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Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Skeptic@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months ago

"Thousands of UFOs have been reported in Indiana. Here's where they happen the most." The Indianapolis Star embraces nonsense.

www.indystar.com

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"Thousands of UFOs have been reported in Indiana. Here's where they happen the most." The Indianapolis Star embraces nonsense.

www.indystar.com

Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Skeptic@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months ago
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Thousands of UFOs have been reported in Indiana. Here's where they happen the most.
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Indiana ranked 15th in the nation, according to researchers, with 3,912 total reported UFO sightings over a span of 20 years.
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      Sure. I can’t identify lots of things I see in the sky. But that’s not what the Star means.

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    “ranked 15th in the nation”

    So… about average?

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      Only in that one metric. In intelligence? Bottom 5%

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