Posted on 02/04/2023 3:22:10 AM PST by blueplum
...Speculation was rampant on Friday night after Twitter user @MMtTreasures shared a video taken from a window in Billings that was said to show "a jet go by so fast and then [an] explosion in the sky." The video, which appears to show a jet contrail in the sky above a residential neighborhood, includes a brief and silent flash of light that is claimed to be an explosion....
A short time later, the City of Billings said on Twitter that there had been no "massive explosion" in the area....
Twitter user @Chase7601 seemingly attempted to stoke the flames of conspiracy by sharing an old photo that was claimed to be of "what fell out of the sky in Billings."...."Tried to go find it in my truck but was told to turn around by the National Guard blocking the road in a humvee."
User @Lhayes67 quickly pointed out that the photo was from a "weird news" article about UFOs that had been published by British tabloid Daily Star in 2020....
(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...
"Conspiracy"? What's the conspiracy? Journos need to quit using big words that they don't understand.
Which one the Billings hoax or the real shootdown? Yes to both.
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