On this day in conspiracies

The Age reports the sighting briefly and floats a weather balloon, released that morning, as a possible explanation. Greenwood publicly rejects the balloon account. The Dandenong Journal covers the story more fully under headlines including 'Flying Saucer Mystery: School Silent'.

The killing of Tutsi and moderate Hutu begins in Kigali within hours, starting with roadblocks and the murder of opposition figures. A now-declassified US State Department report the same day cites a source telling the US ambassador that “rogue Hutu elements” of the military, possibly the presidential guard, were behind the shootdown.

The TRC's Amnesty Committee refuses amnesty to both men. It finds they failed to show the assassination was authorized by the Conservative Party and failed to make full disclosure of the plot, leaving open questions about who else may have been involved.

The inquest jury returns a verdict of unlawful killing, attributing the deaths to the grossly negligent driving of Henri Paul and of the following paparazzi vehicles, with Paul's impairment by alcohol and the failure to wear seatbelts cited as contributing factors. The jury is given no option to find murder, because no evidence supported it.

Acting Presidential Communications Office Secretary Dave Gomez files a criminal complaint with the Department of Justice against the operators of the Facebook page "Malasakit News Pilipinas," alleging disinformation about the energy emergency, including the fake lockdown, a manufactured fuel shortage, and an invented outbreak scare. Officials cite Article 154 of the Revised Penal Code, with a heavier penalty under the Cybercrime Prevention Act.