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TIL the typical UFO/UAP being reported by the US military according to the Pentagon UFO Office is a White, Silver or Translucent Orb around 1-4 meters in size typically traveling between stationary or Mach 2 speeds with no thermal exhaust detected at 10k - 30k in altitude since 1996.

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