KUWAIT CITY, Nov 16: During a hearing by the US House Oversight Committee, Kuwait emerged as a focal point in discussions -- not for political or economic reasons but due to its association with unidentified flying objects (UFOs), reports Al-Seyassah daily. A 13-minute high-definition video of a UFO, technically referred to as an “unidentified space object,” was presented at the hearing on Thursday.

The clip reportedly filmed 20 miles off the coast of Kuwait from a helicopter, depicted a white spherical object, later joined briefly by a second identical sphere. The footage was sourced from the US Department of Defense’s Secure Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet), which handles classified information. Journalist Michael Shellenberger, who obtained the video from an undisclosed source, shared the details during the session. According to the American Sky News network, the video provides one of the clearest documentation of UFOs over the Middle East.

A report by Raseef22, an electronic magazine, highlighted Kuwait’s history of UFO sightings, noting that the country ranks prominently among Arab nations experiencing such phenomena. The report attributes Kuwait’s geographical location, in a region that has witnessed significant wars (e.g., the Iraq-Iran War and the Second Gulf War), as a potential factor for the increased frequency of sightings.

The Raseef22 report recounted notable UFO incidents in Kuwait:
  1970: A cylindrical object, larger than an airplane, was sighted over the Umm Al-Aish area.
1978: Eyewitnesses reported a UFO landing near the media complex in the capital, temporarily disrupting television broadcasts.
1986: Radar systems detected a mysterious object near Ahmadi, approximately 15 kilometers from the border, exhibiting unusual movement.

A study by the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) suggested that UFO sightings are more frequent in regions of military conflict, adding credibility to the correlation between war zones and such phenomena. The hearing and the accompanying revelations about Kuwait bring the UFO debate closer to the Middle East, emphasizing the need for global cooperation in studying unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs). Whether these sightings hold scientific, security, or extraterrestrial significance remains an open question.