Possibly birds.
Pigeons and doves are common in Egypt, large flocks live in cities and they are also reared for food and sporting purposes, and for their guano which is a source of agricultural fertilizer,
"Pigeons in Egypt: A Cultural and...
Here's a Sitrec. It's 100% the moon. You can scrub the time forward from 2:03 to 2:26 (and beyond) and see how the moon moves in the sky. This lines up exactly with the video stills...
Here's a Sitrec. It's 100% the moon. You can scrub the time forward from 2:03 to 2:26 (and beyond) and see how the moon moves in the sky. This lines up exactly with the video stills...
(It would be useful if you could provide a link to claims).
I would perhaps ask,
(1) How do you distinguish between something being luminous and something reflecting light?
(2) Where is the evidence?
Many Egyptians would have had cameras...
Illuminated birds look brilliant against a black sky. People exaggerate. Religiously extreme people exaggerate a lot, or choose from a different set of words than most people would use.
White or light-clored birds with a light shining on them from below, seen against a dark sky background. will look luminous -- they are, after all, being illuminated.
Here are some probably-gulls over the Luxor in Vegas...
This would work for...