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| UFO 'sightings' across Turkey spark #UFOAttack frenzy (VIDEO, PHOTOS) | UFO 'sightings' across Turkey spark #UFOAttack frenzy (VIDEO, PHOTOS) |
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| Residents across Turkey shared photos and videos on social media of an alleged UFO hovering over the country, using the hashtag #ufoattacktoturkey. | Residents across Turkey shared photos and videos on social media of an alleged UFO hovering over the country, using the hashtag #ufoattacktoturkey. |
| Some social media users were apparently even convinced an alien invasion was imminent. | |
| Some had enough spare time to make a video compilation of the sighting. Popular UFO hunters ‘SecureTeam10’ posted footage on YouTube which has racked up almost half a million views since it was posted. | |
| However, all was indeed not as it appeared, and imagery used in the video had initially been posted by Turkish social media user, or users, 'Goygoyrail' as a hoax. They later released a statement online about the "UFO activity" saying that it had been "cheerful and entertaining activity". | However, all was indeed not as it appeared, and imagery used in the video had initially been posted by Turkish social media user, or users, 'Goygoyrail' as a hoax. They later released a statement online about the "UFO activity" saying that it had been "cheerful and entertaining activity". |
| Doubtful News writes that some of the images distributed in the hoax date back to previously debunked UFO 'sightings' in Italy and Chile. | Doubtful News writes that some of the images distributed in the hoax date back to previously debunked UFO 'sightings' in Italy and Chile. |
| Many people saw the funny side of things as the Turkish 'sighting' claims went viral. Turkish MP Aykut Erdoğdu even referenced them in a tweet, saying: “we might all be losing it.” | Many people saw the funny side of things as the Turkish 'sighting' claims went viral. Turkish MP Aykut Erdoğdu even referenced them in a tweet, saying: “we might all be losing it.” |
| READ MORE: ‘Object with green lights’: Turkish pilots claim they saw UFO near Istanbul airport | READ MORE: ‘Object with green lights’: Turkish pilots claim they saw UFO near Istanbul airport |
| It appears Turkey remains safe from an alien invasion... for the moment at least. | It appears Turkey remains safe from an alien invasion... for the moment at least. |