UFO sighting at Harare Airport, Zimbabwe, CIA, 2008

[PAGE 1] Trident https://www.trident.cia/DisplayDocument.do?documentView=original Approved for Release 2026 Under Section 1842 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 SECRET//NOFORN S E C R E T NOFORN 031710Z CIA WASHINGTON DC 455482 TO: WHITE HOUSE SITUATION ROOM WASHINGTON DC, DNI WASHINGTON DC, SECSTATE WASHINGTON DC//INR/DSITA//, NGA NAVY YARD WASHINGTON DC, DIA WASHINGTON DC, JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC, DA AMHS WASHINGTON DC, DA WASHINGTON DC, ONI WASHINGTON DC, CNO WASHINGTON DC, DIRNAVCRIMINVSERV WASHINGTON DC//ATAC/0022//, CMC WASHINGTON DC, CSAF WASHINGTON DC, AFIAA AMHS BOLLING AFB DC, JWAC DAHLGREN VA//J2//, DIRNSA FT GEORGE G MEADE MD, ANCHORY FT GEORGE G MEADE MD, DEPT OF TREASURY WASHINGTON DC, FBI WASHINGTON DC, US SECRET SERVICE WASHINGTON DC//ID//, NCTC WASHINGTON DC, FAA NATIONAL HQ WASHINGTON DC, DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON DC//S-60//, HOMELAND SECURITY CENTER WASHINGTON DC, TSA HQ WASHINGTON DC, DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHINGTON DC, CDR USEUCOM INTEL VAIHINGEN GE//J-2//, JAC MOLESWORTH RAF MOLESWORTH UK//DOA//, US SURVEY DIV SHAPE BE, CDRUSAREUR DCSINT HEIDELBERG GE//AEAGB-IAD//, UTAIS RAMSTEIN AB GE//INO//, COMSIXTHFLT, SR JOIC NAPLES IT, CTF 67, CTF 69, COMSOCEUR VAIHINGEN GE, HQ USJFCOM NORFOLK VA, COMUSFLTFORCOM NORFOLK VA, COMMARFORCOM, ACC IN LANGLEY AFB VA, CJTF 6 FT BLISS TX//FCJT-J2//, COMSECONDFLT, USSTRATCOM INTEL DIRECTORATE OFFUTT AFB NE, CDR USTRANSCOM INTEL CELL SCOTT AFB IL, USSOCOM INTEL MACDILL AFB FL, COMJSOC FT BRAGG NC//J2//, HQ USAFRICOM STUTTGART GE. [redacted] PASS: DIA FOR TERRORISM. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY INFORMATION REPORT, NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE WARNING: SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED. ANY TRANSMISSION OR REVELATION OF THIS INFORMATION IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED. VIOLATORS MAY BE SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION, INCLUDING UNDER THE ESPIONAGE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. REPORT CLASS S E C R E T --NOFORN DIST: 3 JULY 2008 COUNTRY: ZIMBABWE TOPIC: DEPS/FMCC SUBJ: PLACEMENT [redacted] ON HIGH ALERT DUE TO PERCEIVED AGGRESSIVE FOREIGN POSTURING DOI: EARLY JULY 2008 [redacted] SUMMARY: NONE TEXT: 1. [redacted] 2. As of early July 2008, [redacted] SECRET//NOFORN 1 of 3 6/15/2009 2:05 PM [PAGE 2] Trident https://www.trident.cia/DisplayDocument.do?documentView=original SECRET//NOFORN [redacted] was reporting from Zimbabwe [redacted] regarding an unidentified object hovering at high altitude over the Harare International Airport. This object was observed, possibly by both radar and optical means, in the skies above Harare during the afternoon of 2 July 2008. Reporting [redacted] indicated that the object hovered at an undetermined altitude directly over the Harare airport. At one point during observation, "beams" were observed emanating from the object [redacted] 3. Individuals [redacted] who were aware of the incident had 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. According to observers [redacted] the object was disc-like in shape with a hollow center, and had a series of rotating lights on the underside of the airframe. 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. Regardless of the origins, this incident, [redacted] had resulted in the decision to place the Zimbabwe [redacted] on high alert. [redacted] SECRET//NOFORN 2 of 3 6/15/2009 2:05 PM [PAGE 3] Trident https://www.trident.cia/DisplayDocument.do?documentView=original SECRET//NOFORN [redacted] END OF MESSAGE SECRET SECRET//NOFORN 3 of 3 6/15/2009 2:05 PM