In 1963, a real estate agent in the Northcliff area of Johannesburg, near El Corro and close to Cresta Shopping Centre, was out photographing houses she had for sale. These photos were meant for newspaper listings, and it was just a normal workday.
After developing the film, one of the images revealed something strange in the sky. The photo showed a metallic or bright object hovering in daylight over the neighborhood.
The agent, who was alone at the time, hadn’t seen anything unusual when taking the pictures and only noticed the object later.
The photograph quietly gained attention among South African UFO enthusiasts and researchers over the years, especially since it came from a time long before digital editing or widespread hoaxes.
There was no noise, no witnesses, and no official follow-up, but the image has appeared in various collections and online discussions about UFO sightings in Africa.
It’s often categorized as a daylight disc encounter an object seen in broad daylight with no obvious explanation. What makes it interesting is how ordinary the circumstances were.
The person wasn’t looking for anything strange, wasn’t reporting a sighting, and had no motive to fabricate anything. She was just taking photos for her job. While the photo lacks additional evidence or witness reports, it remains one of the lesser-known but intriguing visual cases from South Africa's UFO history.
by PuzzleheadedFilm2535
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In 1963, a South African estate agent photographing homes near Northcliff, Johannesburg, unknowingly captured a UFO in one shot. The object was only noticed after the film was developed. Though there were no other witnesses or follow-ups, the photo became a quietly discussed case in South African UFO history, raising questions that still linger today.
Looks like a ship from an old painting, can’t remember which though.