Sightings1972

Scorched holes found on Rosmead school tennis court after light sightings

When: 12 Nov 1972
Where: Rosmead, South Africa
Sources: 1 public source

Rosmead in the Karoo, where scorch marks were found on a school tennis court in 1972 Michel Huhardeaux from Brussels, Belgium, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

After residents of Rosmead in the Karoo reported a bright light moving across the sky, scorch marks and holes were found in the tar of the local school's tennis court. Police forensic head Lothar Neethling said samples showed nothing unusual and suggested vandals with pick-axes.

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PressOn citizen astronomers and foreign bodies (opens in a new tab)Daily Maverick / 2021-10-11

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