Pretoria police chase
- Date
- 28 Aug 1996
- Place
- Eastern Pretoria towards Cullinan, Gauteng, South Africa
- Record
- Curated case
- Assessment
- Unexplained
- Evidence strength
What was reported
At 4 am Sergeant Nico Stander of the Adriaan Vlok police station reported lights in the sky, which were videotaped. Some 200 police officers and a Bo-105 police helicopter reportedly followed them until the helicopter gave up at about 10,000 feet over the Cullinan area for lack of fuel. Lights were reported in the same area again in the early hours of 31 August and 1 September. No identification was published.
What officials concluded
No conclusion stated
No official explanation has been given.
Strongest ordinary reading
none established
Evidence profile
Sensors2 of 9
- Yes: Visual
- No: Infrared
- No: Radar
- Yes: Video
- No: Photo
- No: Film
- No: Audio
- No: Night vision
- No: Other sensor
Witnessescount not stated
- No: Civilian
- No: Military aircrew
- No: Military ground
- No: Airline crew
- No: Sensor operator
- Yes: Law enforcement
- No: Scientist
- No: Astronaut
- No: Intelligence official
- No: Other
ShapeLight only
- Yes: Light only
- No: Orb or sphere
- No: Disc
- No: Triangle
- No: Cylinder
- No: Cube
- No: Other shape
Effectsnone reported
- No: Physiological
- No: Physical trace
- No: Electromagnetic
- No: Sound
- No: Silent
Outside sources
- Wikipedia: UFO sightings in South Africaen.wikipedia.org
On the map
25.67° S, 28.52° E, plotted at the centre of the region named in the record
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