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Air Base Reveals 'UFO' That Caused Panic Along DC Highways
myfoxdc.com ^ | July 31`,2012

Posted on 07/31/2012 9:39:38 AM PDT by Hojczyk

PATUXENT RIVER, Md. - Remember the ‘UFO' that motorists spotted along D.C. highways back in June?

The saucer-shaped object caused a stir in the area prompting many to call 911 and to post photos on Twitter.

We later learned the mysterious object was an experimental, unmanned aircraft called an X-47B.

The aircraft was delivered to the Patuxent Naval Air Station for testing and on Tuesday FOX 5 got its first close-up look at the drone.

According to Northrop Grumman, the saucer-like shape of the aircraft is a deliberate effort to make it harder to detect.

Remotely-piloted aircraft like the X-47B can be used for surveillance or can carry weapons.


TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: ufo; x47b
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1 posted on 07/31/2012 9:39:42 AM PDT by Hojczyk
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To: Hojczyk
For once, I believe them...


2 posted on 07/31/2012 9:44:27 AM PDT by null and void (Day 1288 of our ObamaVacation from reality - Heroes aren't made Frank, they're cornered...)
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To: Hojczyk

Big light in sky scares minority groups in Sector R.


3 posted on 07/31/2012 9:46:33 AM PDT by Da Bilge Troll (Defeatism is not a winning strategy!)
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To: null and void

Nice looking aircraft. I don’t want it flying missions over U. S. soil.


4 posted on 07/31/2012 9:47:21 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Remove all Democrats from the Republican party, and we won't have much Left, just a lot of Right.)
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To: DoughtyOne

Where do you want its operators to train on it and test equipment for it?


5 posted on 07/31/2012 9:48:29 AM PDT by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: Da Bilge Troll

I suppose next you might say that there is hamburger all over the highway in.... Mystic CT?


6 posted on 07/31/2012 9:48:43 AM PDT by C210N ("ask not what the candidate can do for you, ask what you can do for the candidate" (Breitbart, 2012))
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To: Hojczyk

Just looked at the pictures. It’s not saucer shaped.


7 posted on 07/31/2012 9:48:59 AM PDT by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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To: DoughtyOne

By the time they’re done, you’ll hardly know the place...


8 posted on 07/31/2012 9:50:33 AM PDT by null and void (Day 1288 of our ObamaVacation from reality - Heroes aren't made Frank, they're cornered...)
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To: C210N

He’s no fun. He fell right over.


9 posted on 07/31/2012 9:51:21 AM PDT by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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To: cuban leaf

Nick Danger- third Eye


10 posted on 07/31/2012 9:53:55 AM PDT by Mr. K ("The spread of evil is the symptom of a vacuum [of good]")
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To: Da Bilge Troll

And tubs of slaw! Sorry, only one tub per family.


11 posted on 07/31/2012 9:54:41 AM PDT by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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To: Mr. K

ERSATZ BROTHERS COFFEE. The real one!


12 posted on 07/31/2012 9:55:55 AM PDT by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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To: cuban leaf
Just looked at the pictures. It’s not saucer shaped.

That depends entirely on your point of view...


13 posted on 07/31/2012 9:56:14 AM PDT by null and void (Day 1288 of our ObamaVacation from reality - Heroes aren't made Frank, they're cornered...)
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To: Hojczyk

Simply indicative of how uninformed 90% of our citizens are. This thing has been flying and in the news for several years. Hell, it’s being trailered down the highway. No secrets, here.


14 posted on 07/31/2012 9:56:15 AM PDT by ryan71
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To: Da Bilge Troll

Two flying saucers just landed on my plate.


15 posted on 07/31/2012 9:57:14 AM PDT by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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To: Hojczyk

Looks a lot like the B2 Spirit. I can see the “saucer shape” in profile.


16 posted on 07/31/2012 9:57:41 AM PDT by DBrow
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To: cuban leaf
Just looked at the pictures. It’s not saucer shaped.

Actually, it's weather-balloon shaped.


17 posted on 07/31/2012 9:58:46 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lame and ill-informed post)
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To: ArrogantBustard

They can train all they want. I don’t want them flying missions with our citizens as their main target.

You’ve got to draw the line somewhere.


18 posted on 07/31/2012 9:59:52 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Remove all Democrats from the Republican party, and we won't have much Left, just a lot of Right.)
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To: UCANSEE2

Good catch!
It looks exactly like a weather balloon.


19 posted on 07/31/2012 10:00:23 AM PDT by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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To: Mr. K

You haven’t lost hour delicate sense of humor, have you Nancy?

Wh, what?


20 posted on 07/31/2012 10:01:39 AM PDT by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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