A number of military personnel and others have given statements about having witnessed UFOs themselves or having been privy to information about them. Culturally, the phenomenon has often been associated with extraterrestrial life or government-related conspiracy theories, and has become a popular theme in fiction.
Katika habari hiyo, gazeti hilo limedai bila uthibitisho kuwa Jeshi la Polisi linahusika na waathirika walioumizwa na watu wasiojulikana kwa kumwagiwa tindikali na waliovamiwa na kujeruhiwa vibaya," aliongeza Mwambene. Gazeti hilo pia limeishutumu serikali kuwa goigoi katika kushughulikia matukio yenye sura ya kigaidi nchini.