Timeline
Ariel School "UFO" incident outline chronology
1994 : Dr John Mack’s first UFO book “Abduction: Human Encounters with Aliens” published.
26 August 1994 - Cosmos 2290 satellite launched on a Zenit-2 rocket
During week of 12-16 September 1994 : Some Ariel school pupils had a discussion about UFOs in one of their “General Discussion classes”.
Friday, 16 September 1994 – Ariel school “UFO” incident, during a school break that began at 10am.
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1995 Spring/Summer – Dominique Callimanopulos article “Exploring African and Other Abductions.” Centerpiece, no. 5 (Spring Summer), 10-11. Cambridge, MA: Center for Psychology and Social Change.
Text: http://johnemackinstitute.org/1995/03/exploring-african-and-other-alien-encounters/
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February 1995 – Cynthia Hind’s “UFO Afrinews” newsletter (Issue 11) includes an article on the Ariel school incident.
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February 1995 - BUFORA’s “UFO Times” newsletter (issue number 33, January/February 1995, pages 7 and 20) includes an article by Cynthia Hind entitled “Down in Africa” on the sightings of September 1994.
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May 1995 - IUR article by Cynthia Hind entitled “UFO flap in Zimbabwe” published in IUR May-June 1995 issue on sightings in Zimbabwe in September 1994.
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July 1995 – Cynthia Hind’s “UFO Afrinews” newsletter (Issue 12) includes an article on the Ariel school incident.
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Summer 1995 – The Summer issue of the United Kingdom’s “FSR” magazine (Volume 40, No 2) featured an article by Cynthia Hind entitled “Report from Africa” focusing on the reports from 14th and 16th September 1994 (at pages 21-22).
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1995 – The proceedings of the 8th BUFORA International UFO Congress (entitled “UFOs: Examining the Evidence”) contained material on the Ariel school incident presented by Cynthia Hind (at pages 35-38).
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December 1995 – The Australian UFO Bulletin issue for December 1995 includes an article on the Ariel school incident, citing UFO Afrinews issue 11 (at pages 12-15)
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?????1996????? - Sightings TV episode S4E24 featured John Mack talking to some of the Ariel school children
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTH3h5Ja_xE
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March 1996 : Tineke de Nooij interviews some of the Ariel school children for the first episode of the show “Tineke en de Paranormale Wereld”
“Tineke en de Paranormale Wereld”, episode 1 :
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cdQkXNbDvc
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1997 – Cynthia Hind’s book “UFOs Over Africa” features the Ariel school incident.
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March 1997 - Michael Hesemann article Ariel school and interviews children and two teachers and some parents. He subsequently wrote articles published in August and October 1997.
April 1997 – “Fate” magazine includes an article by Cynthia Hind on the Ariel school incident (Volume 50 No 4 [issue 565] at pages 46-48).
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August/September 1997: First part of article on Ariel by Michael Hesemann published in Magazine 2000 plus.
Part 1: Magazin 2000 plus issue 118, 1997 Issue 5, pages 26-38
Hesemann, Michael: Ruwa incident, part 1. In: Magazine 2000 plus, no. 118. (Issue 5/1997), p.26-38.
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Hesemann, Michael: Ruwa incident, part 2. In: Magazine 2000 plus, no. 119. (Issue 6/1997), p.40-50.
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54c5c268e4b0a736d2b76db2/t/56ea9a7c8259b5a23fa7695f/1458215566432/Heseman+Der+Ruwa-Zwischenfall+2000.pdf
English translation of Part 1 : https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54c5c268e4b0a736d2b76db2/t/56d60a55f850828c88cfb79d/1456867926096/Der_Ruwa_Zwischenfall_english2.pdf
1997 – MUFON’s Symposium Proceedings includes a paper by Cynthia Hind entitled “Sightings From An African Casebook” featuring the Ariel school incident.
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1997 - The book “Sighings - UFOs” by Susan Michaels includes a chapter on the Ariel incident entitled “Why would 62 schoolchildren lie?” (at pages 131-140).
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September 1997 -
Part 2: Magazin 2000 plus issue 119, 1997 No 6, pages 40-50
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1998 – Michael Hesemann’s book “UFOs: The Secret History” contained several pages on the Ariel school incident (at pages 491-496 [at pages 547-552 of 596 in PDF version]). He refers to his visits to the school in March 1997 and concludes that “this is most certainly one of the most significant cases in the history of the UFO phenomenon”.
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February 1998 - Michael Hesemann’s presentation at the International UFO Congress features his work on the Ariel incident.
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20 March 1998 - Saucer Smear issue dated 20 March 1998 refers to Michael Hesemann’s presentation at the International UFO Congress featuring a detailed description, with video, of the Ariel incident.
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1999 – John Mack’s book “Passport to the Cosmos” features the Ariel school incident (particularly at pages 40-41, 90, 186-187, 196, 262)
2000 – Jerome Clark’s book “Extraordinary Encounters” has a short section on the Ariel school incident, referred to as “the most remarkable CE3 of the 1990s” (in the entry entitled “Close encounters of the third kind”, at pages 66-67 – citing Cynthia Hind’s 1997 book “UFOs Over Africa”)
21 August 2000 – Cynthia Hind passed away.
October 2000 – Obituary for Cynthia Hind published in the October 2000 issue of the MUFON Journal at page 19.
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2002 – Loren Gross includes Ariel school incident in his book UFOs: A History – 1954 June-August, Supplemental Notes” at page 42-43 (quoting Michael Hesemann’s “UFOs: The Secret History” (1998).
