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Objects that shot off, zig-zagged or turned at right angles — the “five observables” the Pentagon’s UAP office describes.

434 sightings 🎥 271 videos 🗓️ 1903–2026 📍 Most from Italy, Florida, Brazil

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Unresolved UAP Report, Greece, October 2023

"Syrian UAP instant acceleration"

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📖 Term · 3 min readFive observablesThe article is about the five observables, which are five extraordinary flight characteristics associated with military sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena as compiled by former Pentagon official Luis Elizondo. The list includes anti-gravity lift, sudd…

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