| ID | #1625242719 |
| Added | Fri, 02/07/2021 |
| Author | July N. |
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| Status | Fact
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Dornport is located on the northern outskirts of Pretoria. My house was less than a mile from Vanderboom Airport. To the north of the suburb there are open fields with farms and platinum mines. I haven't seen my brother for a long time, and he and his wife came to visit me and my wife.
Since July is the height of winter in South Africa, we spent most of our time inside. Since we both smoke and do not smoke in our house, my brother and I went outside every time we wanted to smoke.
At about 00: 00, we decided to smoke before going to bed. It was a clear, cloudless night, and there was enough moonlight, so the sky was bright. As we were sitting outside, something in the sky caught my attention.
I looked up and saw a creature flying slowly overhead. Most of all, I was taken by surprise by its white color. It was so white that it seemed luminescent. He definitely had bat wings, and he was flapping them very slowly. It was about 70 feet above ground level and had a wingspan of at least 10 feet (3m), but I would say it was larger between 12 and 14 feet (3.6-4.2 m).
My brother saw it too.
After it slowly flew overhead in a southerly direction, my brother and I just looked at each other, put out our cigarettes and went inside. At first I thought it was something like a fruit bat, but the only species I could find that was slightly lighter and much smaller than the creature I saw.
I've watched a lot of videos of them flying since then, and their wing flaps are much faster than the beats of the creature we saw. Over time, I've researched all kinds of bats and can't find anything that matches what I've seen in color and size.
More than 7 years have passed, but I can still clearly remember what I saw and the fear I felt because of the huge size of this thing.
Sincerely, DH
Original news
Date: July 2010
Location: Doornpoort, Pretoria, South Africa
Time: 00:00
Summary: Doornpoort is on the Northern outskirts of Pretoria. My house was less than a mile from Wonderboom Airport. To the north of the suburb is open fields with farms and Platinum mines. I had not seen my brother in a while and him and his wife came to visit me and my wife. As July is in the heart of the winter in South Africa, we spent most of the time inside. As we both smoke and we don’t smoke in our house my brother and I went outside every time we wanted to smoke. At about 00:00 we decided to go for a last smoke before going to bed. It was a clear cloudless night and there was sufficient moonlight so the sky was bright. As we were sitting outside, something in the sky caught my attention. I looked up and saw a creature slowly flying overhead. The thing that mostly caught me off guard was how white it was. It was so white it almost looked luminescent. It definitely had bat-wings and it flapped them very slowly. It was about 70ft above ground level and it had a wing span of at least 10ft, but I would say it was more between 12 and 14ft. My brother also saw it. After it flew slowly overhead in a southerly direction my brother and I just looked at each other, extinguished our cigarettes and went inside. At first I thought it was some kind of fruit bat, but the only species I could find that was somewhat on the light colored side that is found in the area was the straw-colored fruit bat, but it is much smaller than the creature I saw and I looked at a lot of videos of them flying since and their wing beats are much faster then the beats of the creature we saw. Over time I have researched all manner of bats and I cannot find anything that matches what I saw in color and size. It has been over 7 years but I can still clearly recall what I saw and the fear I felt because of the sheer size of this thing. Regards, DH
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