In July 1989, the newspaper published a sensational message: fighters South Africa was allegedly shot down in may UFO over South Africa. The first information on the incident is received English UFO organization YUFOS of those who arrived from South Africa Dr. Acadexcel. The doctor allegedly said names of officials and scientists South Africa and the United States associated with the event and stated that he is ready to be tested on a lie detector. After some time in YUFOS asked some James van Greunen.

He filed documents in the name of the employee intelligence South Africa and said that has more information about the fall of the UFO in the Kalahari, for he allegedly with the American representatives were engaged in investigation of this incident. Van Greunen forwarded YUFOS a copy of the document, printed on a letterhead of the air forces South Africa marked "top secret" , detailing the incident, codenamed "Silver diamond" ("Silver diamond"). In the document it was reported that on may 7, 1989 radar frigate "Sa Tafelberg" belonging to the Navy of South Africa, and a number of other radar was discovered unknown entity, approaching from the South to the African continent at a rate of about 9000 km/H. the intercept with airbase Valhalla flew two fighters "Mi - rage" under command of the commander of the squadron of Goosen. Suddenly, the object has changed the direction of flight by the way, it is impossible for the plane. Since identify the object failed, the fighters were ordered to open fire on him from the experimental laser cannons or - 2". On the surface of an object multiple flash marked a direct hit. Unknown object began to lose altitude angle 25` and at a great rate fell into the Kalahari desert in 80 km to the North from South Africa to Botswana.

Arrived on the scene a group of air force officers and specialists discovered a silver disc-shaped object that crashed at an angle into the ground and formed a crater with a diameter of 150 m and depth of 12 meters of Sand and stones around the object melted under the influence of high temperature. Strong magnetic and radioactive radiation in the zone drop incapacitates the equipment of the group. The object was delivered to one of the air bases of South Africa for study, and the crater was filled with sand and rocks to hide the traces of the accident. The document reported the results of a preliminary investigation. The diameter of the object is about 18 meters Height - 8,5 m Weight approx 50 so In the body of the device is not detected any seams, were located along the perimeter of 12 Windows of the oval form. Landing gear was put forward. To determine the composition of the material of the object, the source of traction for its movement, and the place where he came from - failed. Experts suggested extraterrestrial origin. And then the unbelievable happened. He heard a strange sound in the lower part of the mysterious apparatus opened something like Lucas, obrazovalas gap was expanded experts and from that Lucas came two humanoids in tight-fitting clothes gray. The growth of beings, from 120 to 150 cm, color - gray-blue, onua.org body hair was missing. Head disproportionately high. Eyes large, slanted, without pupils, thin hands, reaching the length of the tribes, had three toes webbed and claw-like nails. The legs are short thin, too, with three fingers. The way of communicating beings between them - presumably - telepathic. Samples of tissue, blood tests to take it was not possible - due to the aggressive behavior of aliens. To the proposed food they did not Express any interest.

on June 23, 1989, the object and the two creatures were transferred to the US airbase Wright-Patterson.

Giving publicity to information about the shoot-down UFO, van Greunen said that he had signed five documents, according to which the disclosure of any information about this secret operation would be considered an act of treason South Africa. Despite this, he decided to disclose this information to the public, considering that "the non-disclosure of this information would be an act of treason against all of humanity". At a conference in England, September 23, 1989 Edad, and Acadexcel reported some additional information about this incident. The object that crashed into the Kalahari, was put forward only one telescopic support. On top of the object was a sign in the form of an upward arrow, under the dome, similar to that which was seen police Ago on the object that landed in 1964 near Soccoro. One of the two strangers, coming out of the object, apparently, was seriously wounded.

The helicopter flying at the altitude of 500 m above the object, stopped the engine,and it crashed, and 5 members of crew were lost. Object and both the stranger were sent to the US on airplanes "galaxy C2".

The first information about this incident came shortly in English UFO journal "Quest International" published by the YUFOS, and in October the member YUFOS Anthony Dodd, who has served 25 years in the police, made a report about it at the international conference on UFOs in Frankfurt-on-main.

