Tuesday 01/July/2025 – 09:57 PM
In a rare and surprising scene, on Tuesday evening, July 1, 2025, a bright pink circular spot was monitored in the sky of the city of Tayma, northwest Saudi Arabia, Moments after sunset, which sparked the curiosity of followers and social media users in several regions inside and outside the Kingdom.
The phenomenon was not limited to Saudi Arabia only, but similar scenes were circulated in Tabuk and some regions of Jordan, and even the governorates of Egypt, such as Beni Suef, where pictures of the strange spot were taken decorating the horizon at a time close, which enhances the surrounding ambiguity.
What happened?
According to a preliminary scientific analysis of Engineer Majid Abu Zahra, the pink spot may be caused by gases emitted in the upper atmosphere layers (ionosphere), such as barium, sertonteium and ionized oxygen, which are elements that are usually used in scientific experiments to study the behavior of the upper layers of the atmosphere, according to the astronomical association in Jeddah.
These gases are called altitudes exceeding 100 km, interacting with the remaining sun after sunset, so they become visible in bright colors (such as pink, green and blue), and it looks fixed in the sky for several minutes before they fade.
There are those who linked the scene to missile waste or the remnants of satellite satellites, especially since such phenomena were previously monitored after the launch of missiles from space bases around the world, however, the closest scientific interpretation of the currently closest experiences associated with ionosphere studies.
The attached image was taken by a photographer from the sky of Tayma, where the stain appeared in a regular circular shape in a dark blue background, without any clear sound or motor effects, before it started to fade.
