Elizabeth Klarer

The South African woman who claimed to be a reincarnated Venusian and an alien’s long-lost soulmate

Name	Elizabeth Klarer
Age	83
Born	July 1, 1910
Died	February 9, 1994
Famous for	Having a long-term romantic and telepathic relationship with an extraterrestrial being

I longed to escape from it all, but found myself bound up at the forefront of a nation’s preparations for the defense of her very existence.

From her book to her stories, it wouldn’t be too much to assume that Elizabeth Klarer knew she was meant for more, in the sense that where she ought to be was somewhere beyond Earth.

Her name has been a subject of debate for decades. Sides on whether her story was credible and if she was sensible were highly divided. However, it can’t be denied that, regardless of which wins, Elizabeth Klarer was clever. This is evident in her background before the infamous event and the wisdom she expressed in her book afterward.

Her Early Life and Career

Elizabeth Klarer, born at Mooi River, Natal, was the youngest daughter of Samuel Bancroft Woollatt and Florence Woollatt. Her family lived a well-off life, enough for her to live actively and have a bright future ahead of her before her encounter with extraterrestrials.

Klarer was interested in diverse aspects of life, and this reflected in her pursuit of studies in multiple fields, such as music, art, and meteorology.

Many would describe her as no ordinary woman, not only because of her zest but also because she could deliver. She served her country as a South African Air Force pilot for five years (1940–1945) and was a member of the Royal Air Force Intelligence. She also has multiple awards in her name, given for her art, music, and horseback riding.

Klarer’s early years evidently reflected her flair for success, characterizing her as not only reasonable but also intelligent. However, her claims of an extraterrestrial rendezvous would tarnish her reputation to some.

Her UFO Story

Even before her famed encounter, Elizabeth Klarer had long claimed to have multiple UFO sightings spanning from 1954 to 1963.

In her book, Beyond the Light Barrier: The Autobiography of Elizabeth Klarer, we can identify seven distinct events that, together, tell the whole story of her encounter. Here are the details.

1917: At Age 7

While the exact dates weren’t mentioned, Klarer claimed that her first UFO “visitation” happened when she was seven years old.²

She and her older sister, Barbara, were outside their farmhouse feeding their puppies when it happened. Klarer recalled in her book that the sun had just gone down when the guineafowls started calling to each other. Their noise filled the area for minutes before they suddenly stopped, and that’s when the sisters saw it.

An enormous silvery disk swooped down toward us, moving with a changing brightness out of the clear expanse of the sky—a globe of light as clear as a pearl. We watched it maneuver over us, while the puppies left their food and ran yelping into the kennel.

They allegedly watched the craft hover in the sky for a few minutes before another object appeared. She described it as:

• A huge sphere falling out of the sky
• Glowing orange-red and rotating as it moved
• Covered with craters like the moon

She believed this to be a “fiery and terrifying planetoid” sweeping through the Earth’s atmosphere. Before it could hit the ground, Klarer recalled the silvery disk moving with it until the planetoid moved out, leaving a thick trail of smoke.

The sisters rushed back to their house and reported the encounter to their father, who reasoned that it was simply a meteor. However, Klarer believed otherwise:

Something out there saved Earth, our beautiful planet, from a ravening, desolate asteroid intent on a collision course and destruction.

1917: Months Later

Months after her initial encounter, she claimed to have her next one with the company of Ladam, their farm manager in Zulu. Ladam was telling her a story when the sky allegedly dimmed, and out from the dark clouds came a “silvery spaceship glowing with white radiance.”

She mentioned that her mother had also observed the craft, watching it move toward their house, where it stood motionless save for its up-and-down pulsation.

Sighting With Her Husband

Without a specified date, Klarer mentioned another sighting with her husband. They were flying a DH Leopard Moth from Durban to Baragwanath when they saw a sphere. It allegedly leveled and paced with their plane, allowing her to take a closer look at it:

• Circular ship with three portholes that had a soft glow
• It had an intense blue-white light at its bottom, alternating with deepest violet

Her husband made a detailed report to Air Force Headquarters in Pretoria, where they were interrogated. Surprisingly, the incident was corroborated by the Chief. He mentioned that two pilots also reported unidentified flying objects days before the couple’s encounter.

