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• During CNN's broadcast of Barack Obama's Inauguration on January 20, 2009, an object could be seen flying around the Washington Monument in Washington, DC. Many have speculated that this may be a UFO, however others claim it is a bird or jet.FOX News: Video of 'UFO' at Inauguration Gets Internet Buzz

• Fast Facts

  1. Appeared during CNN's broadcast of the 2009 Inauguration CeremonyFOX News: Video of 'UFO' at Inauguration Gets Internet Buzz
  2. Object few past the Washington Monument in Washington, DCFOX News: Video of 'UFO' at Inauguration Gets Internet Buzz
  3. Many speculate that the object is a UFOFOX News: Video of 'UFO' at Inauguration Gets Internet Buzz
  4. Graphic artists concluded that it was a bird, as its wings were visible
  5. Inauguration held on January 20, 2009FOX News: Video of 'UFO' at Inauguration Gets Internet Buzz
  6. Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th President of the United StatesFOX News: Video of 'UFO' at Inauguration Gets Internet Buzz
  7. Estimated two million people attended the ceremonyFOX News: Video of 'UFO' at Inauguration Gets Internet Buzz
  8. CNN journalists Wolf Blitzer and Anderson Cooper provided commentary in the videoYouTube Video: CNN! Inauguration Crowd UFO Flyover

• What Is That?

  As the video circulated the Internet, many speculated that the object, which appears flat and without visible wings, is a UFO. One commenter went on to say that "the little green men rocked up to join the rest of the world in wishing Obama well."FOX News: Video of 'UFO' at Inauguration Gets Internet Buzz

  Kurt Murphy, the art director for WIBV News 4 in Buffalo, New York, analyzed the footage and concluded that it was a bird. Murphy claims that after enlarging the image, he could see there was wings flapping. He went on to state that the shot gave the illusion that the object was much larger than it actually was, but when correcting the depth perception, it is clear that the object is too small to be a UFO.WIBV.com (Buffalo): Graphic Artists Debunk Inauguration Day UFO

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