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http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/23/airforce.ufo/index.html

UFOs? Nope. They were fighter jets, Air Force says

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Ten Air Force Reserve F-16 fighter jets were the

cause of the lights seen over parts of central Texas earlier this

month that many believed to be UFOs, according to an Air Force

Reserve news release.

The F-16s were on a nighttime training mission over the Brownwood

Military Operating Area on January 8, near ville, Texas, the

statement said.

A military operating area is airspace designated for military

training, according to Air Force officials.

Several people in the area saw lights moving fast across the night

sky. The Air Force reported it had no aircraft flying that night,

which left people wondering what they saw.

Wednesday, an Air Force Reserve statement from the Naval Air Station

Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base said it made a mistake in its initial

reporting, and that there were planes in the area that night.

" In the interest of public awareness, Air Force Reserve Command

Public Affairs realized an error was made regarding the reported

training activity of military aircraft, " the news release said.

A spokesman for the Air Force Reserve fighter wing, Karl , said

the error in the reporting resulted from an internal communications

problem between offices at the base.

said he received the flight information earlier this week,

confirmed it with officials on the base and sent the news release out

Wednesday.

The release said the planes were in the area between 6 p.m. and 8

p.m., about the time many people reported seeing the lights,

according to reporting at the time.

said the planes were from the 457th Fighter Squadron based at

the reserve base outside of Fort Worth, Texas.

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