2004 - Experiencers documentary
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glgXNKGWjsE
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2004 - Unexplained Mysteries episode 25 features the Ariel School incident:
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtdAAcEQPHw
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Unexplained Mysteries episode : Some relevant footage in Ariel Phenomenon documentary at 1 hour 34 minutes 26 seconds to 1 hour 34 minutes 38 seconds
16 April 2008 – News24.com website published an article by Stephen Coan on the Ariel school incident, entitled “The day the aliens landed” , focused on Randall Nickerson’s filming of a documentary about the Ariel school incident. (Republished on the UFO Updates email discussion List on 23 April 2008 and in the July 2008 issue of MUFON Michigan’s newsletter at pages 12-13)
https://www.news24.com/witness/archive/The-day-the-aliens-landed-20150430
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26 August 2008 – The Cape Argus of Cape Town, South Africa, features an article by Tom Powell entitled “UFO Sighting in Zimbabwe”, focused on Randall Nickerson’s filming of a documentary about the Ariel school incident. (Text republished on the UFO Updates email discussion List on 26 August 2008 and in The Weekly Blitz of Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 27 August 2008 which was in turn republished on the UFO Updates email discussion List on 29 August 2008)
Summer 2008 – The Summer edition of the United Kingdom’s “FSR” magazine featured an article entitled “Highlights from an African Casebook” containing material by the late Cythnia Hind on the Ariel school incident (at pages 23-24).
September 2008 – “UFONEWS UK” newsletter features material on the Ariel school incident, focused on Randall Nickerson’s filming of a documentary (at page 37).
2009 – Tim Donovan’s book “Revealed! The Greatest UFO Secrets” has a short section (at page 38) on the Ariel school incident, stating that “The ETs timed their appearance to coincide with a teacher’s meeting indoors … As sophisticated operators, the ETs had everything planned perfectly”.
31 May 2009 – The Boston Herald includes an article entitled “Film Takes Closer Look at African UFO ‘Sighting”, focused on Randall Nickerson’s filming of a documentary and the screening by the Mack Institute of Nickerson’s unfinished film called “Encounter in Ruwa : The Ariel School Sighting”.
2011 - “Paranormal Underground” magazine (Volume 4 Issue 3) features the Ariel school incident (at pages 33-34)
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5 June 2011 - Relevant thread started on the Project Avalon discussion forum by "The One", entitled : "62 schoolchildren see UFO land at Ruwa, Zimbabwe"
https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?22192-62-schoolchildren-see-UFO-land-at-Ruwa-Zimbabwe&s=42f6f9dafe6f010718400cec7113c660
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September 2011 – Ariel school incident featured in a paper on mass hysteria in African schools in the “Malawi Medical Journal” [Kokota, Demobly "Episodes of mass hysteria in African schools: A study of literature." Malawi Medical Journal. 1 Sep. 2011, Volume 23, Number 3: 74-77]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3588562/
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2012 – Ronald Story’s book “The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Extraterrestrial Encounters” includes an entry by Michael Hesemann entitled “Ruwa (South Africa) landing” about the Ariel school incident (at pages 623-624 of the PDF version).
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8 January 2013 – Thread started on the ATS discussion forum entitled “Ariel School, Zimbawe UFO Research 1994 to 2012 (Full Info Documentary NEW)” (41 flags)
https://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread915801/pg1
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14 March 2013 - Video uploaded of presentation by Nicolas Berasain, Exopolitics Chile
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxAyKPLRmSg
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Relevant part of podcast starts at 14 minutes 25 seconds into the recording
Automated transcript:
http://files.afu.se/Downloads/Transcriptions/Audio/Podcasts/Podcast%20UFO%20(Martin%20Willis)/Martin%20Willis%20-%20Randall%20Nickerson%20Interview,%20Ariel%20School%20UFO%20Encounter,%2010-01-2014_QPJaPsPtl-M%20-%20transcript%20(automated).pdf
24 December 2014 - Metabunk discussion forum thread on the Ariel school incident started by "Sagittarius".
https://www.metabunk.org/threads/the-ariel-school-zimbabwe-ufo-sighting-has-it-ever-been-debunked.5389/
12 March 2015 – Martin Wallis podcast features Randall Nickerson discussing the Ariel school incident
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0rD-IVXMIc
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https://twitter.com/search?q=Luigi%20Vendittelli&src=typed_query
21 June 2016 – Earthmysterynews.com publishes an article entitled “Zimbabwe UFO Child Conactee Speaks Publicly For The 1st Time”, focusing on a video presentation by Emily Trim.
https://earthmysterynews.com/2016/06/21/zimbabwe-ufo-child-conactee-speaks-publicly-for-the-1st-time/
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26 June 2016 – Gilles Fernandez published an article on his skeptical blog "Skeptics vs. the Flying Saucers"
http://skepticversustheflyingsaucers.blogspot.com/2016/06/rencontre-rapprochee-ariel-school-ruwa.html
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20 July 2016 – Robert Sheaffer published an article entitled "A New Investigation of the 1994 Ariel School Case” on his skeptical blog “Bad UFOs: Skepticism, UFOs, and The Universe. Robert Sheaffer”,
https://badufos.blogspot.com/2016/07/a-new-investigation-of-1994-ariel.html
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2017 – Reddit “Ask Me Anything” featuring Randall Nickerson and Salma Siddick:
https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/77o49s/i_am_randall_nickerson_director_of_doc_on_ariel/
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16 August 2016 – UFO Mail includes an article by Henning Dethlefsen entitled “Ufoer over skolegården” focused on the Ariel school incident (at pages -37). That article concludes with a useful list of references.
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2017 – SUFOI’s Annual Report includes an article by Henning Dethlefsen entitled “Ufoer over skolegården” focused on the Ariel school incident (at pages -37). That article concludes with a useful list of references.
