UFO sightings in Africa
This is a list of alleged sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFO) in Africa.
Algeria
[edit]- During the Algerian War (1954–1962), many UFO sightings were reported around conflict zones.[1]
- A 1973 article recounted the claims of a soldier who alleged that fifteen years earlier, he witnessed an elliptical craft of a width of about 250–350 metres (820–1,150 ft) with a greenish light surrounding it and a denser beam shining directly down from the centre. Its presence was preceded by a whistling sound, which attracted the soldier's attention. It descended and hovered silently for about 40–50 minutes, after which it rose slowly and flew away at a very significant speed.[2]
- In March 1975, several UFOs were reported near military facilities, some of which ostensibly appeared on radar .[3]
Botswana
[edit]- On 14 May 2008, two witnesses who were satellite gazing noticed a triangular UFO near the horizon in Gaberone. It reportedly made manoeuvres inconsistent with known aircraft.[4]
- On 25 June 2016, a white, pulsating ovoid was witnessed in the Okavango Delta in North-West Botswana. Its appearance reportedly correlated with a notable ambient silence.[5]
Morocco
[edit]- On 12 July 1952, two elongated flying saucers were reported by policemen at night above Had Kourt. The following day, at 11:45 pm, inhabitants of Fedala spotted a bluish-green, ball-shaped object flying at high speed and leaving a trail of light. The day after, at 9:00 am, a couple claimed to observe another flying saucer for about 30 seconds.[6]
Senegal
[edit]South Africa
[edit]Sudan
[edit]- In January 2018, a UFO was spotted in the skies over Khartoum that the military has identified as a potential satellite (possibly the failed US satellite Zuma according to one scientist), even though it admitted to not being able to clearly identify the flying object.[7]
Tunisia
[edit]Zimbabwe
[edit]- On 14 September 1994, 62 children from a school in Ruwa witnessed the landing of a large ship and many smaller ones near their school.[9] The children described the beings who stepped out of the ships as having "large heads, two holes for nostrils, a slit for a mouth or no mouth at all, and long black hair, and were dressed in dark, single-piece suits".[10][11][12] The American psychiatrist John E. Mack interviewed a number of the children involved in the incident and concluded it was likely not an incident of mass hysteria, as 12 of the children had given consistent accounts of the event. Mack stated that the interviews also revealed a consistent "impression [given by the children that] some form of sentient life cared about the Earth and cared about the environment and even cared about the children.”[13]
See also
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Cynthia Hind, Ufos Over Africa. Horus House Pr. 1997. ISBN 978-1-881852-15-5
- Jann Halexander, The ufo issue in Central Africa (Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo). Purple Shadow Agency. 2024. ISBN 979-8-8761-6969-3
References
[edit]- ↑ Marcus Lowth, The Algerian War Incident – UFO Sighting Over The Foreign Legion, Ufoinsight.com, 12 April 2019
- ↑ G, N; Mesnard, Joel (May–June 1973). Bowen, Charles (ed.). "TRANQUILIZING VISITATION AT BOUAHMAMA An Algerian Report of 1958" (PDF). Flying Saucer Review. 19 (Special Issue 5): 20–21 – via www.ufoevidence.org/cases/case594.htm.
- ↑ Richard Hall, Is the CIA stonewalling?, Nsa.gov, May–June 1981
- ↑ "Latest sightings in Botswana". www.ufo-hunters.com. NUFORC. Retrieved 9 March 2025.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Latest sightings in Botswana". www.ufo-hunters.com. MUFON. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- 1 2 Unidentified flying objects over Morocco and French West Africa, Cia.gov, 2 September 1952
- ↑ Antar Saeed, Mysterious UFO spotted in Sudanese capital perplexes military, Alarabiya.net, 11 January 2018
- ↑ DOS report Tunisian firewall, Nsa.gov, July 1969
- ↑ "The schoolkids who said they saw 'aliens'". BBC News. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ↑ Ralph Blumenthal, Alien Nation: Have Humans Been Abducted by Extraterrestrials?, Vanityfair.com, 10 May 2013
- ↑ Sean Christie, Remembering Zimbabwe’s great alien invasion, Mg.co.za, 4 September 2014
- ↑ Demobly Kokota, Episodes of mass hysteria in African schools: A study of literature,Ncbi.nih.gov, 23 September 2011
- ↑ "Film takes closer look at African UFO 'Sighting'". Boston Herald. 2009-05-31. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
External links
[edit]"UFO Sightings in Algeria 22/01/2008". www.youtube.com. Taguercift village - Algeria: zakiufo dz. 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