These events prompted the Chief to entrust her with investigating the situation, believing her intuition and imagination would help clarify it.

December 27, 1954

This date marked her first encounter with her would-be extraterrestrial lover, and the Drakensberg Mountains witnessed it.

Around this time, her sister, May, told her that Zulu residents had been continuously reporting sightings of a “lightning bird” in the sky. Already knowing what the object was, Elizabeth Klarer, who had already moved to Johannesburg with her family, immediately traveled back to their farm to see the event for herself.

It was December 27 when Klarer ascended to a nearby hilltop, where she claimed to have seen the spaceship hover three meters above the ground.

Looking at it very hard, I realized it was no bird. The sun glinted on the craft as it glided down to hover a few feet above the northern slope. That craft was so close to me that I could see clearly the face of the pilot through the porthole …

But my gaze remained fixed in a fascinated stare upon the face of the pilot, the most handsome man I have ever seen. He was blonde; his eyes gave me the impression at that distance of being light grey. He smiled at me to reassure me, but I backed away.

Then the craft slowly rose and moved away in a southerly direction until it disappeared in the distance.

Their first encounter was definitely straight out of a romance movie.

Klarer wrote in her book that the event formed a “bond of affinity and love with an alien who assured her of his physical presence.” She also talked about him transmitting information about him telepathically, an ability which she claimed she had prepared for prior.

To Klarer, the connection she felt the moment their eyes met gave her a sense of fulfillment and love that filled her heart; and from that moment, she knew he would return.

April 7, 1956

For 15 months, Elizabeth Klarer held nothing but hope for the extraterrestrial’s return. Throughout the wait, she continually went out despite the storms that should have kept her in. For months, her waiting had gone futile until one morning.

She woke up knowing that he was coming back. On April 7, 1956, Klarer set out for the hilltop once more and saw the spaceship and the man beside it.

I saw the scoutship resting on the ground near the Eastern slope, so the craft was in the shadow. My immediate reaction was not to hesitate as I had done the first time, but to run as fast as I could, straight to the tall blond man standing near the craft.

The man was the infamous Akon, the astrophysicist who Klarer claimed was her extraterrestrial soulmate. He was said to be from Meton, a planet of Alpha Centauri that, 4.3 light-years away, was Earth’s nearest stellar neighbor.

She detailed their encounter in her book, including the interesting conversation they allegedly exchanged in English.

He then took her aboard their ship, which she described as:

• With soft, reflected light, where no wiring or cables were seen
• Invigorating air filling it
• A beautiful rose-type carpet covering it

When they sat on a booth inside, Klarer finally had the chance to take a complete look at him. She described him in detail in his book and even drew an image of him.

Without a doubt, she saw Akon as a beautiful man with:

• Fantastic and compelling eyes
• Firm and fine appearance, tall and strikingly handsome
• An ascetic face that was grave but tender, with aquiline features, high cheekbones, and light grey eyes
• Golden hair that shone white at his temples
• Golden and fair skin

By his appearance, Klarer said that he was an older man, past middle age. He wore a plain, well-fitted garment that shimmered with a silvery sheen—light and comfortable like a nylon.

The Extraterrestrial Knowledge Elizabeth Klarer Got From the Alien

While on the ship and on their way to what Akon said was their mothership, Klarer took the opportunity to ask him everything he knew about their species.

She was very detailed about their conversation in Beyond the Light Barrier, but some of the most interesting points were:

• The air inside the ship was from Venus.
• Venus’s atmosphere has higher oxygen content, but this is out of reach for Earth’s instruments.
• The planet’s upper atmospheric envelope is poisonous.
• Houses on Venus are in a circular pattern, made of a special material that allows light to come through without exposing the occupants to anyone outside.
• The moon isn’t barren in the sense that space people also live there.
• Venusians would take Earth women as partners because their offspring would strengthen their race.
• Several Venusians were still living among people.

