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unidentified flying object



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A freight plane also hit an unidentified flying object and sustained minor damage.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

"Shortly before midnight, an unidentified flying object was sighted near Leipzig-Halle Airport, prompting the diversion of several aircraft -- including a passenger plane -- to other airports", they said in a statement.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

The police said that shortly before midnight, "an unidentified flying object" was sighted.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

A U.S. fighter jet later shot down an unidentified flying object in Canadian airspace.

From Seattle Times Mar. 9, 2023

At 5:20P.M., exactly, the operations officer noted the time, word came in over the comm line that someone had sighted an unidentified flying object off to the north.

From The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Edward J. Ruppelt




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