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Are UFOs real? Historical markers say yes

The nation has at least 15 markers telling the story of space aliens visiting Earth. UFO enthusiasts say they like to plan road trips from one marker to the next. There’s no way to really know what happened that night in 1973, when the men waded headfirst into one of humanity’s greatest mysteries: Are we alone? But the marker is now one of at least 15 that say, without hesitation, that aliens have come to visit Earth.
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These signs give undue validity to these claims. there is no way to verify whether these stories are true, and the city putting a stamped marker up gives an element of authority to these stories. On the other hand, they are a unique way to preserve characters and tales of the local community, that otherwise might be buried.

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After reading this article, I noticed that the “historical marker” is just a sign in Pascagoula, Miss. that details a story of an alien encounter by two local men (Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker). I looked up aliens in Pascagoula, but everything is just word-of-mouth, radio stations, and Youtube videos about the two men who claim to have been abducted by aliens. If anything, these are just stories immortalized by the town with no actual proof and calling the signs a "historical marker" makes it seem like there's actual evidence, which is a bit misleading.

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Which article did you read? Please always cite where your information and provide source links. Thanks!

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