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21 October 1985 Tonopah, Nevada #709fe89a-f8a4-48bd-a6d1-57a09af02d1d

UFO sighting near Tonopah, Nevada (1985)

During a nighttime stealth test flight between two desert airfields, two aircraft crews observed an unidentified object without navigation lights maneuvering above them and unable to be shaken. Fighter jets were scrambled and fired missiles that damaged the object, which landed in a remote test area where a second identical object briefly appeared. After a multi-day wait, a recovery team forced open the craft, found three seats and no conventional controls, and moved it to an underground facility.

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