8 September 2017 : Thread started on the ATS discussion forum entitled “New documentary coming for one of the best UFO cases: Zimbabwe Ariel School” (33 flags)
https://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread1184782/pg1
19 October 2017 – Martin Willis podcast features Salma Siddick and Randall Nickerson discussing the Ariel school incident
Youtube link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rtJpw_WWDg
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Automated transcript:
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1 November 2017 – “Where Did The Road Go?” Podcast features Jeff Ritzmann, Joshua Cutchin, and Seriah discussing the Ariel school incident
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7D1SLhg4as
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1 November 2017 – “Somewhere in the Skies” podcast hosted by Ryan Sprague features Michael Huntington discussing the Ariel school incident
Youtube link: https://youtu.be/pwD6Yo2Qsjg
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28 July 2018 – Martin Willis podcast again features Salma Siddick and Randall Nickerson discussing the Ariel school incident
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAz6N5R4YlQ
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http://files.afu.se/Downloads/Transcriptions/Audio/Podcasts/Podcast%20UFO%20(Martin%20Willis)/Martin%20Willis%20-%2007-28-18%20Salma%20Siddick,%20Ariel%20School%20Incident%20Witness%20&%20Randle%20Nickerson_BAz6N5R4YlQ%20-%20transcript%20(automated).pdf
31 July 2019 - Dr J Radio podcast episode entitled “Schoolyard UFO Incidents w_ Preston Dennett” features the Ariel incident
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNx8-Kfwbr0
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19 October 2019 – Martin Willis podcast features Emily Trim and Randall Nickerson discussing the Ariel school incident.
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhosxOMHTME
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2020 – The “Aliens & Artists” podcast features a 2-part interview of Emily Trim discussing the Ariel school incident
https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/aliens-artists/emily-trim-part-one-fQNGOvSIWa1/
https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/aliens-artists/emily-trim-part-two-kfZ-tNiRFA6/
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2020 – Joe Rogan Experience #1574 features Jacques Vallee and James Fox. Includes a discussion of the Ariel school incident.
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Extract from Joe Rogan Experience #1574 :
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TukvVnadRic
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19 May 2020 – Martin Willis podcast features Randall Nickerson and Francis Chirimuuta discussing the Ariel school incident
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPOafeaLkDw
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17 July 2020 - Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp discuss the Ariel school incident on Joe Rogan Experience podcast number 1510
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc6pbG4wICA
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20 December 2020 – Brian Dunning’s “Skeptoid” podcast Number 760 focused on the Ariel school incident.
https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4760
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2021 - Ralph Blumenthal’s book “The Believer” includes discussion of the Ariel school incident, particularly in Chapters 36-37 and the endnotes in relation to those chapters.
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2021 - BBC “witness history” podcast - The schoolkids who said they saw 'aliens'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/stories-57749238
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20 January 2021 - Reddit thread entitled "Why didn't The Phenomanon not mention the rocket body re-entry 2 days prior to Ariel incident?"
https://www.reddit.com/r/ufo/comments/l1g8cl/why_didnt_the_phenomanon_not_mention_the_rocket/
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25 June 2021 - Podcast “The Zimbabwe UFO Incident: Aliens Invade The Schoolyard - Lights Out Podcast #59”
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGhzxlqrwzY
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7 July 2021 - “Macrodosing” podcast episode entitled “ALIENS IN ZIMBABWE : Zah Talks His Close Encounter With Aliens At the Ariel School”
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxZfxMnYZ5s
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21 July 2021 – Reddit thread entitled “I compiled 38 pictures drawn, 8 video interviews, 6 map references and 1 Reddit AMA from the students that were at the 1994 Ariel School UFO Incident in Ruwa, Zimbabwe. Every adult student interviewed still sticks with their story. They saw a UAP land and humanoid beings emerge. Links in comments”
https://www.reddit.com/r/ufo/comments/ootz9o/i_compiled_38_pictures_drawn_8_video_interviews_6/
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https://imgur.com/gallery/yALWO9S
22 August 2021 - Re-upload of German-language Youtube documentary by “TheMidnightMansion” entitled “ [“62 children see UFOs and alien beings: The Ruwa incident”]
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ktqta4FX3Eg
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Follow-up video by “TheMidnightMansion” uploaded 15 November 2020 at:
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LobpI6WC3M
25 October 2021 – Twitter thread by Charlie Wiser
https://twitter.com/likeitmatters3/status/1452472984472489989
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December 2021 – Reddit thread entitled “I compiled 38 drawn pictures, 8 video interviews, 6 map references and a Reddit AMA from the students that were at the 1994 Ariel School UFO Incident”
https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/rml0py/i_compiled_38_drawn_pictures_8_video_interviews_6/
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11 January 2022 - Vinnie’s Disclosure Team podcast episode entitled “#55 Gunter Hofer - UFOs in Africa” focuses on the Ariel school incident
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5z-Em5-HCk
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3 May 2022 - Chris Mellon posts on Twitter about the Ariel school incident : “I have long been intrigued & perplexed by the Zimbabwe case…”
https://twitter.com/grhofer/status/1521607815676276736
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4 May 2022 - Dan Aykroyd posts on Twitter about the Ariel school incident
https://twitter.com/dan_aykroyd/@dan_aykroydstatus/1521915940639752197
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18 May 2022 - Randall Nickerson on “Coast to Coast” podcast with George Knapp
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18 May 2022 - Randall Nickerson on "Fade to Black” podcast with host Jimmy Church
https://jimmychurchradio.com/fade-to-black-randall-nickerson/?fbclid=IwAR1HFPBQ5IyThIq8Chm--Igr8BRfjGijoMY6ovRa496w0Ue5ooB3g7-Yp7g
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20 May 2022 - Daily Mail online article entitled “EXCLUSIVE: Never-before-seen photos reveal extraordinary wedge-shaped impressions and oval imprints left in a grass field by UFOs during famous 1994 sighting witnessed by more than 60 schoolchildren in Zimbabwe”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10833597/amp/New-photos-imprints-left-UFO-spotted-Zimbabwe-1994.html
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20 May 2022 - Randall Nickerson on "Rebelliously Curious” podcast with host Chrissy Newton
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0GDwIOthtI
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22 May 2022 - Randall Nickerson on “Somewhere in the Skies” podcast with host Ryan Sprague
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUnT3fj26AQ
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24 May 2022 - The Washington Examiner article
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/a-new-documentary-considers-the-1994-ariel-school-ufo-incident?fbclid=IwAR1k7s_aU8rz0ds8cvvp-L2-kDMzZ4v-VyP-wpvw78wH2C8iKHC5LnYbkUw
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May 2022 - The Sun article
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/18642810/children-ufo-land-mass-sightings-ariel-phenomenon/
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24 May 2022 - Randall Nickerson on Martin Willis podcast
Youtube title: "05-24-22 Randall Nickerson, Ariel Phenomenon"
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uye9uJpksj8
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2022 -
https://cosmic-pluralism-studies.academy/a-report-on-ariel-phenomenon-a-documentary-leaving-few-dry-eyes/?fbclid=IwAR2n1wn6OrOsaVbkqX7pyeEa7DoDYrrjfP5caJVW5Ynh8liLHTfLDpknDvs
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10 June 2022 - Randall Nickerson on Leak Project podcast
www.leakproject.com
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16 June 2022 - Randall Nickerson on UCR podcast
Youtube link: https://youtu.be/x1ZYK7WZBLg
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14 July 2022 - Puppet theory posted online by Gideon Reid
https://gideonreid.co.uk/the-mysterious-events-at-ariel-school-zimbabwe-16-sept-1994/
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22 July 2022 - “Last podcast on the left” episode on the Ariel school incident
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2a071QsoWXi19jN8LH27wW
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9 August 2022 - Gideon Reid's puppet theory reported by Mick West on Twitter
https://twitter.com/MickWest/status/1557127520129994752
https://www.reddit.com/r/ufo/comments/wki4gu/mick_west_now_claims_the_ariel_school_ufo/
13 August 2022 - Gideon Reid's puppet theory discussed on [insert] podcast
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCC7IFwsUng
23 August 2022 - Randall Nickerson on Martin Willis podcast
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJYYakOWKWg
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14 September 1994 – Numerous reports of sightings over Zimbabwe, South Africa, Botswana and southern Zambia at approximately 9pm.
