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    UFO Images on YouTube Have Believers, Skeptics Debating

    The videos " UFO Haiti " and " UFO Dominican Republic " recently hit the "most viewed" list on YouTube. As UFO's pass over the island shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic, "wind whips through palm trees, dogs bark and a woman gasps in disbelief--all very real seeming.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The videos "UFO Haiti" and "UFO Dominican Republic" recently hit the "most viewed" list on YouTube. As UFO's pass over the island shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic, "wind whips through palm trees, dogs bark and a woman gasps in disbelief--all very real seeming. The jerky, amateur camera work could easily be that of a panicked Caribbean tourist." That's according to a story in today's Los Angeles Times by David Sarno, who admits that even the creator finds public reaction "a little scary."

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    2. 7:41US to Fund Colombia-Style Counter-Narcotics Program in Mexico
    3. 43:00UFO Images on YouTube Have Believers, Skeptics DebatingYou’re reading this
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