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Zimbabwe's mass UFO sightings

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Around 60 children said they saw 'aliens' near their school playground in September 1994

People in Ruwa reported a 'strange craft' and lights in the sky, but around 60 children said they saw 'aliens' near their school playground in September 1994.

It was one of the most reported UFO sightings in recent history.  Local people in the quiet rural town of Ruwa in Zimbabwe reported a 'strange craft' and lights in the sky.  Around 60 children said they'd seen a 'space ship' and 'aliens' in bush land near their school playground in September 1994.  The children drew pictures of what they'd seen, and despite differences in quality, the details and proportions were very similar. A BBC TV crew were among the first on the scene. Rebecca Kesby looks back through the archive of 'the Ruwa School incident'.    

(Photo: child's impression of Zimbabwe 1994 UFO)

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