This week's question: The U.S. government will soon release a report acknowledging that military pilots and other credible sources have seen numerous unidentified flying objects performing maneuvers beyond the capabilities of any earthly aircraft. Given that the government downplayed UFO sightings for decades, what should the title of this report be?
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THE WINNER: "UFO: Ultimately Found Out"
Mike Honeycutt, Asheville, North Carolina
SECOND PLACE: "Extra Extra-Terrestrial, Read All About It"
Geno Recupero, Palm Desert, California
THIRD PLACE: "UFOs Are Real (But Oswald Still Acted Alone)"
Ken Liebman, Williston, Vermont
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"Men in Backtrack"
Laurel Rose, Pittsburgh
"U.F... OK, It's All True"
Erin Brinig, New York City
"The Starrship Report"
Peter Gordon, Great Neck, New York
"Men Are Really from Mars Report"
Bill Levine, Belmont, Massachusetts
"We've Seen the Lights(s)"
Janine Witte, Doylestown, Pennsylvania
"All's Well That Roswell"
Joe Ayella, Wayne, Pennsylvania
"UFOops"
Gary Giffin, McDonald, Pennsylvania
"The Real Dish on the Saucers"
Mary Jo Astrachan, Oneida, New York
"Unfortunate Fact Obfuscation"
Glenn Brooks, Burien, Washington
"Apology to Ufology"
Will Kendra, Olympia, Washington
"The Truth Was Out There"
Steve Johnson, Bellingham, Washington
"The Martians, Unchronicled"
Ken Kellam III, Dallas
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