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            "title": "What to know about the mysterious flying objects spotted in US skies",
            "snippet": "This month has seen a dramatic spike in mysterious flying objects being shot down in US airspace - four, in fact, over the course of eight days.",
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            "title": "UFOs and UAPs explained: This is how NASA classifies unidentified aerial objects",
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            "title": "\"This Is Not an Invasion of the Aliens\": How UFO Mania Went Mainstream",
            "snippet": "Mysterious aerial phenomena have been generating serious news coverage for the past few years. With unknown objects now being shot down from the skies.",
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            "title": "The Truth About Aliens Is Still Out There",
            "snippet": "President Joe Biden did not unveil the grand truth about UFOs with clasped hands on the Resolute desk, nor did he march down the dramatic carpeted corridor.",
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            "title": "Biden says last three flying objects were likely tied to private companies, recreation or research",
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            "title": "Most UFOs – like the Chinese spy balloon – can be explained away. But what about the other 2%?",
            "snippet": "Objects most commonly turn out to be drones, aircraft (sometimes military aircraft), satellites, meteors, balloons, lanterns or birds.",
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            "title": "Viewpoint: Are latest UFO sightings in Northern Ireland just pie in the sky?",
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            "title": "Chinese Spy Balloon Saga Shows UFOs Deserve Serious Investigations",
            "snippet": "These suspected spies cast an unexpected spotlight on a significant national security issue: balloons and drones gathering intelligence for foreign powers.",
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            "title": "Eight video games to help prepare for the UFO balloon invasion",
            "snippet": "You'd best prepare yourself, and the best way to do that is by playing through this curated list of video games.",
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            "title": "Neil deGrasse Tyson: Don't assume UFOs are aliens",
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            "title": "UFO sightings in Canada rise as U.S. jets down mysterious objects: Winnipeg researcher",
            "snippet": "Canada's preeminent UFO researcher has seen an uptick in reported sightings of unidentified flying objects in recent days suggesting more Canadians are...",
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            "title": "Was 'Mosul Orb' UFO just a stray US spy balloon?",
            "snippet": "Balloon versus UFO speculation has grown after spate of recent sightings around the world.",
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            "title": "Spy Balloons. U.F.O.s. What Else Is Up There? (Published 2023)",
            "snippet": "According to Pentagon officials, the Chinese spy balloon was shot down by an F-22 fighter jet firing a Sidewinder air-to-air missile. Over the next week, F-22s...",
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            "title": "Are UFOs hovering over the United States? We asked the experts to find out",
            "snippet": "A question of height? Very few facts have been confirmed. But one thing we do know is that the alleged spy balloon was flying at an altitude of 18 kilometres,...",
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            "title": "Joe Biden says 3 UFOs shot down after Chinese spy balloon were benign, but expresses no regret for destroying them",
            "snippet": "Joe Biden says 3 UFOs shot down after Chinese spy balloon were benign, but expresses no regret for destroying them ... President Joe Biden.",
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                "name": "Global News"
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            "title": "UFO sightings in Canada rose after U.S. downed objects, researcher says",
            "snippet": "Share Close ... Canada's preeminent ufologist has seen an uptick in reported sightings of unidentified flying objects in recent days suggesting more Canadians are...",
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            "title": "Rubio, Gillibrand Lead Bipartisan Push To Strengthen Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) Office",
            "snippet": "US Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) led a bipartisan push for full funding of AARO.",
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                "name": "New York Post"
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            "title": "Canadian Mounties suspend search for UFO shot down over Lake Huron",
            "snippet": "Canadian authorities announced on Thursday that the search for debris from an unknown object shot down over Lake Huron on Sunday will be suspended.",
            "link": "https://nypost.com/2023/02/16/mounties-suspend-search-for-ufo-shot-down-over-lake-huron/",
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            "title": "UFOs: Joe Biden outlines plans to catalogue unidentified aerial objects",
            "snippet": "US president Joe Biden has spoken publicly for the first time about the objects recently shot out of the sky above North America. In a press conference,...",
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                "name": "National Review"
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            "title": "Biden Owes Americans Better Answers on the UFOs",
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            "title": "Senator Warns People to 'Lock Your Doors' After Classified Hearing on UFOs",
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            "title": "5-part docuseries that includes 2008 UFO sightings in Erath County airs on National Geographic.",
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            "title": "Things Are Looking Up in Colorado: Is It Aliens? UFOs? Balloon Boy?",
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            "title": "'We're not crazy': Listen to a flight report unusual lights near Yellowknife in January",
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            "snippet": "Kardashian fans reveal wild theory Kim orchestrated UFO arrivals with 'hidden messages' in eerie new photos ... KIM Kardashian has posted new photos with strange...",
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                "name": "Borneo Bulletin"
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            "title": "Starlink satellites prompt reports of UFOs in Illinois sky",
            "snippet": "A string of lights in the sky that prompted reports of UFO activity on social media were actually Starlink satellites, experts said.",
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            "title": "Senator Warns to 'Lock Your Doors' After Classified UFO Meeting",
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                "name": "Expat Guide Turkey"
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            "title": "UFO Map Released: Where Have The Most UFOs Been Observed So Far?",
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            "title": "Kim Kardashian's Alien-Themed SKIMS Campaign Mocked After UFO Debacle",
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