When asked how they could speak English fluently, Akon shared that he often travels to Earth to study how humanity lives. After this trip and a quick tour of the extraterrestrials’ mothership, where Klarer met other Venusians, she returned home.

July 17, 1956

Months after her trip, Elizabeth Klarer still religiously returned to the hilltop. Unfortunately, she met only nature, but this changed on July 11 at about 11 AM.

As in their previous encounters, when she claimed she felt the UFO nearby, she felt uneasy that day. She decided to go out and pick up her daughter’s box camera on her way.

While she watched the clouds darken, she saw the saucer appear. It flew nearby, performing maneuvers over the area and in and out of the clouds. She felt as though the object was allowing her to use the camera and snap a photo of it—so she did.

Her Terrestrial Pregnancy

Two years later, a series of alleged extraterrestrial encounters set her story apart from any other. Elizabeth Klarel claimed Akon kept visiting her, culminating in another day-long rendezvous where he gave her a silver ring said to enhance their telepathic connection.

By age 48, it was said that their love had been consummated. 

I surrendered in ecstasy to the magic of his lovemaking, our bodies merging in magnetic union as the divine essence of our spirits became one.

After this terrestrial pregnancy, Klarer claimed Akon took her to Meton, his home planet, where she lived for four months, Earth time. In Meton time, she stayed for nine years, long enough to carry and deliver their male human-alien child, Ayling.

There were no cities or skyscrapers, as Earth people know them, on Meton. Homes were scattered in park-like grounds… There was an abundance of all things needed by civilization—food, water, and all materials for building, an unlimited supply of energy from the atmosphere and the universe, no shortages of any kind, and no monetary system at all.²

The Public’s Reaction to Her Story

When news of her story broke, a few people were enthusiastic. However, as with every story like hers, Klarer also experienced being mocked for her encounter.

Local papers like The Natal Witness and Drum ran sensational headlines about her, but wrote them in a half-mocking, half-fascinated tone. By the 1950s, her story became a darling in the press, and despite the ridicule, Elizabeth Klarer welcomed the attention, believing that spreading Akon’s message was of extreme importance.

Those who only heard of her after her story automatically perceived her as a questionable individual. However, those who knew her before had to experience an unraveling.

Many of her friends initially believed her story.

Some individuals continued to associate with her even after the media mocked her. Unfortunately, as she went on to elaborate on what she experienced—the things she had done on board with the extraterrestrials—her supporters’ perspective of her shifted.

Edgar Sievers

Edgar Sievers, a well-known South African UFO investigator, was one of those who vouched for her story’s credibility. He even wrote about her in his book, Flying Saucers über Südafrika. 

Mrs. Klarer is gifted … Where that particular awareness is spanned from man to man to such a degree that it becomes a somewhat conscious link. We have usually been talking about telepathy and thought transference.

Edith Nicolaisen

Edith Nicolaisen had the ambition to publish as many stories of extraterrestrial encounters in Swedish as possible, including Klarer’s, which she published in a small booklet, I rymdskepp över Drakensberg.

Philipp Human

Philipp Human was a close friend of Elizabeth Klarer, who, like Sievers, also changed his perspective about Klarer and her story.

Initially, he corroborated her experience. He even mentioned holding “a small stone,” which she claimed Akon gave her during his last visit to Earth. However, when she criticized his personal encounter, he immediately changed his views.

Our correspondence came to a halt when I told her how a space man had contacted me through a trance medium. She gave me a severe telling-off… 

You will be horrified to hear that I do not believe one word of her supposed contacts, and it was a standing joke the way she was helped to photograph an ordinary motor car hubcap … I pray this book will never be published.

Investigation and Explanations for Her Story

Ladam, who was close to Elizabeth Klarer, was a very spiritual individual. When they observed the unidentified flying object, Ladam was quick to interpret it in terms of Zulu mythology.

Klarer heard many tales from him, and while there’s no way to know whether any of it can explain her experience, a Zulu folklore she shared in her book has an eerie similarity to it.

Once upon a time, a man and a woman came down from the sky on a cloud and alighted on a hilltop. They were white and shining, with hair of gold. Their village is said to be lighted by a mightier light than any in this world. They are goodly to look on, beautiful and radiant.

