Unresolved
The Ariel School Encounter
About 60 children at a private school said they saw a craft land in the scrub near their playground and small beings with large eyes. Harvard psychiatrist John Mack interviewed many of them. Two days earlier, a fireball had been seen across southern Africa.
Weigh the evidence
The ledger
What the record shows, what people say, and the best explanation available so far.
What's documented
- Children's drawings and interviews were recorded soon after.
What's claimed
- A landing with a telepathic message about the environment.
Best explanation so far
Explanations range from shared imagination after the fireball to a misunderstood event. Many former students still stand by what they saw.
Where to look
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