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A series of UFO sightings by federal officials in the western US are detailed in striking illustrations made public by the War Department Friday.<\/p>\n

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A June 5 summary report by the Pentagon\u2019s All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) describes what the agents saw as \u201corbs launching other orbs,\u201d including \u201ca luminous orange \u2018mother orb\u2019 appear[ing] to produce smaller red \u2018orbs,\u2019 one after another, multiple times over a period of several hours.<\/p>\n

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\u201cReporters described the orange \u2018mother orbs\u2019 as appearing for one or two seconds, releasing a cluster of two to four red \u2018orbs,\u2019 and subsequently disappearing,\u201d the summary added. \u201cThe reporters characterized the behavior of the red \u2018orbs\u2019 as anomalous, describing varied kinematic profiles including seemingly coordinated horizontal motion and apparent changes in altitude.\u201d<\/p>\n

The summary assessed that what the agent saw was \u201csufficiently anomalous to warrant continued investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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