Sighting
Kumburgaz Video Recordings
- Date
- 2007 to 2009
- Location
- Kumburgaz, Turkey · Turkey
- Witnesses
- Civilian
- Evidence
- Video
What was reported
Between 2007 and 2009, night guard Murat Yalçın recorded video of objects over the Sea of Marmara near Kumburgaz, Turkey. The footage was presented at a 2009 press conference by the Sirius UFO Space Sciences Research Center and received wide media coverage in Turkey and internationally.
Official and public statements
The Turkish government's Scientific and Technological Research Council (TÜBİTAK) examined the footage and, according to press reports, did not identify the objects. Other analysts have proposed that the recordings show conventional objects such as boats or celestial bodies.
References
Source: Sirius UFO Space Sciences Research Center