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'A distraction': Minneapolis reacts to Pentagon's UFO files release
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May 9, 2026
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1:58Now Playing“You got to give people a distraction. Something to fear more than their own government, because at this point, what else could be scarier than our own government?”
The Pentagon released its first batch of the long-awaited UFO files on Friday, claiming it contained “never-before-seen” information. MS NOW’s Alex Tabet asked Minneapolis residents why they think the government is declassifying these files now — and whether they believe aliens are real.
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