May 23, 1953🇿🇦Military Encounter
Radar Evidence

Cape Province, South Africa: Radar tracks target making six passes at over 1,250 mph

On 23 May 1953, radar over Cape Province, South Africa, tracked a target that made six passes at more than 1,250 mph at 5,000–15,000 feet.

Date
May 23, 1953
Location / Country
Cape Province, South Africa🇿🇦South Africa
Type
Military Encounter

Background

On 23 May 1953, a radar tracked a target over Cape Province, South Africa. The target made six passes at more than 1,250 mph at altitudes between 5,000 and 15,000 feet. The entry does not name the radar station or operators. Eberhart cites Aimé Michel's The Truth about Flying Saucers and James E. McDonald's statement to the House Committee on Science and Astronautics symposium of 29 July 1968. The account follows the entry in George M. Eberhart's chronology UFOs and Intelligence (CUFOS) and the sources cited there; it is not an independent determination by From Beyond Space.