Appearance / Description of Object(s)

A silver shimmering circular object with a raised central dome about not less than 15 meters across.

Size of Object(s)

At least 15 meters across

Distance to Object(s) & Altitude

300 meters away and at least 80 meters below me ie looking down.

Description of Area / Surroundings

A desolute mountain pass with no buidings dams etc anywhere around.

Full Description & Details

This was the year before i went to boarding school in Grahamstown South Africa. My mother was driving through Hells Poort in the morning and i was in the back seat. Looking down into valley i saw a circular silver shimmering object with a raised dome hovering above the ground. I can still identify the exact place so know the distance to be approx 300 meters from the road. The diameter of object was about 15 meters across. I tried to draw attention to it but in an instant it shot up the valley at great speed and disappeared out of line of sight. I had no idea what it was but certainly knew it was not a plane. It was only some 3 years later that i saw some pictures in a library book and suddenly realised what i had seen. Up to that point i had no idea of UFO's.

Can sighting be explained as any conventional man-made or natural object?

Definately not

Witness Background

Brought up on a farm. Had a very good education and today am a bank manager.

Views on UFOs, before and after sighting

At age 8 i knew nothing about UFO's. Only in later years have i been interested.

Other Comments

I know what i saw was real.

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