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Phoenix lights again?!

Explore the truth behind the Phoenix lights UFOs, which were actually military flares, despite claims by former Arizona Governor Fife Symington.

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Wow, the story that keeps on giving. I wrote about the Phoenix lights recently: it was a "UFO" formation seen over Phoenix, Arizona in 1997. Even though a lengthy investigation revealed that without a doubt, the lights seen that night were flares dropped from military airplanes, people refuse to let go. The latest step back from reality comes from... wait for it... former Arizona Governor Fife Symington. Yes, the governor of an entire state says that the lights were from UFOs. And not just literally UFOs -- that is, unidentified objects -- but actual alien spacecraft. Hey, I didn't elect him. He was interviewed on TV and CNN did us all the favor by putting it on the web. Watch it and be amazed. A guy who ran the government of a whole state says he thinks that (unless the military comes forward with an explanation -- which, of course, ...

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