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Former Israeli Air Force fighter pilot : “I have seen UFO craft in the skies over Israel”

Unknown1 witnessNamed sourcesJan 1, 2026, 12:00 AMTel Nof Airbase

Witnesses

1 witness

Duration

Unknown

Source material

3

Timeline

2

Source context

Moderate context

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The report has enough structure and source material to stay in active review.

Source provenance

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Live sighting record a9124bf2-4dc6-4e1b-8cf9-58cc9f46ebee.

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Correlations

Field Intelligence

Moon phase

91% illumination

Waxing gibbous — bright sky

Solar window

Sunrise6:42 AM
Sunset4:48 PM
Day length10h 06m

Weather

Open-Meteo
ConditionsPartly cloudy
Temperature53°F
Cloud cover55% · Mostly cloudy
Wind10 mph

Area activity

Within 2 days2 sightings within 60 mi

Meteor activity

Active showerQuadrantids · 120 ZHR
Peak windowJan 3

Context notes

Full/near-full moon (91% illumination)

Quadrantids meteor shower was active at this time

Extracted details

Observed facts

Occurred

Jan 1, 2026, 12:00 AM

Timezone

Israel Time

Location

Tel Nof Airbase

Observers

1 witness

Witness account

Narrative

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzaRfZ3usuo This video features an interview with Dror Gorlik, a former Israeli Squadron Commander Air Force fighter pilot with over 25,000 flight hours, who shares his firsthand account of observing an Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAP). Key takeaways from the interview: The Encounter (1998): While returning from a training flight in an F-15 near the Tel Nof airbase, Gorlik observed a metallic, unidentified object. He described the object as having a silver,...

Case progression

Timeline

Encounter windowJan 1, 2026, 12:00 AM

Witnesses place the encounter near Tel Nof Airbase.

PublishedOct 25, 2026, 1:59 AM

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Source material

media

Primary footage

Open

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source

Original report

Open

Direct source material from r/aliens.

telemetry

Environmental pass

Historical atmosphere, astronomy, and nearby infrastructure were resolved for this case.