Soviet readers learned about this event from article Snulnela "Shot down over the Kalahari" in the "Komsomolskaya Pravda" dated March 22, 1990, Article nemedlenno reprinted many local publications.

And in the fourth issue of the journal "Quest International" in 1990 secret document BBC South Africa was published in full.

YUFOS, obtain sensitive information, decided to verify its accuracy. As reported in the journal "UFO Brigantia" , representatives YUFOS came into contact with another intelligence officer for South Africa, which has confirmed the authenticity of the incident, noting in addition that allegedly he had seen pictures measuring 8 inches by 10 inches, which depicted downed object and the text of the telex from an air force base Wright Patterson, which were given recommendations on research and the opening of the object. It was also reported that representatives contacted YUFOS onua.org on the phone with the commander of the squadron by Goosemom and allegedly received confirmation that the pilot really shot on UFOs. The command of the air defense of the North American continent (NORAD) allegedly confirmed that unknown object being tracked. area, and phone calls with requests about this supposedly caused panic among the experts of the USA and South Africa, are associated with a mysterious incident.

Meanwhile sensational description of the incident went to walk in the light. The details were set out on the pages of Newspapers, sounded on radio and TV. Of course not without the fantastic inventions. In the journal "Narrgued that this UFO was done by the Americans, together with the aliens and inside the device, in addition to humans, were two employees of the American air force. Other magazine wrote that the machine is manufactured by General electric. In the third stated that the USA has received the object in South Africa in exchange for two Intercontinental missiles! In the fourth - doctor Acadexcel in fact, turned out to be a KGB man!..

However, the English UFO researchers have crept more and more doubts about the authenticity of the document transmitted van Grainton.

English UFO organization IUN said that this document BBC South Africa - false, and the whole story was made up. In confirmation of this, she gave the following arguments of his correspondent in South Africa:

1. The document has a large number of grammatical errors, and it mixes the metric system of weights and measures accepted in England.

2. In the world there is still no fighters with laser guns that can bring down even the aircraft, not to mention the UFO.

3. All of the frigates of the Navy of South Africa two-three years ago were withdrawn from service and used now as targets for firing submarines.

4. Mentioned in the document, the term "Squadron Leader" is not used in the air force, South Africa, using the title of the British air force and there is hardly a squadron of Goosen.

5. Doubt as to send those creatures from South Africa at the U.S. base at Wright Patterson, first, because the U.S. has imposed sanctions against South Africa and between them unlikely cooperation in all areas and, secondly, because according to the American ufologists all studies UFO on this basis long ago stopped.

6. The area of the Kalahari, where crashed UFO, is not open sandy desert, and the so-called tornweld on the territory of which scattered farms. Why no one had seen such a significant operations on removal and transportation of the object? Why is silent about this, the government of Botswana, which fell object, downed air forces South Africa, which onua.org Botswana is not on friendly terms?

7. It remains unclear how they managed to bring such a heavy object from the territory of Botswana. As the aircraft to sit there unable to transport it had apparently on the ground. But why, then, does not remain traces from transport, which in the desert can be stored up to 30 years?

8. How to combine that object and aliens remained unharmed after the strongest blow on the earth and at the same time could not evade beam laser gun?

9. If the special services of the USA and South Africa were interested to keep this incident in secrecy, why are they allowed to freely spread information all over the world.

So far we only know about the existence of experimental laser units weighing several tons aboard American transport aircraft.

In contrast to other menu items can be given a rebuttal.

Base Wright Patterson could only be used to TRANS-shipped in the USA object.
<br />As for the relationship between South Africa and the United States or South Africa and Botswana, the understanding of the extreme importance of this event for the whole earth could put it above the insignificant differences between these countries.

There were other doubts about the authenticity of the document transmitted van Grainton.

