The Harare Alert

The Harare Alert

A CIA information report sent on 3 July 2008 to forty-seven named addressees says that on the afternoon of 2 July an unidentified object hovered over Harare International Airport and was observed, “possibly by both radar and optical means”. Observers on the ground described a disc with a hollow centre and rotating lights that changed colour before it climbed quickly out of sight. People who knew of the incident debated whether it was a foreign reconnaissance device or of extraterrestrial origin. According to the report, the incident led to a decision to place a Zimbabwean unit, whose name is blacked out, on high alert. The report is marked not finally evaluated, and about two thirds of it is blacked out.

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