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Occurred : 1/20/2002 13:00 (Entered as : 01/20/2002 13:00)
Reported: 4/22/2005 1:54:05 PM 13:54
Posted: 5/24/2005
Location: Ein Gedi (Israel),
Shape: Disk
Duration:2 minutes
Silvery oval disk hovering for 2 minutes over the cliffs of the dead sea in Israel

I observed 1 oval type craft on the edge of the dead sea hovering over the nearby hills of Ein Gedi, Israel. I was riding a bus with Israeli tourists when I noticed the object just sitting in the air.

I took a double take and looked around at people on the bus to see if they noticed it.

The sun was shining on the object and it was reflecting. I thought to myself it was a helicopter at first but it kept sitting still and didn't have any movable parts like a helicopter blade. The object had no wings and just seemed to be hovering.

I watched the object for 2 minutes and then the bus drove by a cliff that blocked my view. I was baffled. Unfortunately my camera was in my bag underneath the bus.

The object seemed to be a silver color.

The object seemed to be observing the dead sea area. I'm baffled even to this day.