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UFO sightings in South Africa

Explore historical UFO sightings and close encounter reports in South Africa, with case narratives, available videos, and source links.

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• Off Durban, Natal triangular or delta-shaped object report — July 3, 1972

  1972-07-03 · OFF DURBAN, NATAL, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · CE1

  Dumbell and delta/triangle/box-like craft hover / sea.

• Port Elizabeth And Fort Beaufort And Braeside And Chandler Bay, Rsa triangular or delta-shaped object report — July 2, 1972

  1972-07-02 · PORT ELIZABETH AND FORT BEAUFORT AND BRAESIDE AND CHANDLER BAY, RSA, CAP, South Africa · CE1

  Saucers and delta/triangle/box-like crafts and cylinders / 2 hours.

• Wellington, Rsa unidentified-light report — July 1, 1972

  1972-07-01 · WELLINGTON, RSA, CAP, South Africa · CE1

  1M orange night light on and off.

• Northwest / Durban, Rsa unidentified-light report — July 1, 1972

  1972-07-01 · NORTHWEST / DURBAN, RSA, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · CE2

  727 crew.

• Ft. Beaufort, Rsa reported procedure encounter — June 26, 1972

  1972-06-26 · FT. BEAUFORT, RSA, CAP, South Africa · CE2

  Cop and 1 shoot at red fireball and black sphere/orb/globe.

• Pietermaritzburg, Rsa cigar-shaped object report — June 22, 1972

  1972-06-22 · PIETERMARITZBURG, RSA, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · CE1

  Bus-sized object / 4K' altitude descends.

• Pinetown, Natal, South Africa disc or spherical object report — March 13, 1972

  1972-03-13 · PINETOWN, NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · CE1

  3 egg-shaped objects / low altitude.

• Near Pinetown, Rsa disc or spherical object report — February 13, 1972

  1972-02-13 · NEAR PINETOWN, RSA, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · CE1

  Several separate observer(s).

• Pretoria, Rsa disc or spherical object report — October 20, 1970

  1970-10-20 · PRETORIA, RSA, TRV, South Africa · CE1

  2 hear "whoosh".

• Vryborg And Wide Area, Rsa disc or spherical object report — July 6, 1968

  1968-07-06 · VRYBORG AND WIDE AREA, RSA, ALL, South Africa · CE1

  Pilots and many.

• Off Durban, Rsa radar-object report — April 3, 1968

  1968-04-03 · OFF DURBAN, RSA, RSA, South Africa · CE2

  French naval crew.

• Durban, Rsa disc or spherical object report — July 4, 1967

  1967-07-04 · DURBAN, RSA, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · CE2

  Ex-Air Force missile tracker.

• Natal Prov, Rsa disc or spherical object report — May 1966

  1966-05 · NATAL PROV, RSA, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · CE2

  Pilot.

• Silverton, Rsa landing encounter — September 16, 1965

  1965-09-16 · SILVERTON, RSA, TRV, South Africa · CE2

  Cops.

• 34 24S23 41E Southof Capetown South Africa unidentified aerial event — July 2, 1965

  1965-07-02 · 34 24S23 41E Southof Capetown South Africa, South Africa · CE1

  Object observed in SSW moving East at elevation of 35 deg. Object was sighted.

• Margate, Rsa unidentified-light report — April 1965

  1965-04 · MARGATE, RSA, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · CE1

  House shakes.

• Northwest / Parys, Rsa disc or spherical object report — December 14, 1963

  1963-12-14 · NORTHWEST / PARYS, RSA, Orange Free State, South Africa · CE2

  Large area lit.

• Clanwilliam And Boskloof, Rsa being encounter — April 1963

  1963-04 · CLANWILLIAM AND BOSKLOOF, RSA, CAP, South Africa · CE3

  Big wave going toward May.

• Richards Bay, South Afr being encounter — March 13, 1963

  1963-03-13 · RICHARDS BAY, SOUTH AFR, NAT, South Africa · CE3

  3M saucer hits sand.

• Witwatersrand, Rsa cigar-shaped object report — March 9, 1963

  1963-03-09 · WITWATERSRAND, RSA, TRV, South Africa · CE1

  Many observer(s).

• Aliwal North South Africa unidentified aerial event — February 20, 1962

  1962-02-20 · Aliwal North South Africa, South Africa · CE1

  On or during February 20, 1962, at or near Aliwal North South Africa, South Africa, the source reports the following sequence: THE ATLAS ORBITED AND FLEW APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY THREE THOUSAND MILES. Two more similar ones appeared, merged together, and disappeared.

