UFO sightings in South Africa

This is a list of alleged sightings of unidentified flying objects or UFOs in South Africa.

1965 craft landing

After midnight on 16 September, police constables Lockem and de Klerk observed a shiny, copper-coloured craft which had landed astride the white middle line of the PretoriaBronkhorstspruit road, at a spot that was deserted 5 minutes earlier.[1] Their patrol vehicle cut out as they watched the craft rapidly ascending, while emitting a sea of flames through two portals below. The 30 feet (9.1 m) wide disc, shaped like a spinning top, darted silently in a northwesterly direction, leaving the asphalt ablaze for many minutes afterwards.[1] The incident was confirmed in a press release by Lt colonel J. B. Brits, district commandant of Pretoria North,[2] but scientists from the C.S.I.R. who were asked to investigate the 6 ft wide, buckled and charred imprint, ridiculed the saucer explanation.[1] Constable Lockem, aided by a staff artist of Die Vaderland newspaper, provided a sketch of the craft. Residents of the East Rand reported an "enormous white light" and a "red ball" in their skies earlier that night.[1]

1970s sightings

1991 to 2000

Stilbaai
Merweville
De Brug
Lindley
Coligny
Johannesburg
Sighting locations during the March–April 1995 flap

21st century

Abduction scenarios

1956 contactee

Main article: Elizabeth Klarer

A well-known photo series depicting a supposed UFO, was taken on 24 July near Rosetta in the Drakensberg region. The photographer, meteorologist Elizabeth Klarer, claimed detailed adventures with an alien race, besides having had an alien lover, Akon, who would have fathered her son Ayling.[35]

1974 abduction event

Travellers Peter and Frances MacNorman claimed an abduction event on 31 May, which would have started near Fort Victoria in the current southern Zimbabwe, and which would have continued to the vicinity of Beitbridge on the South African border.[36]

1979 Mindalore incident

On January 3, 1979, a mother and her 12-year-old son of Mindalore, Krugersdorp, both claimed an encounter with a group of human-like entities standing beside a craft. One of them would have encouraged her to depart with them permanently. After she refused, they would have entered the craft which shortly shot upwards and disappeared in 30 seconds.[37]

Crash claims and hoaxes

1982 Mozambican border crash

A person identifying himself only as an apartheid era brigadier general of the South African Army, claimed in a 2004 Coast to Coast AM interview with Art Bell, that he was an eye-witness to a crashed disc in November 1982. From a Pretoria air force base, he would have given the order to a Mirage pilot flying hundreds of miles to the east, to fire on a suspected MiG aircraft, that was deemed a risk to ground troops. It allegedly turned out to be a disc, which was brought down very near the Mozambican border. He and his special operations team would have retrieved the 12 feet (3.7 m) wide craft holding two comatose grey beings, and returned these to Pretoria. The supposed artifacts were briefly held at Ysterplaat, Cape Town, before allegedly flown to Andrews Field near Washington, D.C., where U.S. officials took custody.[38] Similar, but evidently baseless reports, have been tied to earlier and later dates.

1989 Kalahari crash

According to supposed leaked documents an alien craft was shot down by South African aircraft, some 80 miles (130 km) into Botswana, on 7 May. Two alien beings were claimed to have been captured on site. To date no primary witnesses have been traced, while the supporting documents, some obvious fakes, were all obtained from James van Greunen. Researcher Tony Dodd[39] lent Van Greunen some credibility in Quest magazine, but other researchers were highly skeptical.[40][41][42][43][44][45] The claims have nonetheless been widely circulated, either as fact or as a case deserving investigation.[46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54]

1995 Lesotho crash

According to supposed leaked documents an alien craft crashed in Lesotho on 15 September. It was claimed that South African forces retrieved the craft and took three alien beings captive. The source of these documents is unknown, but is once again suspected to be James van Greunen. Failing to trace any key individuals or witnesses, researcher Michael Hesemann denounced it as 'a complete hoax'. Other researchers, though skeptical, held out hope to trace witnesses.[40][55][56]

Notes

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  3. Breytenbach, Willem (1997-06-27). "Fort Beaufort se VVV" [Fort Beaufort's UFO] (in Afrikaans). Beeld newspaper. p. 13.
  4. Getaway (2010). Twenty-one Years of African Travel Writing. Jacana Media. pp. 64–. ISBN 9781770098862. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
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  8. Correspondent (1991-04-08). "Ma en seun sien 'n helder VVV". Beeld. p. 6.
  9. Van der Westhuizen, Gert (1991-04-09). "VVV se skynsels was soos 'n ster s'n". Beeld. p. 4.
  10. Botha, André (1991-04-10). "G'n verklaring kan vir Pta.-VVV gegee word". Beeld. p. 4.
  11. Snyman, Dana (1991-04-10). "Vreemde voorwerp vlieg wéér oor Pta". Beeld. p. 4.
  12. Taylor, Bruce (1993-11-23). "Vreemde ding in lug bo SA dorp". Beeld. p. 4.
  13. Taylor, Bruce (1994-01-14). "VVV op Sasolburg". Beeld. p. 3.
  14. Van der Walt, Sarel (1994-10-13). "VVV's bo sy plaas klink soos 'n Volksie". Beeld. p. 3.
  15. 1 2 Correspondent (1995-03-31). "Ruimtepiering land by boer". Beeld. p. 1.
  16. Correspondent (1995-04-06). "5 Voortrekkers sien VVV op kamp". Beeld. p. 9.
  17. Correspondent (1995-04-19). "Iets vreemds hang in lug". Beeld. p. 3.
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  20. Coetzee, Sandra (1996-08-29). "VVV vlug van Pretoria na Bronkhorstspruit". Beeld. p. 1.
  21. Coetzee, Sandra (1996-08-30). "VVV by Pta bly 'n raaisel". Beeld. p. 3.
  22. Pienaar, Antoinette (1996-09-02). "Opgewondenheid oor VVV het nog nie gaan lê". Beeld. p. 3.
  23. Henriët, Philna (1997-08-19). "4 sien VVV wat soos sigaret lyk". Beeld. p. 6.
  24. Herbiet, Noël (1998-02-27). ECUFOR case ref 01JLGR27128. Evaluation Center for UFO Reports.
  25. Hind, Cynthia (July 1999). "UFO on Video, Case No 149". UFO Afrinews 20: 22–23.
  26. Liebenberg, Dries (2000-05-09). "Polisievrou séker sy sien vreemde lig". Beeld. p. 3.
  27. Mhlongo, Ayanda (1 July 2004). "UFO over Durban captured on video". IOL News. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  28. Sookha, Bhavna (5 July 2004). "Durban 'UFO' was actually Venus, says prof". IOL News. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
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  33. van Rooyen, Fanie (2011-06-13). "Wat is die oranje lig op dié foto". Beeld (news24.com). Retrieved 29 May 2013.
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