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2005: Israeli-Lebanese Border UFO | Filmed Sphere Case Archive

On the evening of July 3, 2005, a resident of northern Israel, right up against the Lebanese border, watched a bright, star-like object “light on” in the sky above his neighborhood for the second time that night — the first, at 21:39, he’d missed filming entirely, partly blocked by a tree. This one, appearing at 22:15, paused just long enough for him to zoom in with his camera before it flew north, dropped behind a building, and reappeared as he ran to a new vantage point, accelerating hard before it finally vanished. No sound, no engine noise — and this, he says, from someone well used to the sight and sound of military aircraft in the area.

The witness, Shimon Rosenberg of the Israel Center for UFO’s Research (ICFUFOR), frames this single evening as just one entry in a continuous, near-nightly pattern of sightings that had been going on since June — a detail that adds real context to how this specific report should be read.

Date: July 3, 2005 (part of a pattern of sightings the witness dates back to June 2005)

Sighting Time: 22:15 (the filmed object); a separate, unfilmed object was seen earlier the same evening at 21:39. See Researcher’s Notes.

Day/Night: Night

Location: Northern Israel, near the Israeli-Lebanese border (specific town not named in the source)

Urban or Rural: Likely a residential neighborhood in a small town rather than open countryside, given references to buildings and “my neighborhood”; softened from “Rural”

Hynek Classification: NL (Nocturnal Light) — point or extended luminous source observed at night, appropriately applied

Duration: Not given as a single figure; object paused briefly (“a fraction of a second”), then flew north, was lost behind a building, was re-acquired, and accelerated away until it disappeared

No. of Object(s): 1 (the object filmed at 22:15); a separate object was seen earlier that evening at 21:39, possibly related but not confirmed as the same object

Description of the Object(s): A bright, star-like sphere that “lit on” suddenly in the sky, paused briefly, then flew north, was briefly obscured behind a building, and accelerated markedly before disappearing; made no sound

Shape of Object(s): Sphere, described as “star like” in appearance

Size of Object(s): Undocumented

Color of Object(s): Undocumented beyond its bright, star-like appearance

Distance to Object(s): Undocumented

Height & Speed: First seen at a 70–80° angle above the witness; the filmed object was in the same area of sky at an 80° angle to the northeast; increased speed noticeably before disappearing; no numeric altitude or speed given

Number of Witnesses: 1

Special Features/Characteristics: Witness reports a continuous, near-nightly pattern of similar sightings beginning in June 2005; the object made no sound; there were no clouds in the sky; witness notes familiarity with regular airplane and helicopter traffic in the area, given proximity to the Israeli-Lebanese border, and distinguishes this object from that conventional traffic; witness successfully filmed the 22:15 object with a video camera

Case Status: Insufficient Data — see Researcher’s Notes for rationale

Source: Shimon Rosenberg, ICFUFOR (Israel Center for UFO’s Research)

Summary/Description: On the evening of July 3, 2005, a witness in northern Israel near the Lebanese border filmed a bright, star-like spherical object that appeared suddenly, paused briefly, flew north, was briefly obscured behind a building, and accelerated away silently before disappearing. This followed a separate, unfilmed sighting earlier the same evening, and was part of a broader pattern of near-nightly sightings the witness reports observing since June 2005.

Related Cases: The witness references a continuous personal pattern of sightings beginning June 2005 and an earlier, unfilmed object seen the same evening at 21:39. Neither is separately indexed in this archive.

Detailed Report

The witness, Shimon Rosenberg, describes himself as part of ICFUFOR, the Israel Center for UFO’s Research, and frames the July 3, 2005 sighting as one instance within a much longer run of similar events. By his account, starting in June 2005, he observed the night sky almost every night for roughly two and a half months, during which UFOs would suddenly “light up” and fly off in various directions.

On the evening of July 3, at 21:39, an object appeared this way at an angle of 70 to 80 degrees above him and flew off to the northwest. He was unable to film it — his position at the time left him partially blocked by a tree. Just over half an hour later, at 22:15, in the same general area of sky, a large, star-like object appeared and “lit on” once more above his neighborhood.

This time, the object held still for a fraction of a second, long enough for Rosenberg to zoom in on it with his camera. It then began flying north, and he filmed its movement. When it passed behind a building and out of sight, he ran across to the other side of the structure and was able to pick it up on camera again. From there, the object noticeably increased its speed as it flew off, until it disappeared entirely. Rosenberg placed this second sighting at an 80-degree angle to the northeast, under a clear, cloudless sky. The object made no sound throughout. He noted that he is well accustomed to the regular airplane and helicopter traffic in the area — living, as he does, in northern Israel right along the border with Lebanon — and was clear that this object was distinct from that ordinary air traffic.

RESEARCHER’S NOTES

The Border Sphere — Israel 2005 and a Summer of Nightly Watching

Two Separate Sightings, Same Evening: The structured sighting time (22:15) reflects only the object that was successfully filmed. An earlier, separate object was seen the same evening at 21:39, flying northwest, but could not be filmed because the witness was partially obscured by a tree. This entry treats these as two distinct, though possibly related, sightings.
A Longer, Undocumented Pattern: The witness describes a continuous, near-nightly pattern of similar sightings beginning in June 2005 and continuing for about two and a half months. As with other cases in this archive involving extended personal sky-watching practices, this broader pattern is not independently investigated or corroborated, and a high frequency of “lit on” sightings over such a period is also consistent with repeated misidentification of conventional aerial activity, particularly in a heavily militarized border region with frequent aircraft traffic — a possibility the witness’s own account anticipates and attempts to rule out, without independent confirmation.
Video Evidence, Unanalyzed: Unlike most cases in this archive, this sighting was captured on video. However, no technical analysis of the footage is described in the source material available to this archive, and the footage itself was not available for direct review in producing this entry.
Location Precision: The witness identifies their location only as being in northern Israel, next to the Israeli-Lebanese border, without naming a specific town. This entry does not assume a specific municipality beyond what the source supports.
Classification Notes: NL is appropriately applied — a distant, star-like luminous object with no close-range or structural detail beyond its brightness and eventual motion.
Source Note: The account is attributed to Shimon Rosenberg of ICFUFOR, with contemporary Geocities-hosted English and Hebrew websites cited; this organization and individual were not independently verified beyond the source material itself in researching this entry.

A filmed object is a step up from most reports in this archive, but the tape alone doesn’t settle much without analysis, and this specific night sits inside a much longer, entirely unverified summer of near-nightly sightings by the same observer. It remains filed as Insufficient Data — genuinely interesting footage, in a genuinely tense border region, still waiting on a closer look.