John Mack interviews the Ariel School children

Name: John Mack interviews the Ariel School children
Start: 1994
Location: Ruwa, Zimbabwe

When: 1994
Where: Ruwa, Zimbabwe
Sources: 2 public sources

Weeks after pupils at the Ariel School reported a craft and beings in September 1994, Harvard psychiatrist John Mack went to the school with a filmmaker and recorded interviews with the children. The footage later anchored documentaries on the case.

Sources

PressDocumentary explores the UFO sighting that changed the course of 62 children's lives (opens in a new tab)WHYY / 2023-10-23
PressAriel Phenomenon documentary: a journey worth taking (opens in a new tab)The Debrief

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Where it fits

Earlier in Close encountersCarleton study finds UFO reporters psychologically typicalNov 1993 Later in Close encountersJohn Mack publishes Abduction1994

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