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August 15, 2025 44 mins

Description: September 16, 1994 — Ruwa, Zimbabwe. Sixty-two schoolchildren ran screaming across the playground, claiming they had just seen something that would haunt them for the rest of their lives. Silver discs in the sky. Small black-clad beings with massive eyes. And a telepathic warning about Earth’s future.

No adults saw it. But the kids’ stories matched — right down to the smallest details. Harvard psychiatrist Dr. John Mack flew in to investigate, and what he found would make even hardened skeptics pause.

In this episode of Total Conundrum, Jeremy and Traci dig deep into one of the most compelling mass UFO encounters in history — from the strange landing and telepathic messages to the decades-later interviews that prove these witnesses never forgot what they saw.

What We Cover: • The quiet rural school where it all happened • First-hand accounts from the children • Dr. John Mack’s groundbreaking investigation • Theories ranging from mass hysteria to extraterrestrial contact • Why this case still matters in today’s UFO conversation

Join the Conundrum Crew as we revisit a case that asks: What happens when the only witnesses are children — and they all agree on what they saw?

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