nlogax
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So they said, anyway.
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So they said, anyway.
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DaleCooper
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...he said.
DarloRich
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No one would have believed in the first years of the 21st century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's and yet as mortal as his own; that as men busied themselves about their various concerns they were scrutinised and studied, perhaps almost as narrowly as a man with a microscope might scrutinise the transient creatures that swarm and multiply in a drop of water. With infinite complacency men went to and fro over this globe about their little affairs, serene in their assurance of their empire over matter
Although my favourite quote is the one about delays on the railway - which is a very modern complaint!
EDIT - an "asteroid" landed in the channel last night. If tripod walkers appear in the Thames estuary we are in BIG trouble.
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GRALISTAIR
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Brilliant- I loved that album. Still have my copy.
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Giugiaro
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Legal speech for "we aren't going to say what it was, deal with it".
DustyBin
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I've just watched a Whitehouse press briefing. In short, we don't need to worry about aliens which is a relief 
, however they're not giving much away (if indeed they know more than they're letting on of course). What they did say is that the objects weren't fitted with any form of propulsion and weren't transmitting any kind of signal(s). They were however a danger to civilian aircraft for obvious reasons, and this (together with the possibility that they may be spying) was the primary reason for shooting them down. It's also possible that some recent radar recalibration has led to these things being picked up whereas they would have gone undetected previously, apparently. All very interesting!
, however they're not giving much away (if indeed they know more than they're letting on of course). What they did say is that the objects weren't fitted with any form of propulsion and weren't transmitting any kind of signal(s). They were however a danger to civilian aircraft for obvious reasons, and this (together with the possibility that they may be spying) was the primary reason for shooting them down. It's also possible that some recent radar recalibration has led to these things being picked up whereas they would have gone undetected previously, apparently. All very interesting!DustyBin
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Strathclyder
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Dark as it is, I couldn't help but snort down a laugh at the victory markings under the cockpit hatch.
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US now saying they suspect the last three objects were benign and likely of civilian origin but cant be sure unless they find debris.
China spy balloon: Three unidentified objects possibly benign, says US
The White House says the aircraft may have been "tied to commercial or research entities".
www.bbc.co.uk
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