Person
John Mack
Also known as John E. Mack
- Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
John Mack (1929–2004) was a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, known in his later career for his work with people who reported abduction experiences. In November 1994 he travelled to Zimbabwe to interview the Ariel School children about the sighting two months earlier; footage of those interviews is central to the documentary Ariel Phenomenon (2022).
Sources: Ariel incident record · Ariel Phenomenon
Facts and claims
- claimed Interviewed the Ariel School children in late 1994. Source: #490 - ’Ariel Phenomenon’ director Randall Nickerson | Matt's Movie Reviews Podcast at 1:28
Connected files
Books
- Abduction: Human Encounters with Aliens (authored)
- Passport to the Cosmos: Human Transformation and Alien Encounters (authored)
Claims
- Children at Ariel School in Zimbabwe saw a craft land and non-human beings in September 1994 (comments on claim)
Documentaries
- Ariel Phenomenon (appears in)
Incidents
- Ariel School encounter (investigated)
People
- Daniel Sheehan (represented by) — He served as counsel to the Harvard psychiatrist John Mack
Videos
- Citizen Hearing 2013: Truth, Lies & the Cover-up, Part 1 (discussed in)
- Citizen Hearing 2013: Truth, Lies & the Cover-up, Part 2 (discussed in)
- Ariel Phenomenon: official trailer (appears in)
Mentioned in videos
- The Allagash abduction: Jim Weiner & Charlie Foltz (American Alchemy, 2026)
- #490 - ’Ariel Phenomenon’ director Randall Nickerson | Matt's Movie Reviews Podcast