CIA-UAP-017, Intelligence Cable: Zimbabwean [Redacted] Placed on High Alert After Object over Harare Airport, July 2008
- Date
- July 2, 2008 (sighting); cable dated July 3, 2008
- Location
- Harare, Zimbabwe (over Harare International Airport, as stated)
- Agency
- CIA
- Release
- Release 03 (June 12, 2026)
- Type
- document
Summary
A SECRET/NOFORN CIA information report, "not finally evaluated intelligence," says reporting from Zimbabwe described "an unidentified object hovering at high altitude over the Harare International Airport" on the afternoon of July 2, 2008, observed "possibly by both radar and optical means," with "beams" seen "emanating from the object." Observers described it as "disc-like in shape with a hollow center" with rotating lights underneath that shifted colors before it "quickly ascended" out of sight. Individuals debated whether it was a foreign reconnaissance device or "of extraterrestrial origins," and the incident resulted in "the decision to place the Zimbabwe [redacted] on high alert."
Note
Unevaluated foreign reporting; the cable takes no position on what the object was. Coords are Harare city center.