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Feb 2023
50m 20s

UFOs and Aliens and Drones and Balloons:...

The Ringer
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Since a big white Chinese spy balloon floated across the ocean and into U.S. airspace, the United States has shot down four objects over North American skies. What are we looking at, and what are we shooting at? Are these objects American? Are they Chinese? Are they human? To tell the full story of this bizarre month in aerial objects—from the balloon to the ... Show More
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