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DoD-B12-014 · 1956-11-01

Suez Crisis UAP Interference 1956

DoDSuez Canal, EgyptMiddle East#1956Orb / Sphere10,000 feet2 hours
EVIDENCE GALLERY

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MEDIA STATUS
Official gallery media is shown as representative archive context for this case.
SOURCE TYPE
Photo evidence plus archival field-report analysis.
VIEW MODE
Still view highlights silhouette, environment, and encounter geometry.
AT A GLANCE

During the Suez Crisis joint British-French-Israeli military operation, luminous orbs appeared over the combat zone and interfered with radio communications of multiple national militaries simultaneously. Both NATO forces and Egyptian military reported the phenomenon. The event was suppressed by all parties due to the political sensitivity.

PRIMARY WITNESSES
British, French, Israeli, and Egyptian military forces
EVIDENCE PROFILE
STILL EVIDENCEORB / SPHERE
FILE ID
DoD-B12-014
DATE
1956-11-01
AGENCY
DoD
REGION
Middle East
SHAPE
Orb / Sphere
ALTITUDE
10,000 feet
OBSERVED BEHAVIORS
Formation / GroupSensor Interference
DECLASSIFIED DETAILS

During the British-French-Israeli joint military operation against Egypt in November 1956, at the height of the Suez Crisis, luminous orbs appeared over the combat zone near the Suez Canal and performed maneuvers for approximately two hours. The remarkable aspect of this incident is that military communications from British, French, Israeli, and Egyptian forces all reported the phenomenon — and all experienced radio communications interference of varying severity during the overflight. The political sensitivity of the Suez Crisis meant that each nation's government had strong reasons to suppress any additional anomalous events. US NSA assets monitoring all parties' communications — the US was opposed to the intervention — detected reports from all four nations. The Soviet Union, also monitoring the conflict, similarly intercepted references to the aerial phenomenon from Egyptian sources. The incident has been referenced in declassified British National Archives documents and Israeli defense research papers as a genuine documented occurrence during one of the 20th century's most politically charged military operations.

KEY CHARACTERISTICS
  • Four-nation simultaneous observation
  • All parties' communications interference
  • US and Soviet intelligence both detected
  • Political sensitivity ensured suppression
  • British National Archives reference
ORIGINAL SOURCE

This incident is indexed as file DoD-B12-014inside Now Declassified's research layer. The nearest official source trail for this agency points to NARA RG 615 / OSD, where archive records, imagery, or supporting context are published for public review.

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EVIDENCE STRENGTH
MODERATE
Video Record
0
Still Imagery
15
Witness Credibility
20
Sensor Corroboration
20
Physical Evidence
0
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