The UFO FilesDocument
CIA-UAP-017, Placement on High Alert Due to Perceived Aggressive Foreign Posturing
- Kind
- Document
- Agency
- CIA
- Incident date
- July, 2008
- Location
- Harare, Zimbabwe
- Released
- Jun 12, 2026
The file opens on war.gov, the Department of War's PURSUE site.
WHAT THE RECORD SAYS
The government's own description, as released.
A never before released July 2008 report on a UFO sighting at the Harare International Airport. Individuals debated if the sighting was an advanced reconnaissance device of a foreign government or of extraterrestrial origins.
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