Main content
The schoolkids who said they saw 'aliens'
In 1994, 60 children at Ariel school in Ruwa, Zimbabwe said they'd seen a spaceship and 'aliens with big eyes' in bush land near their school playground. The story was reported across the world.
A ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ crew were among the first on the scene and spoke to pupils and teachers. There were also reports of strange lights and a 'craft' in the sky in other parts of Zimbabwe, as well as in Zambia and South Africa.
Witness History looks back through archive eyewitness accounts of 'the Ruwa School incident'.
Photo: Children's illustration of a UFO, Zimbabwe 1994 (³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ News)
Duration:
This clip is from
Featured in...
Watch: World Service videos—³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service special collections
A snapshot of great experiences, solutions and situations
More clips from Witness History
-
The first Ultimate Fighting Championship—Creation of the UFC
Duration: 01:23