14 September 1994 – Re-entry of the Zenit-2 rocket from the Cosmos 2290 satellite launch.
15/16 September 1994 – Press reports of sightings on evening of 14 September 1994.
Friday, 16 September 1994 – Ariel school “UFO” incident, during a school break that began at 10am.
Friday, 16 September 1994 – A BBC correspondent, Tim Leach, called Cynthia Hind about the incident just after 2pm
Monday, 19 September 1994 - A BBC correspondent, Tim Leach, visited Ariel school with his sound man and filmed some interviews with the children at approximately noon.
Some relevant footage in Ariel Phenomenon documentary at 3 minutes 42 seconds onwards.
Footage from Tim Leach interviews at 8 minutes 52 seconds into video at:
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBSpMSnLgqs
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Some relevant footage in Ariel Phenomenon documentary at 3 minutes 42 seconds onwards.
Footage from Tim Leach interviews at 8 minutes 52 seconds into video at:
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBSpMSnLgqs
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Tuesday, 20 September 1994 - Tim Leach, Cynthia Hind, Gunter Hofer and Michael Hind visit Ariel school between 10am and 11.30am. Shown 42-or-so pages of drawings. Interviewed children on camera. (Some relevant footage in Ariel Phenomenon documentary at 5 minutes 35 seconds onwards).
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvXntJwQLl4
Youtube title: “Cynthia Hind MUFON, the first investigator on the scene at Ariel School”
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Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7q6o9tWomPQ
Youtube title: “Cynthia Hind - The Children of Ariel School | Ruwa, Zimbabwe”
(Removed from Youtube by 2022.1013, but in Wayback Machine’s Internet Archive)
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On or about 22 September 1994 – Tim Leach visited the area again. (Cynthia Hind has said “two days later” than the visit on 20/09/1994)
Weekend of 24-25 September 1994 : Gunter Hofer took samples from the area.
????September 1994???? - Nicole Carter (“Nicky Carter”) of SABC (South African Broadcasting Corporation) visits the school and is filmed interviewing some children for the “Agenda” current affairs program
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBSpMSnLgqs
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvXntJwQLl4
Youtube title: “Cynthia Hind MUFON, the first investigator on the scene at Ariel School”
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Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7q6o9tWomPQ
Youtube title: “Cynthia Hind - The Children of Ariel School | Ruwa, Zimbabwe”
(Removed from Youtube by 2022.1013, but in Wayback Machine’s Internet Archive)
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On or about 22 September 1994 – Tim Leach visited the area again. (Cynthia Hind has said “two days later” than the visit on 20/09/1994)
Weekend of 24-25 September 1994 : Gunter Hofer took samples from the area.
????September 1994???? - Nicole Carter (“Nicky Carter”) of SABC (South African Broadcasting Corporation) visits the school and is filmed interviewing some children for the “Agenda” current affairs program
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBSpMSnLgqs
????September 1994???? - Jill Darke of ZBC visits the school and is filmed interviewing some children
From beginning to 8 minutes 52 seconds into video at:
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBSpMSnLgqs
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22 November 1994 : John Mack arrived in South Africa
22 November 1994 – South African TV Channel 1 broadcasts item on Ariel incident on the programme “Agenda”, featured John Mack
28 November 1994 - John Mack arrived in Harare
2 December 1994 - John Mack visited Ariel on 2 and 3 December 1994 with his associate Dominique Callimanopulos. He met 12 of the children, the headmaster and most of the teachers.
7 December 1994 – John Mack left Zimbabwe
December 1994 – MUFON Journal publishes article by Cynthia Hind entitled “Report on Space Activity in Zimbabwe” featuring the Ariel school incident
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31 December 1994 – BBC2’s end of year programming lineup, dubbed “Weird Night” included a 25 minute program, “Fortean Review of 1994” produced by Paul Simons for BBC North in consultation with the UK magazine The Fortean Times. The tabloid-style program was a review of weird events that had happened in the world over the past year. It included a 37 second long segment on the Ariel School event. The program incorrectly includes the Ariel School event in a section relating to May 1994, when in fact it occurred in September.
