"Ariel Phenomenon". Screening and Q&A with director Randall Nickerson

Schedule

Sat Nov 08 2025 at 01:00 pm to 05:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Yale Science Building | New Haven, CT

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Zimbabwe 1994 - dozens of school children had a close encounter with UFOs in one of the most compelling mass-sighting cases in history.
About this Event

In 1994, dozens of school children witnessed a UFO in Ruwa, Zimbabwe. A BBC war reporter and a Harvard psychologist did extensive interviewing and reporting of those involved in the incident. Ariel Phenomenon documents this case, which one of the best-documented mass-sightings in history. Nickerson spent years in Zimbabwe investigating the event and corroborating the witnesses’ testimony decades later.

Q&A to follow... what’s known publicly, and how did it look behind the scenes?

See the film website for details on how to watch it at home.

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Yale Science Building, 260 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, United States

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