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Still no explanation for three strange lights in evening sky - most likely suspects could be Chinese lanterns

Strange lights remain mystery By Andries van Zyl Strange lights in the night sky over Makhado (Louis Trichardt) last Friday evening had many wondering what they were, but as with all of these “paranormal” sightings, explanations varied, with no conclusive answer. Resident Asterix Aucamp was on his way home with his family at around 21:30 when he spotted two strange lights in the night sky above him, moving in an east/ west direction. He stopped at the Songozwi Street/ N1-intersection, took out his cellphone and started recording the two lights. Moments later, a third light approached from the same direction. “‘Weird, daddy!’ was my son’s reaction,” said Aucamp. He said his first reaction was that they could be Chinese floating candles, because they flickered red and yellow, like fireballs. “But then it seemed as if they came to a standstill, changed direction and started moving again. It looked like controlled movements!” said Aucamp. He added, however, that he could hear no engine

noise emanating from the floating lights. “I don’t know … maybe some things can’t be explained. Who knows, was it ET?” said Aucamp. Aucamp’s “UFO” sighting was brought to the attention of Mr Kos Coronaios of the Soutpansberg Astronomy Club. He in turn gave the information through to two of his colleagues, Dr Claire Flanagan (head of the Johannesburg Planetarium) and Mr Greg Robberts, retired satellite-tracking expert from Cape Town. Flanagan’s response was that the lights might well have been Chinese lanterns. Her advice was to try and find out whether some kind of ceremony took place that evening in the area that would have required the launching of such floating candles. “... maybe they do come with little rocket engines these days ...” Flanagan said. Robberts, however, was a bit more sceptical. “Chinese lanterns - I guess that is a possibility, although I’m inclined to think it’s not the case. I don’t know much about these things, having never seen one other than on TV and videos on YouTube - so

I am not an ‘expert’ on how they look and behave or how common they are,” Robberts said. Robberts said it also did not sound like a satellite. “... they don’t change direction nor suddenly change speed, so satellites/ re-entries etc. can be ruled out,” Robberts said. The next question, Robberts said, was whether the lights could have been UFOs. “I don’t think I believe in such – that is, not the little green men or blonde Venusians etc. I’ve looked at a lot of videos posted to YouTube on UFOs etc. I have some friends who are convinced such exist, but I am rather sceptical although I cannot rule out something totally,” Robberts said. He added that his experience with the general public was that they were rather ignorant of what happened above their heads and often mistook natural events for UFOs. “Anyway, this all boils down to the fact that I have no explanation for what was seen, so I guess one can put it in the category a real UFO in the literal sense - an unidentified flying object,” Robberts said. (Contd on P3)

AfriForum to keep a close watch ... AfriForum has described the North Gauteng High Court’s granting of a court order to force the Vhembe District Municipality (VDM) to, among others, supply the residents of Makhado (Louis Trichardt) with water, as a “landmark victory that has set a legal precedent for other municipalities across the country to use.” AfriForum local chairperson Wally Schultz said they will now keep a close watch to see if the VDM adheres to the court order. (See article 2)

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