Sightings1994

Fireball display over Zimbabwe two days before the Ariel School sighting

Name: Fireball display over Zimbabwe two days before the Ariel School sighting
Start: 1994-09-14
Location: Zimbabwe

When: 14 Sep 1994
Where: Zimbabwe
Sources: 1 public source

On the night of 14 September 1994 a bright fireball display was reported over Zimbabwe and seen as far as Zambia and Botswana, two days before the Ariel School sighting. Investigator Cynthia Hind logged dozens of reports; astronomers attributed the display to meteors.

Sources

PressRemembering Zimbabwe's great alien invasion (opens in a new tab)Mail & Guardian / 2014-09-04

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Where it fits

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