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UFO vs UAP vs ‘Drone’: A Plain-English Guide to Labels, Definitions, and Why They Keep Changing

DATE1 Jan 2010
LOCAL TIME—
LOCATIONLocation unrecorded
COORDINATES37.72°N, 77.81°W

Learn the difference between UFO vs UAP vs drone, why the labels change, and how to assess sightings, evidence, and certainty.

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