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US releases second batch of government declassified UFO files

The newly declassified records included reports of unexplained sightings near a New Mexico military facility from 1948 to 1950.

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What happened US releases second batch of government declassified UFO files.
The headline split One side frames it as "US releases second batch of government declassified UFO files". The other frames it as "Pentagon Releases Second Batch of UFO, UAP Files".
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CenterUS releases second batch of government declassified UFO files

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Right / center-rightPentagon Releases Second Batch of UFO, UAP Files

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The Epoch TimesNews report · May 22, 5:49 PM

Pentagon Releases Second Batch of UFO, UAP Files

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The newly declassified records included reports of unexplained sightings near a New Mexico military facility from 1948 to 1950.

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Dawn PakistanNews report · May 22, 2:36 PM

US releases second batch of government declassified UFO files

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The United States’ Defence Department on Friday released a second batch of previously classified files on alleged UFO sightings, including references to people reporting unexplained green o...

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The Washington TimesNews report · May 22, 2:18 PM

Pentagon releases second batch of once-classified UFO sightings

The Defense Department on Friday published a second batch of files on suspected UFO sightings, the latest in a rolling release of once-classified information detailing reports of unidentifi...

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May 22, 2:18 PM: The Washington Times joined the source map.

May 22, 2:36 PM: Dawn Pakistan joined the source map.

May 22, 5:49 PM: The Epoch Times joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 46/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.