Southern Africa Unexplained

Case · UFO Afrinews No 5, January 1992

Unexplained Balls of Light: Thursday 14th March 1991, Lake Kariba area (S.T.)

1991 ยท Road from Harare to Binga, Lake Kariba shore, about half an hour's drive before Binga, Zimbabwe

What was reported

Driving from Harare towards Binga on Lake Kariba with her mother and step-father, S.T. saw a number of orange lights high in the sky about half an hour before reaching the town. They lasted around five seconds and vanished; all three people in the car saw them. S.T. told Hind she 'willed' the lights back and, to her surprise, they reappeared, now moving towards the car at its own level, large like street lights, sweeping past so fast it reminded her of a train running through a station at night. Hind posted her a questionnaire and asked for an early reply. Some weeks later, before any answer came, Hind saw a notice of S.T.'s death in the newspaper and was astounded, though the two had never met.

What Hind made of it

Hind was awaiting a questionnaire when she learned of the witness's death; no conclusion is drawn.

In their words

  • S.T. told me at the time, that she 'willed' the lights to return and to her surprise, there they were

    Cynthia Hind, spread 7

Source

Cynthia Hind, UFO Afrinews No 5 (January 1992), spread 7