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title: "Elizabeth Klarer’s reported UFO photographs and Meton landing claims, 1954–1983"
url: "https://usubjects.com/article/elizabeth-klarers-reported-ufo-photographs-and-meton-landing-claims-19541983-4140"
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description: "The post revisits South African UFO-related claims attributed to Elizabeth Klarer from 1954–1983, including alleged photographs of an extraterrestrial named Akon and a reported UFO landing at Meton. The material is presented as historical testimony and imagery; no independent verification or supporting evidence is provided in the supplied text."
sources: ["https://alienarchivist.substack.com/p/elizabeth-klarer"]
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# Elizabeth Klarer’s reported UFO photographs and Meton landing claims, 1954–1983

Published: 2026-10-14  
Source: [r/aliens](https://alienarchivist.substack.com/p/elizabeth-klarer)

### Overview

A historical account of South African UFO claims attributed to **Elizabeth Klarer** has revisited her reported encounters in the Drakensberg region of Natal between the 1950s and 1980s. Klarer, described in the source material as a contactee, said she witnessed unidentified spacecraft, met a human-looking extraterrestrial named **Akon**, photographed him and eventually traveled to his home world, Meton. The claims were later collected in her books and reproduced in UFO publications, but the supplied material provides **no independent verification or supporting evidence** for the alleged encounters.

Klarer’s story first appeared in UFO-related publications during the 1950s. A Swedish booklet, *I rymdskepp över Drakensberg*, was published in **1959**, followed by a second edition in **1967**. Her most extensive account was published in *Beyond the Light Barrier* in **1980**, bringing together claims that stretched from an alleged first meeting in 1954 through subsequent contact and an extraterrestrial journey.

### The Alleged Encounter With Akon

According to Klarer, she first met Akon on **December 27, 1954**, in South Africa’s Drakensberg Mountains. She described him as more than **1.95 metres tall**, with blond hair, light-colored eyes and an appearance indistinguishable from that of a human being. Klarer identified him as a scientist associated with Meton, a planet she linked to the **Proxima Centauri system**.

The account changed in significant ways over time. In a 1956 version, Klarer reportedly described the visitor as being from **Venus** and repeatedly referred to him as a “Venusian.” In her later narrative, she explained that Akon’s people had originally lived on Venus before migrating to the Proxima Centauri system. Meton was presented as “Venus 2,” while Venus remained the civilization’s ancestral home and “cradle.”

Klarer also incorporated spiritual and reincarnation themes into her account. She wrote that she and Akon had lived together during a previous incarnation on Venus and that their encounters had awakened what she called a “race memory.” She further claimed that Akon returned repeatedly during the 1950s, eventually taking her to Meton, where she said she gave birth to their son, **Ayling**. According to her narrative, Ayling remained on Meton after Klarer returned to Earth.

### Photographs and the Meton Claims

The material revisiting Klarer’s story includes reproductions identified as photographs or portraits connected with Akon, including an image reproduced in *Beyond the Light Barrier*. It also references a reported **UFO landing at Meton** and Klarer’s broader claims of spacecraft sightings and travel beyond Earth. However, the supplied text does not provide technical analysis of the images, contemporaneous records, independent witnesses, provenance details or other evidence that could establish their authenticity.

### Historical Context and Assessment

Klarer’s accounts occupy a distinctive place in mid-20th-century contactee literature, combining alleged physical encounters with ideas about reincarnation, interplanetary migration and an advanced extraterrestrial civilization. Their publication history demonstrates that the claims circulated for decades and evolved between early statements and later expanded versions. **That longevity should not be confused with corroboration**: based on the supplied source, the photographs and reported events remain historical testimony and belief-based claims rather than independently confirmed evidence of extraterrestrial contact.

## Provenance

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