Welcome we are back with another stack of pre-shredder show notes for you guys!
We went back to roots with this episode - alien greys landing in Zimbabwe. I hope you guys enjoyed it because it's one of my favourite stories!
So it all starts in Ruwa Zimbabwe, 1994.
- Note on the intro: I don't know if ghosts can swim (probably, right?) but I am reasonably confident spiders could take over. Fun fact: I was scared of spider crabs as a child, but like, who wouldn't be?
Terrifying. Moving on!
Like I said, 1994. I have never been to Zimbabwe but I would love to go. Do we have any listeners from there? Let's hear from ya!
Ruwa is a small town not far outside the nation's capital, Harare.
Let's just get right to the heart of it! here's the video we watched, of the kids speaking to Dr John E Mack.
Here's what Rory said looked like a drawing of Spiderman. Rude! If you were 6 and saw an alien you'd probably draw Spiderman too!
And in fact here's some more images I showed Rory of what the kids illustrated:
For visual reference here's Cynthia! The UFO researcher. And here's an interview with her if you are interested!
And here's Dr John Mack.
The look he gives you before you research UFOs and chill.
Here is one of the kids, but eh, grown up Emily Trim talking about her experiences. She seems to be one of the most vocal experiencers from that day in 1994.
Emily doing her thing.
She also produces art about the incident:
But there's also others who came forward! Here's the Reddit AMA I mentioned.
And here's a decent interview with one experiencer who still lives in nearby Harare.
And somehow I think this is kinda the craziest bit: the adult testimonies I mentioned:
It's also maybe worth mentioning that Dr John E Mack tragically died in weird circumstances, he delivered a speech at a conference and was killed in a car accident shortly after. This prompted conspiracy theories from many. But this is a decent article about why his death isn't really suspicious.
Although this case is pretty unique, there have been occasionally similar incidents! Such as this school UFO sighting in Wales, UK.
If you want to hear a sceptical voice (boo!) about this case, here is one researchers opinion.
And lastly, here's the website for the movie about the phenomenon! Pretty cool altogether. I'm looking forward to seeing this. This is what Dan Aykroyd was interviewed for.
And shout out to one of our listeners John for sending this over email: information from Dan about an encounter with MIBs....
Music Featured In This Episode
When I talk about 1994: Dick Dale - Misirlou (everyone knows as the song from Pulp Fiction)
During Cynthia visiting the school: X Files
When Rory jumps out a window riding a mop: the Harry Potter theme tune, y'know, obviously
When we're talking about aliens collecting rocks from earth: 2001 A Space Odyssey
During the shout outs: StreetPass Mii Plaza Music
And here's some nice traditional Shona music from Zimbabwe!
Everything else: http://www.purple-planet.com as usual!
Hope you guys enjoyed this episode! If there's anything else you'd like to know let us know in the comments! Otherwise we will see you tomorrow for a brand new paranormal tale!
Love, K&R