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http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/people-are-seeing-ufos-everywhere-and-this-book-proves-it/ar-BBAhey6?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=HPCDHP.
The New York Times By RALPH BLUMENTHAL
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SYRACUSE — Why have sightings of unidentified flying objects around the nation more than tripled since 2001? Why is July the busiest month for U.F.O. sightings? Why did they spike in Texas in 2008, or in New Mexico in September 2015?
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And how in the world, or out of it, has Manhattan racked up New York State’s second-highest tally of U.F.O. sightings in this century?
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These questions and many others emerge from the first comprehensive statistical summary of so-called close encounters: 121,036 eyewitness accounts, organized county by county in each state and the District of Columbia, from 2001 to 2015.
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https://www.amazon.com/UFO-Sightings-Desk-Reference-2001-2015/dp/1544219237.
imho, this is a very timely and accurate article and a very important book.
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The book contains no narrative or anecdotal accounts, just 371 pages of charts and graphs that slice and dice the geography and timing of the incidents and the various shapes that witnesses reported: flying circles, spheres, triangles, discs, ovals, cigars.
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My notes from the article:
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--lots of detail about the sightings included.
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--California: 15,836 reports ...
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--Washington State ranked 4th .... so population is not a big factor.
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--County breakdown revealed what we already knew--more sightings occur in more rural, wilderness areas.
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I suspect that Tom DeLong and William Tompkins et al's efforts will continue to unfold in the near future with more and more . . . unprecedented data points.
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