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An unusual apparent anomaly in the sky that is not readily identifiable to the observer as any known object.

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Is this a genuine UFO sighting in London or a hoax?

Here's the link that was shared with me on Twitter: UFOs seen in sky over London Something about it strikes me as fake but I'll let the experts judge. Can anyone tell me how can this happen if it's not a genuine UFO sighting?
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Is this a credible video footage of an unidentified flying object or unidentified aerial phenomena?

A nine-minute Navy video footage of a strange flying object as noted here and here was captured by two experienced Chilean Navy officers from a helicopter. This was also studied by Chilean military authority called CEFAA which comprises of…
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Is the recent media attention given to the USS Nimitz UFO incident a disinformation scheme?

There has been a lot of recent press about David Fravor's 2004 UFO sighting, an event also known as the USS Nimitz UFO incident. A quick Google search will verify that since December of 2017 (with another wave this week), the story has been covered…
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Was Air Force sergeant Jonathan Lovette abducted in 1956 by a UFO and left mutilated?

According to an account carried on the History Channel (note: geo-locked): the Lovette-Cunningham incident, involves an American Air Force sargeant allegedly abducted by a saucer-like aircraft, after which his cleanly mutilated body was found in…
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Is part of Himalayan mountain Kangtega a secret base?

There are plenty of sites claiming that part of Himalayan mountain Kangtega is a secret base: First, this could be an open area only visible with high end digital equipment. Meaning this could be a entrance way for UFOs to enter and exit, but a…
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Is the Chelmsford England / "Hawaii" UFO Lights sighting video faked?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzSKsma0mFw Video is being passed around as a UFO or "Mystical Light" sighting over Chelmsford, UK, or in some cases "Hawaii". Are the lights special effects added in post production or faked in other ways?
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Is this metal artifact 250,000 years old?

This Fox News article says an aluminum metal part discovered in 1970 is 250,000 years old (and then conclude it must be from an alien craft.) Now tests at a lab in Lausanne, Switzerland, have revealed that the strange fragment of metal is made up…
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Alien craft design - Would it work?

Popular visualisations of UFO crafts are mostly disc shaped like the following Would a craft like this be able to fly? Why would this shape become popular, If a species could travel the distance between planets they would need an efficient craft,…
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Is this video authentic footage from 1952 Washington DC?

https://alien-ufo-research.com/ufos-over-dc/ This is one of the research sites claiming its real, its also been included in many documentaries, lates of which The Phenomenon Without any bias, objectively, never minding what the footage could be…
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