Documented sightings reported in South Africa, sorted from most recent.
South African farmer Danie van Graan observed a metallic craft with four humanoid beings at close range before being struck by a beam of light that caused permanent vision damage, with landing traces found at the site.
Thousands of South Africans reported an advanced aerial vehicle performing impossible maneuvers in the weeks before WWI, part of the mysterious global 'phantom airship' wave that predated modern UFO sightings by decades.