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DIST: 3 JULY 2008
COUNTRY: ZIMBABWE
TOPIC: DEPS/FMCC
SUBJ: PLACEMENT
ON HIGH
ALERT DUE TO PERCEIVED AGGRESSIVE FOREIGN POSTURING
DOI: EARLY JULY 2008
SUMMARY: NONE
TEXT: 1.
2. As of early July 2008,|
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was reporting from Zimbabwe
regarding
an unidentified object
hovering at high altitude over the Harare International
Airport.
This
object was observed, possibly by both radar
and optical means, in the
skies above Harare durina the
afternoon of 2 July 2008. Reporting
indicated that the object hovered at an undetermined
altitude directly over the Harare airport. At one point
during observation, "beams" were observed emanating from
the object
3. Individuals
aware of the incident had debated whether the object was
an advanced reconnaissance device belonging to a
government, or whether the object was an unidentified
flying object of extraterrestrial origins. According to
observers
the object was disc-like in shape with
a hollow center, and had a series of rotating lights on
the underside of the airframe. After a period under
observation from the ground,
the rotating lights under
the object shifted colors and the object quickly ascended
to higher altitudes and out of visual range. Regardless
of the origins, this incident,
had resulted in the decision to place the Zimbabwe
on high alert.
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