Pretoria police helicopter chase

At 4 a.m., Sgt Nico Stander of the Adriaan Vlok police station in Pretoria reported lights in the sky, which were videotaped. Some 200 officers and a Bo-105 police helicopter followed them east. The helicopter gave up at about 10,000 ft over the Cullinan area when it ran low on fuel. The lights were seen again on the nights of August 31 and September 1.

What was seen

Shape: Bright, colour-changing light
Witnesses: About 200 police officers; helicopter crew
Duration: Hours

Sources

• Wikipedia — UFO sightings in South Africa

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• South Africa
• 1990s
• Unresolved
• Recurring lights
• Many independent witnesses
• Video footage
• Police witnesses
• Lights and fireballs

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