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C-000190CASE RECORD · CLASSIFICATION: CRAFTTERM-000003 (Sphere)

FORT BEAUFORT SPHERE (1972 REPORT)

Small luminous spherical object reported for more than four hours near Fort Beaufort, South Africa, with repeated color changes, avoidance behavior, whirring departure and nine ground impressions.

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Claims are grouped by attribute so differing descriptions, measurements, and interpretations can be compared without averaging them into a single “fact.”
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Reported Craft Diameter

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CLAIM-135027reported
“Witness size estimates for the Fort Beaufort sphere ranged widely from about a quarter-meter to two meters; Smit and a police officer commonly described it as about 76 cm across.”
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Fort Beaufort CE2” → “Size estimates”, PDF pp. 1286–1287
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Reported Craft Appearance

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CLAIM-135028reported
“The object was first described as a fiery red ball, then bright green and whitish yellow; after gunfire it was reported as dark gunmetal or black and shiny, and later grayish white.”
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Fort Beaufort CE2” → “Appearance and color changes”, PDF pp. 1286–1287
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Reported Craft Behavior

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Sound Emission

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