| ID | #1607885344 |
| Added | Sun, 13/12/2020 |
| Author | July N. |
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Fact
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Back in 1985, a round object with a cone on top was seen by dozens of people in the sky over Zimbabwe. With the participation of pilots, air traffic controllers, and civilians among the witnesses, this country turned to aviation experts for an explanation. Now, a year and a half later, Zimbabwe air force commander David Thorne sees no explanation.
"We were not able to identify the object," he says. "We had to classify it as a UFO."
Although he did not personally witness the object, Thorne reports that " the ship was seen flying over the southern part of Zimbabwe. Air traffic controllers then watched it hover and tracked it using radar. The object was followed by 2 air force jets, and the pilots described it as incredibly brilliant, reflecting the colors of the sunset. Our estimates show that the UFO was moving at twice the speed of sound. And when it got dark outside, we realized that the object was emitting its own light. Our pilots are absolutely reliable, " says Thorne.
"This can't be discounted as an airplane, weather balloon, or natural phenomenon."
But UFO skeptic James Oberg has doubts.
"The evidence value of unexplored observations in Zimbabwe is zero, no matter how sincere the witnesses are," he says. "In addition, pilots are not always calm, impartial observers. They tend to perceive any visual stimulus in its most dangerous possible configuration as just another ship. This is a good characteristic of a safe pilot, but a bad characteristic of a UFO witness."
Oberg also notes that
"Zimbabwe is on the edge of the civilized world in terms of tracking things that can trigger this kind of UFO reports - for example, reconnaissance planes Russia and South Africa, which, I am sure, fly over this airspace.»
Original news
Back in 1985, a round object topped with a cone was seen by dozens of people over the skies of Zimbabwe. With pilots, air traffic controllers, and civilians among the witnesses, that country turned to aeronautical experts for an explanation. Now, a year and a half later, Zimbabwe’s Air Commodore David Thorne sees no explanation in sight. “We have not been able to identify the object,” he says. “We have had to classify it as a UFO.”
Although he didn’t personally witness the object, Thorne reports that “the craft was spotted as it streaked over southern Zimbabwe. Then air traffic controllers watched it hover and tracked it on radar. 2 Air Force jets went after the object, and the pilots described it as incredibly shiny, reflecting the colors of the sunset. Our estimates indicate that the UFO was traveling at twice the speed of sound. And when it got dark outside, we realized the object was emitting its own light. Our pilots are completely reliable,” Thorne contends. “This cannot be dismissed as a plane, weather balloon, or natural phenomenon.”
But UFO skeptic James Oberg has his doubts. “The evidential value of unresearchable sightings in Zimbabwe is zero, however sincere the witnesses,” he says. “Besides, pilots are not always calm, dispassionate observers. They tend to perceive any visual stimulus in its most dangerous possible configuration — as another craft. That’s a good characteristic of a safe pilot, but not a good characteristic of a UFO witness.” Oberg also points out that “Zimbabwe is sort of on the edge of the civilized world in terms of tracking things that might cause this kind of UFO report — like Russian and South African reconnaissance planes that, I’m sure, are flying over that airspace.”
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