Some critics have drawn attention to the fact that Mirage" could not catch up with the UFO is moving with a speed of 9,000 km/h, while the document indicated that the rate was the object, when he approached the African continent, but then he changed direction (and maybe speed) of their flight.

Others overdale that seismologists South Africa and Zimbabwe, allegedly, did not observe fluctuations of land in the area may 7, 1989, which had inevitably occur at the impact of the object on the ground with the formation of such a large crater.

But the coordinates of the intended place of falling object to seismologists were not known, but on the earth register every day hundreds and even thousands of earthquakes.

The absence of names of witnesses (except Goosen) in the document and in articles in magazines "Quest International" and "UFO Brigantia", is also not conducive sure that this incident really took place. Although published in the USA "Blue book" and in the book of Stringfield "Syndrome of UFO crashes" carefully removed the names of the witnesses.

Unfortunately in the document, allegedly made up of the air force, South Africa, neither the post nor the names of its performers, therefore it causes, of course, less trust than, for example, a document on procedures "Majestic-12" composed by General Hillenkoetter, the Annex to which personally signed by President Truman.

In the journal "Quest International" 4 in 1990. it was stated that a careful study of this document organization YUFOS came to the conclusion that van Greunen - clever liar, which gathered the fragmentary information, heard them in different places, falsified them and used it all to extract a lot of revenue at the time of his visits to different countries.

Ultimately van Greunen returned to South Africa, as soon YUFOS received an anonymous message that he, allegedly executed by the military authorities of this country on February 27, 1990, for the disclosure of secret information, and his wife has confirmed this.

However, when you try to verify this fact was found out that in South Africa is not provided for the death penalty for the military, and therefore there was a suspicion that no penalty was not, and van Greunen deliberately spread that is speculation, to get rid of compromised names van Greunen and continue to live under a different name.

Although it is well known that the special services when they want, without any judicial processes take people who were not able to keep his mouth shut.

It is also interesting that YUFOS, regardless of the charges against Wang Greunen, insists that South Africa still had crashed UFOs and claims that there are proving this additional documents received from other military sources in South Africa.

YUFOS argues, in particular, that has information from these sources about the two witnesses, first reported to the police, and then to the military authorities that they observed the decrease of this object before his fall.

And people, who doubt that in the South African air force are fighters "Mirage-IIC" YUFOS recommends that you read the latest editions "Flight International" and "Janе"to make sure that they are.

YUFOS also States that he has received official confirmation from the military authorities of South Africa by telex that they serves as a squadron commander Colonel Goosen.

Interested message about the shoot-down of a UFO over South Africa, the correspondents of Newspapers has addressed for explanations to the Ministry of defence of South Africa. The answer of the head of Department on public relations Colonel was Rolta onua.org the following: "I Have no desire to comment on these "flying duck"that regularly appear on the pages of the print" (Soviet Russia, 1989, October 17).

However, the denial of this fact the authorities not to take on faith, for it is obvious that even if the absolute authenticity of such events response to the public would be the same, because the discovery and study of the castaways or UFO is the most carefully guarded secret.

Based on the analysis of all this information, you can do one of four conclusions:

1. Or may 7, 1989, really crashed UFO over South Africa, and the document of the air force of South Africa, in which it is described, is genuine, and all attempts to refute these data are taken by the authorities of the Republic of South Africa and the USA deliberately to conceal the incident.

2. Either this whole story with the shoot-down UFOs (and including document BBC South Africa) is false from beginning to end.

3. But it may be that the crash of a UFO over South Africa really happened, but the document submitted van Grainton is fake, containing invented details to onua.org to give this story a sensation to my advantage.

4. It must also not be ruled out that the crash had taken place, but after the leak of information security services of the USA and South Africa deliberately made this document and "threw" its the media in order to expose the fake and to convince the public that no crash, allegedly, was not.

English ufologists have declared, that will continue the study of this case through various channels and will send their informants in the area of the alleged fall object to obtain additional evidence and, ultimately, to achieve full clarity.

And to obtain reliable evidence on this case can hardly be regarded as reliable.