Ariel School Phenomenon: 62 Students, UFO Sightings, and the Debate over Mass Hysteria
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On September 16, 1994, 62 students at the Ariel School in Ruwa, Zimbabwe, reported a UFO and telepathic aliens, illustrating how mass psychology and cultural fever can produce extraordinary claims, a debate that some view as genuine and others as mass hysteria, and in 2023 a former student named Dallyn admitted the story began as a prank, though many classmates still insist they witnessed something real.