30. Ariel Phenomenon

On September 16, 1994, while enjoying their mid-morning break in the playground of Ariel Elementary School in Zimbabwe, Africa, over 60 students between the ages 5 and 12 saw mysterious silver orbs appear in the sky and then vanish, only to reappear again a few minutes later. The shiny UFOs then approached the school, with one descending close enough for the children to see something very bizarre appear near the aircraft.

Witnesses claimed to see a small “man” with a slender neck, large eyes, pale skin, and long hair wearing a black suit, appear from the object. The orb then blasted off at high speed and then vanished. The sight terrified the children, with some claiming to have received telepathic messages from the being, warning humans to take care of the planet.

The students, all of whom are now adults, still stand by their claims about what happened on that day.