Articles Archive for 24 April 2008
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It’s really easy to get into national news – all you need is some fishing line, some helium balloons, road flares, and a good imagination.
That’s what the mysterious lights over Phoenix a few days ago turned out to be: nothing more than a clever hoax, a guy claims. A clever, clever hoax. In fact, it’s so clever I’m kicking myself now: why didn’t I think of that?
The UFOs were just flares tied to balloons, launched one at a time a minute apart each from the guy’s backyard. …