Thousands in S. Africa See Mystery Object
Johannesburg, South Africa, Nov 6. -- (UP) -- South African Air Force
searchlights picked up a mysterious "cylindrical object" flying over the
city of Johannesburg last night.
Thousands of persons reported seeing the object as searchlights at Dunbar air station
near Johannesburg picked out the flying cylinder despite low clouds.
Dr. R. H. Stoz, Capetown astronomer, said the object "might well have
been" the rocket which took the first Soviet satellite into space and has
since been circling the world in its own orbit.
However, he was unable to explain how it was low enough to be picked out
by searchlights.
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