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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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posted on
07/31/2012 9:39:42 AM PDT
by
Hojczyk
To: Hojczyk
For once, I believe them...
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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...)
To: Hojczyk
Big light in sky scares minority groups in Sector R.
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posted on
07/31/2012 9:46:33 AM PDT
by
Da Bilge Troll
(Defeatism is not a winning strategy!)
To: null and void
Nice looking aircraft. I don’t want it flying missions over U. S. soil.
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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.)
To: DoughtyOne
Where do you want its operators to train on it and test equipment for it?
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posted on
07/31/2012 9:48:29 AM PDT
by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: Da Bilge Troll
I suppose next you might say that there is hamburger all over the highway in.... Mystic CT?
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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))
To: Hojczyk
Just looked at the pictures. It’s not saucer shaped.
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posted on
07/31/2012 9:48:59 AM PDT
by
cuban leaf
(Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
To: DoughtyOne
By the time they’re done, you’ll hardly know the place...
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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...)
To: C210N
He’s no fun. He fell right over.
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posted on
07/31/2012 9:51:21 AM PDT
by
cuban leaf
(Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
To: cuban leaf
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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]")
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.)
To: Mr. K
ERSATZ BROTHERS COFFEE. The real one!
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posted on
07/31/2012 9:55:55 AM PDT
by
cuban leaf
(Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
To: cuban leaf
Just looked at the pictures. It’s not saucer shaped. That depends entirely on your point of view...
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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...)
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.
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posted on
07/31/2012 9:56:15 AM PDT
by
ryan71
To: Da Bilge Troll
Two flying saucers just landed on my plate.
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posted on
07/31/2012 9:57:14 AM PDT
by
cuban leaf
(Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
To: Hojczyk
Looks a lot like the B2 Spirit. I can see the “saucer shape” in profile.
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posted on
07/31/2012 9:57:41 AM PDT
by
DBrow
To: cuban leaf
Just looked at the pictures. It’s not saucer shaped.Actually, it's weather-balloon shaped.
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posted on
07/31/2012 9:58:46 AM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(Lame and ill-informed post)
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.
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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.)
To: UCANSEE2
Good catch!
It looks exactly like a weather balloon.
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posted on
07/31/2012 10:00:23 AM PDT
by
cuban leaf
(Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
To: Mr. K
You haven’t lost hour delicate sense of humor, have you Nancy?
Wh, what?
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posted on
07/31/2012 10:01:39 AM PDT
by
cuban leaf
(Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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