UFO sightings in South Africa

20 sightings reported in or near South Africa — photos, videos, dates and details, newest first.

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Reports from South Africa span from 1995 to 2026, with 11 sightings recorded. Activity appears most frequent in April, followed by November and December. Recent years like 2024 and 2025 show more reports, with two occurring in each. Half of these sightings happened at night, and seven include video footage. Observed shapes include a Tic Tac, a light, a cone, and a sphere, while movements have been described as rotating or erratic.

Notable accounts include a 1946 case where two girls saw a white UAP with a brown rim and a gold ball in the centre that revealed two 7-foot-tall humanoids with fair hair. Other reports include a Tic Tac during a psionic session in Gordons Bay in 2024 and strange lights captured on a Tembe Elephant Park webcam in 2025.

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Hermanus, just outside Cape Town, South AfricaNot sure what I caught on cameraWeird Sighting Malnesbury South Africa 10/01/2026Spotted outside Cape Town1946 case from South Africa - two girls saw a white UAP with a brown rim and gold ball in the centre, the gold ball rose up and revealed 2 humanoids with fair hair, 7 feet tall, and were 'human…Not only on North America: South African professor explains the history of UFOs in AfricaMir Incident - 1995 Anomalies in SequenceStrange lights Tembe Elephant park web camTic Tac during psionic session Gordons Bay, South AfricaFound on Twitter, somewhere in South AfricaSeen Over South AfricaStabilized - UAP South Africa High Security Rhino FarmJellyfish UAP, South Africa UAP and Cruise Ship UAP.UAP Captured on Radar and Video - High Security Rhino Farm in South AfricaTictac shape UAP caught in Drakensberg mountain South AfricaAudio Transcription of David Grusch, whistle blower, article in the DebriefDoing another UFO CAM live-stream tonight from Cape Town, South AfricaThis was spotted in Gauteng, South AfricaCape Town South AfricaAny idea what these 2 lights might be? Seen in South Africa this morning.
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