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Mystery Object in Sky Captivates Eastern Kentucky

WEKU | By Chris Anderson, The Appalachian News-Express
Published October 21, 2012 at 5:41 PM EDT

An unidentified flying object was reportedly seen in several areas of Pike County on Tuesday, but officials have no information as to what the object may have been. Kentucky State Police Trooper Shaun Little told the News-Express that KSP Post 9 in Pikeville received five calls on Tuesday reporting the object in the sky. The object was visible from several areas, including the South Williamson area and Elkhorn City in Pike County, as well as Jenkins in Letcher County. It was also spotted and photographed in Virgie. The cylindrical object hovered in the sky for two hours and disappeared, an amateur astronomer said.
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Chris Anderson, The Appalachian News-Express
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