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   SUBJECT: ZIMBABWE UFO SIGHTING STILL NOT ID'ED               FILE: UFO1206   
      
      
      
   Zimbabwe UFO   
      
   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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