At 5 minutes 15 seconds to 5 minutes 52 seconds into the video at the link below:
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6CvsmO4CsM
22 November 1994 : John Mack arrived in South Africa
22 November 1994 – South African TV Channel 1 broadcasts item on Ariel incident on the programme “Agenda”, featured John Mack
28 November 1994 - John Mack arrived in Harare
2 December 1994 - John Mack visited Ariel on 2 and 3 December 1994 with his associate Dominique Callimanopulos. He met 12 of the children, the headmaster and most of the teachers.
7 December 1994 – John Mack left Zimbabwe
December 1994 – MUFON Journal publishes article by Cynthia Hind entitled “Report on Space Activity in Zimbabwe” featuring the Ariel school incident
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31 December 1994 – BBC2’s end of year programming lineup, dubbed “Weird Night” included a 25 minute program, “Fortean Review of 1994” produced by Paul Simons for BBC North in consultation with the UK magazine The Fortean Times. The tabloid-style program was a review of weird events that had happened in the world over the past year. It included a 37 second long segment on the Ariel School event. The program incorrectly includes the Ariel School event in a section relating to May 1994, when in fact it occurred in September.
At 5 minutes 15 seconds to 5 minutes 52 seconds into the video at the link below:
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1995 Spring/Summer – Dominique Callimanopulos article “Exploring African and Other Abductions.” Centerpiece, no. 5 (Spring Summer), 10-11. Cambridge, MA: Center for Psychology and Social Change.
Text: http://johnemackinstitute.org/1995/03/exploring-african-and-other-alien-encounters/
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February 1995 – Cynthia Hind’s “UFO Afrinews” newsletter (Issue 11) includes an article on the Ariel school incident.
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February 1995 - BUFORA’s “UFO Times” newsletter (issue number 33, January/February 1995, pages 7 and 20) includes an article by Cynthia Hind entitled “Down in Africa” on the sightings of September 1994.
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May 1995 - IUR article by Cynthia Hind entitled “UFO flap in Zimbabwe” published in IUR May-June 1995 issue on sightings in Zimbabwe in September 1994.
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July 1995 – Cynthia Hind’s “UFO Afrinews” newsletter (Issue 12) includes an article on the Ariel school incident.
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Summer 1995 – The Summer issue of the United Kingdom’s “FSR” magazine (Volume 40, No 2) featured an article by Cynthia Hind entitled “Report from Africa” focusing on the reports from 14th and 16th September 1994 (at pages 21-22).
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1995 – The proceedings of the 8th BUFORA International UFO Congress (entitled “UFOs: Examining the Evidence”) contained material on the Ariel school incident presented by Cynthia Hind (at pages 35-38).
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December 1995 – The Australian UFO Bulletin issue for December 1995 includes an article on the Ariel school incident, citing UFO Afrinews issue 11 (at pages 12-15)
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?????1996????? - Sightings TV episode S4E24 featured John Mack talking to some of the Ariel school children
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March 1996 : Tineke de Nooij interviews some of the Ariel school children for the first episode of the show “Tineke en de Paranormale Wereld”
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1997 – Cynthia Hind’s book “UFOs Over Africa” features the Ariel school incident.
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March 1997 - Michael Hesemann article Ariel school and interviews children and two teachers and some parents. He subsequently wrote articles published in August and October 1997.
April 1997 – “Fate” magazine includes an article by Cynthia Hind on the Ariel school incident (Volume 50 No 4 [issue 565] at pages 46-48).
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August/September 1997: First part of article on Ariel by Michael Hesemann published in Magazine 2000 plus.
Part 1: Magazin 2000 plus issue 118, 1997 Issue 5, pages 26-38
Hesemann, Michael: Ruwa incident, part 1. In: Magazine 2000 plus, no. 118. (Issue 5/1997), p.26-38.
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Hesemann, Michael: Ruwa incident, part 2. In: Magazine 2000 plus, no. 119. (Issue 6/1997), p.40-50.
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English translation of Part 1 : https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54c5c268e4b0a736d2b76db2/t/56d60a55f850828c88cfb79d/1456867926096/Der_Ruwa_Zwischenfall_english2.pdf
1997 – MUFON’s Symposium Proceedings includes a paper by Cynthia Hind entitled “Sightings From An African Casebook” featuring the Ariel school incident.
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1997 - The book “Sighings - UFOs” by Susan Michaels includes a chapter on the Ariel incident entitled “Why would 62 schoolchildren lie?” (at pages 131-140).
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Part 2: Magazin 2000 plus issue 119, 1997 No 6, pages 40-50
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1998 – Michael Hesemann’s book “UFOs: The Secret History” contained several pages on the Ariel school incident (at pages 491-496 [at pages 547-552 of 596 in PDF version]). He refers to his visits to the school in March 1997 and concludes that “this is most certainly one of the most significant cases in the history of the UFO phenomenon”.
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February 1998 - Michael Hesemann’s presentation at the International UFO Congress features his work on the Ariel incident.
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20 March 1998 - Saucer Smear issue dated 20 March 1998 refers to Michael Hesemann’s presentation at the International UFO Congress featuring a detailed description, with video, of the Ariel incident.
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1999 – John Mack’s book “Passport to the Cosmos” features the Ariel school incident (particularly at pages 40-41, 90, 186-187, 196, 262)
2000 – Jerome Clark’s book “Extraordinary Encounters” has a short section on the Ariel school incident, referred to as “the most remarkable CE3 of the 1990s” (in the entry entitled “Close encounters of the third kind”, at pages 66-67 – citing Cynthia Hind’s 1997 book “UFOs Over Africa”)
21 August 2000 – Cynthia Hind passed away.
October 2000 – Obituary for Cynthia Hind published in the October 2000 issue of the MUFON Journal at page 19.
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2002 – Loren Gross includes Ariel school incident in his book UFOs: A History – 1954 June-August, Supplemental Notes” at page 42-43 (quoting Michael Hesemann’s “UFOs: The Secret History” (1998).