• South / Wellington, Rsa disc or spherical object report — May 9, 1961

  1961-05-09 · SOUTH / WELLINGTON, RSA, CAP, South Africa · CE1

  Several observer(s).

• Amanzimtoti, Natal cigar-shaped object report — October 1, 1960

  1960-10-01 · AMANZIMTOTI, NATAL, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · CE1

  ~50 observer(s).

• Sunlands, Rsa landing encounter — June 29, 1960

  1960-06-29 · SUNLANDS, RSA, CAP, South Africa · CE2

  Several / farm.

• Hopetown South Africa reported light formation observation — June 7, 1960

  1960-06-07 · Hopetown South Africa, South Africa · CE1

  On or during June 7, 1960, at or near Hopetown South Africa, South Africa, the source reports the following sequence: BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Observed at times, twice with smoke trail observed about 5000 ft. Appeared at different points above horizon and disappeared in directio

• The Willows, Rsa disc or spherical object report — June 21, 1959

  1959-06-21 · THE WILLOWS, RSA, TRV, South Africa · CE2

  12M saucer hovers 5M over farm field.

• Southeast / Bloemfontain, Rsa disc or spherical object report — November 5, 1958

  1958-11-05 · SOUTHEAST / BLOEMFONTAIN, RSA, Orange Free State, South Africa · CE2

  Pilots and many.

• Vaalhartz, Rsa disc or spherical object report — October 24, 1958

  1958-10-24 · VAALHARTZ, RSA, CAP, South Africa · CE1

  Ex Air Force pilot.

• Johannesburg airport reddish-white object — April 11 1958

  1958-04-11 · Johannesburg airport area, Gauteng, South Africa · CE2

  On April 11, 1958, an airport instrument inspector and other witnesses in Johannesburg, South Africa, watched a reddish-white unidentified object move in repeated arcs back and forth through the sky. The chronology does not preserve the time, duration, exact airport, distance, or

• Johannesburg, Rsa fireball or luminous-object report — April 11, 1958

  1958-04-11 · JOHANNESBURG, RSA, TRV, South Africa · CE2

  Airport Tech and more/others.

• Near Bloemfontein, Rsa disc or spherical object report — January 1958

  1958-01 · NEAR BLOEMFONTEIN, RSA, Orange Free State, South Africa · CE1

  2 / car.

• Johannesburg, Rsa And Wide Area cigar-shaped object report — November 5, 1957

  1957-11-05 · JOHANNESBURG, RSA AND WIDE AREA, TRV, South Africa · CE1

  Cylinders hover / 2 hours.

• Dunnotar, Rsa cigar-shaped object report — November 5, 1957

  1957-11-05 · DUNNOTAR, RSA, TRV, South Africa · CE1

  Hundreds / observer(s).

• Johannesburg And Pretoria, Rsa disc or spherical object report — November 1, 1957

  1957-11-01 · JOHANNESBURG AND PRETORIA, RSA, TRV, South Africa · CE1

  2 saucers maneuver.

• Florida, South Africa unidentified-light report — September 29, 1957

  1957-09-29 · FLORIDA, SOUTH AFRICA, TRV, South Africa · CE1

  2+observer(s).

• Malvern And More/Others, Rsa disc or spherical object report — November 5, 1956

  1956-11-05 · MALVERN AND MORE/OTHERS, RSA, TRV, South Africa · CE1

  33+observer(s).

• Birchleigh, Rsa disc or spherical object report — September 21, 1956

  1956-09-21 · BIRCHLEIGH, RSA, TRV, South Africa · CE1

  Large saucer makes wide circles / sky.

• Pretoria, Rsa disc or spherical object report — September 21, 1956

  1956-09-21 · PRETORIA, RSA, TRV, South Africa · CE1

  Several / courthouse.

• Pretoria South Africa unidentified aerial event — July 23, 1956

  1956-07-23 · Pretoria South Africa, South Africa · CE1

  On or during July 23, 1956, an unidentified aerial event was reported at or near Pretoria South Africa, South Africa. The surviving machine transcription does not yet yield a dependable beginning-to-end event sequence. The source text is retained in full for manual chronological

• South Africa Victoria West Cape Province unidentified aerial event — February 1956

  1956-02-01 · South Africa Victoria West Cape Province, South Africa · CE1

  If you saw the object at DUSK, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you see before and after the sighting? Did the object gain in brightness as it approached you? From what you saw of the object, about how far away was it? WHAT OBSERVATIONS CAN BE MADE AT THE TIME THE OBJECT IS SIGHTED? (