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Stephenville UFO investigation nets more show than substance
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The recent sightings of inexplicable (by those who've seen them) lights in the sky around the town of Stephenville drew about 500 curious people to a meeting hosted by the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) in Dublin, Texas (about 10 miles outside of Stephenville) on Saturday (Jan.19).
The crowd of 500 - some in traditional tinfoil hat wear - probably maxed out the seating capacity at the local Rotary Club, where the meeting - designed to gather the testimony of eyewitnesses to the oddball lights reported in the local skies on Jan. 8 - was moved from its originally-planned venue: a Stephenville livestock barn. The friendly Dublinites even provided Dr. Pepper and popcorn.
When all was said and done, about 200 official MUFON sighting reports had been filed; these will be compiled and compared with the end result being a follow-up with selected witnesses and a final report describing patterns amongst the sightings - if any. Expect that document in a few months.
posted by JM
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Peter Stawicki Verified
All I can say is I BELIEVE!! (And I seriously doubt all the viable explanations)
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stvjns Anonymous
The headline for this article contradicts the content. The contents says that 200 MUFON reports were gathered. Since that is the only substance anticipated by the organizers, it clearly paid off bigtime. So it's a strange headline to be sure! Is there a connection between the headline and the large graphic about tin-foil hats? Whats going on at Pegasus? A bit of audience manipulation I see! Care to comment?
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John Meyer Staff
Just following the tenor of the linked article, Stvhns. First line of that piece reads: "Anyone looking for answers about the recent mysterious lights in the Texas sky left here disappointed Saturday."
As for the tin foil hat graphic, first sentence of second paragraph (again from the referenced DMN article) reads: "Jokers in tinfoil hats, check. Funny UFO T-shirts, check. Crop circle conspiracy theorists, check."
When posting I always try to remain true to the original content - unless I'm just trying to be snarky (which also happens frequently).
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