2004 - Experiencers documentary
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2004 - Unexplained Mysteries episode 25 features the Ariel School incident:
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Unexplained Mysteries episode : Some relevant footage in Ariel Phenomenon documentary at 1 hour 34 minutes 26 seconds to 1 hour 34 minutes 38 seconds
16 April 2008 – News24.com website published an article by Stephen Coan on the Ariel school incident, entitled “The day the aliens landed” , focused on Randall Nickerson’s filming of a documentary about the Ariel school incident. (Republished on the UFO Updates email discussion List on 23 April 2008 and in the July 2008 issue of MUFON Michigan’s newsletter at pages 12-13)
https://www.news24.com/witness/archive/The-day-the-aliens-landed-20150430
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26 August 2008 – The Cape Argus of Cape Town, South Africa, features an article by Tom Powell entitled “UFO Sighting in Zimbabwe”, focused on Randall Nickerson’s filming of a documentary about the Ariel school incident. (Text republished on the UFO Updates email discussion List on 26 August 2008 and in The Weekly Blitz of Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 27 August 2008 which was in turn republished on the UFO Updates email discussion List on 29 August 2008)
Summer 2008 – The Summer edition of the United Kingdom’s “FSR” magazine featured an article entitled “Highlights from an African Casebook” containing material by the late Cythnia Hind on the Ariel school incident (at pages 23-24).
September 2008 – “UFONEWS UK” newsletter features material on the Ariel school incident, focused on Randall Nickerson’s filming of a documentary (at page 37).
2009 – Tim Donovan’s book “Revealed! The Greatest UFO Secrets” has a short section (at page 38) on the Ariel school incident, stating that “The ETs timed their appearance to coincide with a teacher’s meeting indoors … As sophisticated operators, the ETs had everything planned perfectly”.
31 May 2009 – The Boston Herald includes an article entitled “Film Takes Closer Look at African UFO ‘Sighting”, focused on Randall Nickerson’s filming of a documentary and the screening by the Mack Institute of Nickerson’s unfinished film called “Encounter in Ruwa : The Ariel School Sighting”.
2011 - “Paranormal Underground” magazine (Volume 4 Issue 3) features the Ariel school incident (at pages 33-34)
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5 June 2011 - Relevant thread started on the Project Avalon discussion forum by "The One", entitled : "62 schoolchildren see UFO land at Ruwa, Zimbabwe"
https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?22192-62-schoolchildren-see-UFO-land-at-Ruwa-Zimbabwe&s=42f6f9dafe6f010718400cec7113c660
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September 2011 – Ariel school incident featured in a paper on mass hysteria in African schools in the “Malawi Medical Journal” [Kokota, Demobly "Episodes of mass hysteria in African schools: A study of literature." Malawi Medical Journal. 1 Sep. 2011, Volume 23, Number 3: 74-77]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3588562/
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2012 – Ronald Story’s book “The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Extraterrestrial Encounters” includes an entry by Michael Hesemann entitled “Ruwa (South Africa) landing” about the Ariel school incident (at pages 623-624 of the PDF version).
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8 January 2013 – Thread started on the ATS discussion forum entitled “Ariel School, Zimbawe UFO Research 1994 to 2012 (Full Info Documentary NEW)” (41 flags)
https://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread915801/pg1
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14 March 2013 - Video uploaded of presentation by Nicolas Berasain, Exopolitics Chile
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxAyKPLRmSg
Youtube title : “Caso Ruwa - Nicolás Berasain - Ariel School Incident - English subtitles”
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14 September 2014 – Sean Christie "Remembering Zimbabwe’s great alien invasion." Mail & Guardian. Mail & Guardian Online, 4 Sep. 2014.
https://mg.co.za/article/2014-09-04-remembering-zimbabwes-great-alien-invasion/
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1 October 2014 – Martin Wallis podcast features Randall Nickerson discussing the Ariel school incident
Youtube link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPJaPsPtl-M
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14 September 2014 – Sean Christie "Remembering Zimbabwe’s great alien invasion." Mail & Guardian. Mail & Guardian Online, 4 Sep. 2014.
https://mg.co.za/article/2014-09-04-remembering-zimbabwes-great-alien-invasion/
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1 October 2014 – Martin Wallis podcast features Randall Nickerson discussing the Ariel school incident
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24 December 2014 - Metabunk discussion forum thread on the Ariel school incident started by "Sagittarius".
https://www.metabunk.org/threads/the-ariel-school-zimbabwe-ufo-sighting-has-it-ever-been-debunked.5389/
12 March 2015 – Martin Wallis podcast features Randall Nickerson discussing the Ariel school incident
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2016 – In his book “UFOs : What is the Government really covering up?”, A R Roberts briefly discusses the Ariel school incident (in Chapter 7, at pages 112-113 of 256 in the PDF version), with footnotes 192-195
20 February 2016 – Emily Trim gave a lecture about the Ariel school incident at the 2016 International UFO Congress, with UFO researcher Luigi Vendittelli.
https://ufocongress.com/emily-trim/
https://ufocongress.com/luigi-vendittelli/
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2016 – In his book “UFOs : What is the Government really covering up?”, A R Roberts briefly discusses the Ariel school incident (in Chapter 7, at pages 112-113 of 256 in the PDF version), with footnotes 192-195
20 February 2016 – Emily Trim gave a lecture about the Ariel school incident at the 2016 International UFO Congress, with UFO researcher Luigi Vendittelli.
https://ufocongress.com/emily-trim/
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21 June 2016 – Earthmysterynews.com publishes an article entitled “Zimbabwe UFO Child Conactee Speaks Publicly For The 1st Time”, focusing on a video presentation by Emily Trim.
https://earthmysterynews.com/2016/06/21/zimbabwe-ufo-child-conactee-speaks-publicly-for-the-1st-time/
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26 June 2016 – Gilles Fernandez published an article on his skeptical blog "Skeptics vs. the Flying Saucers"
http://skepticversustheflyingsaucers.blogspot.com/2016/06/rencontre-rapprochee-ariel-school-ruwa.html
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20 July 2016 – Robert Sheaffer published an article entitled "A New Investigation of the 1994 Ariel School Case” on his skeptical blog “Bad UFOs: Skepticism, UFOs, and The Universe. Robert Sheaffer”,
https://badufos.blogspot.com/2016/07/a-new-investigation-of-1994-ariel.html
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2017 – Reddit “Ask Me Anything” featuring Randall Nickerson and Salma Siddick:
https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/77o49s/i_am_randall_nickerson_director_of_doc_on_ariel/
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16 August 2016 – UFO Mail includes an article by Henning Dethlefsen entitled “Ufoer over skolegården” focused on the Ariel school incident (at pages -37). That article concludes with a useful list of references.
