Southern Africa Unexplained

Case No 133 · UFO Afrinews No 18, July 1998

Stuart of Mutare: the missing rib and the ear implant question (follow-up)

Mutare, Zimbabwe

What was reported

Hind updates the story of Stuart from Mutare, Case 133 in issue 17. Stuart has a rib missing yet carries no scar from any accident or operation; she does not yet know whether he was born that way or whether the rib was removed during his experience, and promises a report in a future issue. In the letters pages Jonathan Wigham of Harare calls the case very interesting, saying the missing rib and a peculiar ear infection suggest an abduction, and asks Hind to report once an ENT specialist has X-rayed Stuart's ear to establish whether it holds an implant. Hind replies that readers will be kept informed of Stuart's progress.

What Hind made of it

Ongoing; unsure whether the rib is congenital or was removed; awaiting the ENT X-ray.

Explanation offered
possibly born without the rib

In their words

  • Stuart has a rib missing and yet no scars from an accident or operation.

    Cynthia Hind, spread 9

Cross references

  • UFO AFRINEWS No 17

Connected

  • CLOSE ENCOUNTER IN MUTARECase fileHind follow-up

    Stuart of Mutare, Case 133: Afrinews 18 update on the missing rib and Jonathan Wigham's letter pressing for an ENT X-ray for an implant. No new observation.

Source

Cynthia Hind, UFO Afrinews No 18 (July 1998), spread 9, 23

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