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Guaranteed Human.

This is Lee Habib, and this is Our American Stories,

the show where America is the star and the American people.

Our next story, well, it's been considered one of the most spectacular and best corroborated UFO close encounters of all time.

Here to tell the story is Ashley Lubinsky.

She's a frequent contributor here on Our American Stories, and she's the former co-host of Discovery Channel's

Master of Arms. Take it away, Ashley.

Aliens or extraterrestrials have been the subject of fascination for pretty much all of mankind,

with some people theorizing that aliens were responsible for many ancient structures.

The pop culture interest, though, waxes and wanes.

Yet the fascination never quite goes away.

From H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds in the 19th century, to more modern movements, which

include the really odd pre-COVID memes that gain traction for people to quote unquote

storm Area 51, which is mildly terrifying,

and luckily I don't think actually happened.

To something more serious like the Congressional testimony in 2023.

All of these things show a desire for people to believe in the unknown, something beyond

us.

And that endures the test of time and really takes up residents in the minds

of skeptics and believers alike. One small town in New Hampshire became known for one of the

most well-documented UFO sightings in American history. Now the term UFO unidentified flying

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