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2017 – SUFOI’s Annual Report includes an article by Henning Dethlefsen entitled “Ufoer over skolegården” focused on the Ariel school incident (at pages -37). That article concludes with a useful list of references.
8 September 2017 : Thread started on the ATS discussion forum entitled “New documentary coming for one of the best UFO cases: Zimbabwe Ariel School” (33 flags)
https://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread1184782/pg1
19 October 2017 – Martin Willis podcast features Salma Siddick and Randall Nickerson discussing the Ariel school incident
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1 November 2017 – “Where Did The Road Go?” Podcast features Jeff Ritzmann, Joshua Cutchin, and Seriah discussing the Ariel school incident
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1 November 2017 – “Somewhere in the Skies” podcast hosted by Ryan Sprague features Michael Huntington discussing the Ariel school incident
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2017 – “Expedition Unknown : Hunt for Extraterrestrials”, hosted by Josh Gates, features the Ariel school incident.
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Expedition Unknown: Hunt for ExtraTerrestrials
2018 – MUFON presentation by Randall Nickerson and Salma Siddick
https://mufontelevision.com/mufon2018/
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22 January 2018 – Gunter Hofer creates “UFO Afrinews” Facebook discussion group, featuring material on the Ariel school incident.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/334963700319711
29 March 2018 - Richard Dolan podcast episode entitled “Richard Dolan Show March 26, 2018 1994 Zimbabwe UFO” features Randall Nickerson discussing the Ariel school incident
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PchLSwC04xc
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2017 – “Expedition Unknown : Hunt for Extraterrestrials”, hosted by Josh Gates, features the Ariel school incident.
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2018 – MUFON presentation by Randall Nickerson and Salma Siddick
https://mufontelevision.com/mufon2018/
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22 January 2018 – Gunter Hofer creates “UFO Afrinews” Facebook discussion group, featuring material on the Ariel school incident.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/334963700319711
29 March 2018 - Richard Dolan podcast episode entitled “Richard Dolan Show March 26, 2018 1994 Zimbabwe UFO” features Randall Nickerson discussing the Ariel school incident
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28 July 2018 – Martin Willis podcast again features Salma Siddick and Randall Nickerson discussing the Ariel school incident
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31 July 2019 - Dr J Radio podcast episode entitled “Schoolyard UFO Incidents w_ Preston Dennett” features the Ariel incident
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19 October 2019 – Martin Willis podcast features Emily Trim and Randall Nickerson discussing the Ariel school incident.
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2020 – The “Aliens & Artists” podcast features a 2-part interview of Emily Trim discussing the Ariel school incident
https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/aliens-artists/emily-trim-part-one-fQNGOvSIWa1/
https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/aliens-artists/emily-trim-part-two-kfZ-tNiRFA6/
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2020 – Joe Rogan Experience #1574 features Jacques Vallee and James Fox. Includes a discussion of the Ariel school incident.
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19 May 2020 – Martin Willis podcast features Randall Nickerson and Francis Chirimuuta discussing the Ariel school incident
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPOafeaLkDw
Youtube title: "Ariel School Encounter Francis Chirimuuta ~ On His Experience"
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17 July 2020 - Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp discuss the Ariel school incident on Joe Rogan Experience podcast number 1510
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20 December 2020 – Brian Dunning’s “Skeptoid” podcast Number 760 focused on the Ariel school incident.
https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4760
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2021 - Ralph Blumenthal’s book “The Believer” includes discussion of the Ariel school incident, particularly in Chapters 36-37 and the endnotes in relation to those chapters.
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2021 - BBC “witness history” podcast - The schoolkids who said they saw 'aliens'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/stories-57749238
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20 January 2021 - Reddit thread entitled "Why didn't The Phenomanon not mention the rocket body re-entry 2 days prior to Ariel incident?"
