The 1978 The Zimbabwe UFO Sighting
A UFO sighting witnessed by dozens of schoolchildren and a school teacher in Zimbabwe.
- Region
- Ruwa
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Category
- UFO
- Date
- 16 September 1978
- Continent
- Africa
The report
On September 16, 1978, a group of schoolchildren and their teacher in Ruwa, Zimbabwe, reported seeing a UFO land in a field near their school. The children described the object as a disc-shaped craft with a metallic surface. Some witnesses claimed to have seen beings near the craft, and the event was investigated by local authorities. The Ruwa UFO sighting is one of the most famous UFO encounters in Africa.
Sources and further reading
Location
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