South African Police Saucer Sighting Near Pretoria
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Two South African police officers reported observing a shiny copper-colored, spinning-top-like object about 30 feet in diameter that took off silently with flames shooting from its underside, leaving burn marks on a highway.
“Two patrolling police officers reported seeing the flaming "saucer," about 30 feet in diameter, shortly after midnight. One of them, Koos de Klerk, said that the shiny copper-colored object resembled a giant spinning top. The two men claimed that, as they approached the object, it took off silently at great speed with flames shooting out of its underside.”
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Case details
- Date
- 1965-09-17
- Precision
- day
- Location
- Main highway near Pretoria, South Africa
- Country
- South Africa
- Branch
- FBI
- Unit
- South African Police
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Shape
- Spinning top-like, shiny copper-colored
- Size
- About 30 feet in diameter
Resolution
Road surface showed six-foot wide burned section; grass slightly scorched
Source document
Agency: FBI
File: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Serial_449
Case ID: 1965-FBI-6DE2
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