https://www.reddit.com/r/ufo/comments/l1g8cl/why_didnt_the_phenomanon_not_mention_the_rocket/
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25 June 2021 - Podcast “The Zimbabwe UFO Incident: Aliens Invade The Schoolyard - Lights Out Podcast #59”
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7 July 2021 - “Macrodosing” podcast episode entitled “ALIENS IN ZIMBABWE : Zah Talks His Close Encounter With Aliens At the Ariel School”
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21 July 2021 – Reddit thread entitled “I compiled 38 pictures drawn, 8 video interviews, 6 map references and 1 Reddit AMA from the students that were at the 1994 Ariel School UFO Incident in Ruwa, Zimbabwe. Every adult student interviewed still sticks with their story. They saw a UAP land and humanoid beings emerge. Links in comments”
https://www.reddit.com/r/ufo/comments/ootz9o/i_compiled_38_pictures_drawn_8_video_interviews_6/
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22 August 2021 - Re-upload of German-language Youtube documentary by “TheMidnightMansion” entitled “ [“62 children see UFOs and alien beings: The Ruwa incident”]
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25 October 2021 – Twitter thread by Charlie Wiser
https://twitter.com/likeitmatters3/status/1452472984472489989
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December 2021 – Reddit thread entitled “I compiled 38 drawn pictures, 8 video interviews, 6 map references and a Reddit AMA from the students that were at the 1994 Ariel School UFO Incident”
https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/rml0py/i_compiled_38_drawn_pictures_8_video_interviews_6/
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11 January 2022 - Vinnie’s Disclosure Team podcast episode entitled “#55 Gunter Hofer - UFOs in Africa” focuses on the Ariel school incident
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3 May 2022 - Chris Mellon posts on Twitter about the Ariel school incident : “I have long been intrigued & perplexed by the Zimbabwe case…”
https://twitter.com/grhofer/status/1521607815676276736
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4 May 2022 - Dan Aykroyd posts on Twitter about the Ariel school incident
https://twitter.com/dan_aykroyd/@dan_aykroydstatus/1521915940639752197
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18 May 2022 - Randall Nickerson on “Coast to Coast” podcast with George Knapp
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18 May 2022 - Randall Nickerson on "Fade to Black” podcast with host Jimmy Church
https://jimmychurchradio.com/fade-to-black-randall-nickerson/?fbclid=IwAR1HFPBQ5IyThIq8Chm--Igr8BRfjGijoMY6ovRa496w0Ue5ooB3g7-Yp7g
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20 May 2022 - Daily Mail online article entitled “EXCLUSIVE: Never-before-seen photos reveal extraordinary wedge-shaped impressions and oval imprints left in a grass field by UFOs during famous 1994 sighting witnessed by more than 60 schoolchildren in Zimbabwe”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10833597/amp/New-photos-imprints-left-UFO-spotted-Zimbabwe-1994.html
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20 May 2022 - Randall Nickerson on "Rebelliously Curious” podcast with host Chrissy Newton
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22 May 2022 - Randall Nickerson on “Somewhere in the Skies” podcast with host Ryan Sprague
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24 May 2022 - The Washington Examiner article
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/a-new-documentary-considers-the-1994-ariel-school-ufo-incident?fbclid=IwAR1k7s_aU8rz0ds8cvvp-L2-kDMzZ4v-VyP-wpvw78wH2C8iKHC5LnYbkUw
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May 2022 - The Sun article
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/18642810/children-ufo-land-mass-sightings-ariel-phenomenon/
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24 May 2022 - Randall Nickerson on Martin Willis podcast
Youtube title: "05-24-22 Randall Nickerson, Ariel Phenomenon"
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uye9uJpksj8
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2022 -
https://cosmic-pluralism-studies.academy/a-report-on-ariel-phenomenon-a-documentary-leaving-few-dry-eyes/?fbclid=IwAR2n1wn6OrOsaVbkqX7pyeEa7DoDYrrjfP5caJVW5Ynh8liLHTfLDpknDvs
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24 May 2022 - Randall Nickerson on “Talking Strange” podcast with host Aaron Sagers
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29 May 2022 - Randall Nickerson on "UAP Studies" podcast with host Jason Guillemette
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11 June 2022 - Randall Nickerson on Black Vault podcast
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29 May 2022 - Randall Nickerson on "UAP Studies" podcast with host Jason Guillemette
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11 June 2022 - Randall Nickerson on Black Vault podcast
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10 June 2022 - Randall Nickerson on Leak Project podcast
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13 June 2022 - Randall Nickerson on Disclosure Team podcast
Youtube link: https://youtu.be/RSKDwvBlahk
Youtube link: https://youtu.be/RSKDwvBlahk
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16 June 2022 - Randall Nickerson on UCR podcast
Youtube link: https://youtu.be/x1ZYK7WZBLg
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17 June 2022 - Ralph Blumenthal discusses the Ariel school incident on the “Unravelling the Universe” podcast
Main section on the Ariel school incident is at 11 minutes 47 seconds into the podcast for approximately 10 minutes
The Ariel school incident is “really one of the most intriguing and puzzling, mystifying, compelling stories that we have”.
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYK8_fmyhQI
17 June 2022 - Ralph Blumenthal discusses the Ariel school incident on the “Unravelling the Universe” podcast
Main section on the Ariel school incident is at 11 minutes 47 seconds into the podcast for approximately 10 minutes
The Ariel school incident is “really one of the most intriguing and puzzling, mystifying, compelling stories that we have”.
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYK8_fmyhQI
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14 July 2022 - Puppet theory posted online by Gideon Reid
https://gideonreid.co.uk/the-mysterious-events-at-ariel-school-zimbabwe-16-sept-1994/
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22 July 2022 - “Last podcast on the left” episode on the Ariel school incident
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2a071QsoWXi19jN8LH27wW
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9 August 2022 - Gideon Reid's puppet theory reported by Mick West on Twitter
https://twitter.com/MickWest/status/1557127520129994752
https://www.reddit.com/r/ufo/comments/wki4gu/mick_west_now_claims_the_ariel_school_ufo/
13 August 2022 - Gideon Reid's puppet theory discussed on [insert] podcast
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCC7IFwsUng
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23 August 2022 - Randall Nickerson on Martin Willis podcast
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJYYakOWKWg
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2022 - https://quietwalk.notion.site/quietwalk/Ceci-n-est-pas-un-blog-b158ceb60d124523a43d0ad3cc20841e
2022 - Steve Cambian podcast episode on the Ariel school incident
October 2022 - Mile Higher Podcast episode entitled “The Remarkable Ariel School UFO Incident: 60+ Students Saw Aliens Land On The Playground - MHP #222”
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9pH3cEF3VA
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2022 - https://quietwalk.notion.site/quietwalk/Ceci-n-est-pas-un-blog-b158ceb60d124523a43d0ad3cc20841e
2022 - Steve Cambian podcast episode on the Ariel school incident
October 2022 - Mile Higher Podcast episode entitled “The Remarkable Ariel School UFO Incident: 60+ Students Saw Aliens Land On The Playground - MHP #222”
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9pH3cEF3VA
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22 March 2023 - "Strange Arrivals" podcast begins releasing episodes relating to the Ariel incidents.
Apple Podcasts link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/excited-and-scared-at-the-same-time/id1502150213?i=1000605310265
28 March 2023 - Gunter Hofer interviewed by Martin Willis on the "Podcast UFO" show.
Youtube title: "Gunter Hofer, Ariel School & African UFO Encounters & More"
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ognnAuJ3hTU
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