Complex sentence: The incident was confirmed in a press release by Lt colonel J. B. Brits, district commandant of Pretoria North, but scientists from the C.S.I.R. who were asked to investigate the 6 ft wide, buckled and charred imprint, ridiculed the saucer explanation.
Split into simpler sentences: The incident was confirmed in a press release by Lt colonel J.B. Brits, district commandant in Pretoria North. Scientists from the C.S.I.R. who were asked to investigate the 6 ft wide, buckled and charred imprint, ridiculed the saucer explanation.