UFO probably two planets

2003-05-29 09:56

Gerjo Hoffman

Cape Town - The unidentified flying object seen hovering in the sky on Tuesday, could have been two planets.

Numerous listeners telephoned Kfm 94.5 on Tuesday morning to say they saw a UFO at about 06:45 hovering in the sky above Worcester.

One listener told breakfast show DJ, Nic Marais, that he was driving on the N1 and saw a cigar-shaped UFO gliding above the clouds just below the moon in the Worcester area.

Doctor Dave Laney of the planetarium in Cape Town said on Wednesday that the shape of the UFO could indicate that the listeners saw the Mercury and Venus planets.

Laney said Mercury was on the right-hand side of Venus on the morning of May 27. Both were directly below the moon.

"Fast moving clouds could easily create the illusion that objects are moving in the sky. If Venus and Mercury were glowing mistily through the clouds, it could create the illusion of a cigar-shaped object", said Laney.

Laney said it was impossible that the alleged UFO could be an iridium torch.

This phenomenon occurs when one of the panels of the numerous communication satellites circling the earth, reflects sunlight.

An accurate timetable to catch this phenomenon can be found at www.heavens-above.com.

- Die Burger