{"type":"events","slug":"2008-turkey-ufo-wave","title":"Turkey UFO Wave","url":"https://disclosdex.com/events/2008-turkey-ufo-wave","description":"Night watchman Yalcin Yalman filmed bright craft over Kumburgaz, sparking years of sightings along the Sea of Marmara","date":"2008-06-12T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Sighting"],"updated":"2025-06-13T13:26:43.000Z","disclosureRating":4,"status":"unresolved","lat":41.027,"lng":28.5556,"connectionCount":0,"content":{"markdown":"## Video evidence\n\nOver several nights in 2008, security guard Yalcin Yalman captured close-up footage of glowing objects and apparent occupants near Kumburgaz. Local residents also reported discs hovering silently above the water.\n\n## Ongoing observations\n\nTurkish UFO researchers documented continued appearances through 2009, with videos analyzed by international experts. Skeptics proposed misidentified boats or hoaxes, but many cases remain unresolved. [^1][^2][^3][^4][^5]\n\n[^1]: [Turkey UFO Case: overview and original footage links](https://turkeyufocase.blogspot.com/)\n[^2]: [The Unidentified: Kumburgaz Turkey UFO case report](https://www.the-unidentified.net/case-report-glp011-the-turkey-kumburgaz-ufo-case/)\n[^3]: [National UFO Center: Mario Valdes analysis of the Kumburgaz Turkey UFO videos](https://nationalufocenter.com/2013/10/analysis-of-the-kumburgaz-turkey-ufo-videos/)\n[^4]: [Metabunk: 2008 UFO footage from Kumburgaz, Turkey](https://www.metabunk.org/threads/2008-ufo-footage-from-kumburgaz-turkey.9844/)\n[^5]: [Skeptics vs. Flying Saucer: The Turkish UFO case](https://skepticversustheflyingsaucers.blogspot.com/2015/09/the-turkish-ufo-case-les-videos-de.html)","readingTime":"1 min read"},"relatedRecords":[],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/events/2008-turkey-ufo-wave","title":"Turkey UFO Wave","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/events/2008-turkey-ufo-wave","license":"CC-BY-4.0"},"witnesses":["Night watchman Yalcin Yalman"],"evidence":["film"]}