November 1, 1957🇿🇦Military Encounter
Historical

Krugersdorp, South Africa: Mine workers watch two objects, SAAF Sabre cannot reach them

From 9:15 a.m. on November 1, 1957, more than 50 workers at the Luipaardsvlei mine near Krugersdorp, South Africa, watched two objects hang motionless at great height until the afternoon; a South African Air Force Sabre climbed to 45,000 feet but the objects stayed above it.

Date
November 1, 1957
Location / Country
Type
Military Encounter

Background

At 9:15 a.m. more than 50 workers at the Luipaardsvlei mine near Krugersdorp, Gauteng, watched two UFOs hanging motionless in the air at a great height; they stayed there until the afternoon. A Sabre jet of the South African Air Force was sent up to investigate and climbed to 45,000 feet, but the objects were still above it. One of the witnesses was Maj. G. Ogilvie-Watson of an ACF squadron at Pretoria. The objects then moved off at great speed. Eberhart cites Flying Saucer Review (1958) and Loren E. Gross. 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.