You belong to the heaven dwellers. We know this. The witch has told us.

Cynthia Hind

One of the few ufologists who documented her story was Cynthia Hind, a UFO researcher from Zimbabwe. Hind claimed that, like Philipp Human, she also held a ring in her hand, which Klarer said was a present from Akon. However, no examination or geological analysis was done to validate whether it was indeed from Meton.

Hind reported in her UFO Afrinews that Klarer’s case was similar to many cases in which there was confirmation that the contactee had met aliens.

All these factors need examination, and it is time we stopped casting aside cases like Elizabeth Klarer, although sounding like hoaxes, are not obviously so.

The story, which proves this happened in January 1999, when a hotel owner in Natal reported that a man, described as “tall, blond, very good-looking, with good features and high cheekbones,” came in looking for Elizabeth Klarer. However, when he was told that nobody with that name had checked in, he disappeared suddenly.

A week later, Klarer booked into the hotel. The owner mentioned the event to her, and she responded by showing a photo of his supposed bust, which the owner immediately recognized.

Her Works and Contributions

Once her claims became news, Elizabeth Klarer was immediately a name everybody knew. However, in terms of her contributions to ufology, she published only one major book, a few articles, and gave speeches.

Beyond the Light Barrier (1980)

This was the contactee’s full-length book, documenting her extraterrestrial journey and detailing the things she learned from Akon. She frames it as a spiritual memoir and scientific exploration, claiming that the narratives she has written were what she truly experienced.

Klarer conveyed a message of love, understanding, peace, and environmentalism, which set her apart from other UFO witnesses and researchers. Throughout, she never failed to emphasize that the wisdom she’s written all came from the Venusian civilization.

The Gravity File (Unfinished)

This was the book Klarer was working on before she succumbed to breast cancer at 84. Supposedly, her second book, written to fill the gaps in her first, The Gravity File, elucidated the military and political aspects of her experience while explaining the technology Akon taught her.

Elizabeth Klarer’s Legacy in Modern Ufology

While Elizabeth Klarer has mustered the courage to come forward and henceforth to stand this very same test of acid publicity, there are many who know her personally and who will vouch for her sincerity, as well as her truthfulness and her integrity.

Klarer wasn’t a scientist, investigator, or whistleblower. She was simply a storyteller who transformed UFO culture from one rooted in fear into a more human and emotional experience. Her book Beyond the Light Barrier delivered this precisely.

They came in love and light, to teach, not to conquer.

Whether her story is authentic or not, it’s undeniable that she only stood as a peacekeeper who emphasized love, family, and harmony. 

Elizabeth Klarer redefined UFO contact as an emotional encounter.

Unfortunately, her story is remembered less as a message than as a myth of someone who longed for unity and meaning among the stars.

In 1975, Klarer received a standing ovation at the International Congress of UFO Research Groups. This signifies her popularity and significance in extraterrestrial conversations, reflecting how others saw her as a credible contactee.

For more on Klarer’s legacy and similar contactee stories, explore UFO Connect’s UFO resource hub, featuring a curated UFO archive and detailed UFO reports that preserve and document experiences like hers for future generations.

FAQ

Who was Elizabeth Klarer?

Klarer was made known for her claims of having telepathic and physical contact with an extraterrestrial being named Akon from planet Meton. She claimed that he took her aboard a spacecraft and brought her to his home planet, where she bore him a child named Ayling.

Where is Planet Meton?

Meton was supposedly the home planet of Akon, Elizabeth Klarer’s extraterrestrial lover. It’s located in the Alpha Centauri system, which was claimed to be Earth’s closest stellar neighbor.

Was Elizabeth Klarer’s UFO story ever proven?

No evidence has ever been found to support Klarer’s story. Her photos of a flying saucer would be the closest to qualifying as evidence, but they’re widely debated and never authenticated. Other UFO researchers regarded her story as a spiritual narrative instead of a literal encounter.

References

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3. “Alien Intervention: The Spiritual Mission of UFOs.” Google Books, https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=0E4kBeK0UrYC. Accessed October 9, 2025.
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