| ID | #1625054371 |
| Added | Wed, 30/06/2021 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | National UFO Reporting Center
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Research
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Initial data
2 very faint, round, transparent moving halos in Johannesburg, South Africa, on a clear evening. Last night I went outside to get a blanket from the rope. The time should be around 19: 45 -20: 00, the sky was quite clear.
When I went to the clothesline, by chance I noticed 2 faint halos in the sky, which for a second I thought was just a halo / or a blur around a star or light. There was a large round (not oval) halo with a smaller circular halo inside the larger one. The two halos were very dim, and I had to focus very hard to see them.
At that moment, scared to death, I ran into the house to call my brother to see it - just in case I went crazy or saw something. When we went outside again, the halos shifted a little, and my brother also had to concentrate very hard to see them.
I ran inside again to call my girlfriend (who was in the bedroom on the other side of the house), and when we went outside for the third time, he moved again, and after about seven seconds he was no longer visible.
I do not know what I saw, but the two circles I saw were invisible, that is: you could see the sky and the stars inside / behind the two halos, regardless of what it was, was invisible or transparent. I was only able to see this because of the faint rings / halos around the two circles. It also happened to be nearby, that is, not in a distant atmosphere or in space as such, like stars.
It seemed very close. However, I am not sure about the distance, because it is deceptive at night. I didn't take any pictures or recordings, but they still wouldn't be visible on the camera. However, I can redraw and illustrate them quite accurately, since my profession requires me to pay special attention to details.
Can someone explain this or tell me that this is a natural phenomenon that occurs in the summer sky at night and I have nothing to worry about. Or have I really seen an unidentified flying object and should I look for more?
Original news
Date: October 18 2009
Location: Johannesburg South Africa
Time: 19:45
Summary: 2 very faint, circular, transparent, moving halos seen in Johannesburg, South Africa on a clear evening. Yesterday evening, I went outside to fetch a blanket off the washing line. The time must have been around 19:45 -20:00 pm and the skies were quite clear. As I approached the washing line, by shear chance I noticed 2 faint halos in the sky, which for a second I thought was just a halo/or blur around a star or light. There was a large circular (not oval) halo with a smaller circular halo within the larger one. The 2 halos were extremely faint and I had to focus very hard to see them. At this point, scared to bits, I ran inside the house to call my brother to see this – just in case I was going crazy or seeing things. When we came outside again the halos had moved somewhat, and my brother too had to focus very hard to see them. I ran inside again to call my girlfriend, (who was in the bedroom on the other side of the house), and when we came outside for the third time the Halo’s had moved again and after about seven seconds it was not visible anymore. I don’t know what I saw, but the 2 circles that I saw were invisible, i.e.: you could see the sky and stars inside/behind the 2 halo’s, whatever it was it was invisible or transparent. It is only due to the faint rings/halo’s around the 2 circles that I was able to see it. It also appeared to be nearby i.e.: it wasn’t in the distant atmosphere, or in space as such, like the stars. It seemed quite nearby. However I’m not sure about the distance as it’s quite deceiving at night. I did not take any pictures or recordings, but they would not have been visible on camera anyways. I can however re-draw, illustrate them quite accuratly, as I my occupation requires me to pay extreme attention to detail. Can anyone explain this, or tell me that this is a natural phenomenon that occurs in the summer skies at night, and I should not worry. Or did I really see an unidentified flying object, and should look out for more? Or . . . .
Source: National UFO Reporting Center
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