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Mysterious Flashes in 1950s Skies Linked to Nuclear Tests and UAP Sightings: Study


A new statistical analysis of archival sky surveys from the early Cold War has found that mysterious, short-lived bursts of light in the night sky were more likely to appear around the time of above-ground nuclear weapons tests and to increase alongside reports of unexplained aerial phenomena (UAPs).

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