The Kibbutz Hatzor UFO (1996) was an unidentified sighting reported in the area over three nights in August 1996.
The Kibbutz Hatzor UFO is an Israeli sighting reported in August 1996 and commonly described as an event that lasted three nights. Later accounts say many people in the area saw the object. Some claim that more than a hundred people reported it, though estimates of the number of witnesses vary by source.
Some accounts describe the object as a huge aircraft with rectangular or window-like features. Several publications attribute the circulating video to a young local resident named Amichai Shua. These are claims made in later accounts, not verified measurements.
The video and the case continue to feature in UFO programs and discussions. (In Hebrew, UFOs are often searched for using the spelling עב״מים.) A later discussion noted that the original footage, lens data, and a measured distance to the object are unavailable, making it impossible to calculate its size reliably. The sources provided identify no official Israeli government finding or public explanation.
The case was reported in August 1996. Common accounts say the sighting lasted three nights.
The sources do not agree on the number of witnesses. One later account claims that more than a hundred people reported the object.
No. An estimate of about two kilometers was mentioned, but the sources provide no measured distance data or lens information that would allow its size to be calculated reliably.
The sources provided identify no official Israeli government finding or public explanation.