New UFO fears after potential sightings over Arizona

Score one for the aliens.A United States F-16 Viper combat jet has been damaged after being struck by an “unidentified aerial phenomenon.”It comes amid a fresh uptick in the number of strange flying objects being sighted over the southern US border state of Arizona.The News Nation media service reports seeing Federal Aviation Authority documents confirming “numerous encounters” with strange craft.One reportedly struck the perspex canopy of a $100 million (US) F-16 fighter, causing the aircraft to be grounded for repairs.These aren’t UFOS (Unidentified Flying Objects).Instead, they are UAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena).So what’s in a name?Arizona shares extensive military testing grounds with neighboring Nevada – home to the secretive Area 51 testing facility that has been associated with otherworldly flying saucers for decades.But it also borders Mexico.

That is the focus of fresh invasion fears.President Donald Trump has invoked the Alien Enemy Act of 1798 in response to a “predatory incursion” of the United States.Morning Report and Evening Update: Your source for today's top stories Please provide a valid email address.

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Not the murderous alien Predators of Arnold Schwarzenegger fame, but the fundamentally human need to seek safety and security – or a quick buck.Now, defense analysts are linking an uptick in the region’s long history of alien invasion scares to a surge in the use of cross-border drug-smuggling drones.“There has been a lot of activity, particularly on the Arizona border.A lot of people are reporting a lot of things,” former director of the Pentagon’s Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), Luis Elizondo, told News Nation.One incident flared across local headlines in November.Strange lights were seen in the night sky above Bullhead City.

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