not big, but it scares people,” the governor said.
Informed sources told Al-Watan that security officers visited the site to inspect the object and interview witnesses.
If the UFO turned out to be a spy plane, it could bring back memories of stories of flying saucers frequently found during the Cold War period. The United States recorded some 850 flying objects crashed on its territory in those days.
Salman Al-Raithy, a resident of Arraith, told the daily that he had watched the object flying at a low altitude and then fall on the ground.
Wadi Amoud in Arraith saw a number of strange incidents over the past years.
It witnessed the emergence of poisonous carbon water from a well in the area, which the superstitious used to treat diseases, forcing authorities to cover the well. An old mass grave with the remains of people killed in battles was also found in the area.
Mahmoud Ahmad • Arab News Staff
JEDDAH, 9 June 2003 — An unidentified flying object fell to earth in the southern Jizan region last Monday and experts believe that it could be part of a spy plane that invaded Saudi airspace.
Witnesses told Al-Watan daily that the object looked like a flying saucer and radiated light. A number of people in Arraith town, about 220 km northeast of Jizan, watched the strange object fall at about 9 a.m. on Monday.
The fall of the object sent shockwaves through the area and frightened cattle. People ran away from the object and observed it from a distance.
Abdul Rahman Al-Osaimi, governor of Arraith, told the Arabic daily that he visited the area where the object had fallen, adding that it had frightened the residents.
“The object is not big, but it scares people,” the governor said.
Informed sources told Al-Watan that security officers visited the site to inspect the object and interview witnesses.
If the UFO turned out to be a spy plane, it could bring back memories of stories of flying saucers frequently found during the Cold War period. The United States recorded some 850 flying objects crashed on its territory in those days.
Salman Al-Raithy, a resident of Arraith, told the daily that he had watched the object flying at a low altitude and then fall on the ground.
Wadi Amoud in Arraith saw a number of strange incidents over the past years.
It witnessed the emergence of poisonous carbon water from a well in the area, which the superstitious used to treat diseases, forcing authorities to cover the well. An old mass grave with the remains of people killed in battles was also found in the area.