Holy UFO hoax!

Bad Astronomy
By Phil Plait
Feb 9, 2011 11:00 PMNov 19, 2019 8:34 PM

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I have received approximately an infinite number of emails about a video purporting to show a UFO hovering over the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. The video went viral last week, with several others being released not long after. When I first saw it, I knew instantly it was a hoax. How? Watch for yourself.

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