Case No 104 · UFO Afrinews No 12, July 1995
A Long Oblong Shape
1984 ยท Factory at Mogwase, 50 km north of Rustenburg, immediately west of the Pilansberg Game Reserve, Rustenburg / Pilanesberg, North West Province, South Africa
What was reported
Craig V. was one of two security officers on mobile night patrol at a factory at Mogwase, 50 km north of Rustenburg and just west of the Pilansberg Game Reserve, shortly after midnight one night in January 1984. Driving south, they first took a large object for an aircraft from Pilansberg airfield, but its size made them stop and watch. It stayed stationary about 150 metres ahead, not far off the ground, yet did not light the ground beneath it. Long and oblong, showing none of the usual navigation lights, it hovered about three minutes, then suddenly turned southward and vanished into the night sky within seconds, all in complete silence. The security dog handler on duty seemed dazed and said it was no ordinary aeroplane. Craig phoned Radio 702 next day, estimating its length at about 200 metres.
What Hind made of it
Unverified; printed for the record
Explanation offered
Initially assumed to be an aircraft from Pilansberg Air Field, rejected because it hovered so long and had no lights
In their words
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He appeared to be dazed and told us that was no ordinary aeroplane!
Cross references
- Radio 702
- Pilansberg Air Field