CIA-UAP-017, Placement on High Alert Due to Perceived Aggressive Foreign Posturing

An unidentified object was observed hovering at high altitude over the Harare International Airport.

As of early July 2008, reporting from Zimbabwe regarding an unidentified object hovering at high altitude over the Harare International Airport.

The object was possibly observed by both radar and optical means.

This object was observed, possibly by both radar and optical means, in the skies above Harare.

Beams were observed emanating from the object.

At one point during observation 'beams' were observed emanating from the object.

The object was disc-like in shape with a hollow center and had a series of rotating lights on the underside.

According to observers, the object was disc-like in shape with a hollow center, and had a series of rotating lights on the underside of the airframe.

The object quickly ascended to higher altitudes and out of visual range after a period of observation.

After a period under observation from the ground, the rotating lights under the object shifted colors and the object quickly ascended to higher altitudes and out of visual range.

The incident resulted in the decision to place Zimbabwe on high alert.

Regardless of the origins, this incident resulted in the decision to place Zimbabwe on high alert.

Individuals debated whether the object was an advanced reconnaissance device of a foreign government or of extraterrestrial origins.

Individuals who were aware of the incident debated whether the object was 'an advanced reconnaissance device belonging to a foreign government, or whether the object was an unidentified flying object of extraterrestrial origins.'