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October 12th, 2007, 10:16 GMT · By Roxana Deduleasa

Yikes! Fake UFO Scares Community, but It's no High-Tech Stuff

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Want to scare the hell out of your neighbors? Then this is the thing for you! A super weird fake flying saucer. This thing has nothing out of the ordinary packed in it, as it is just a 3 foot reinforced foam flying saucer.

The only high tech part in its specs list is its included IR control system. Not to mention it can hit up to 40mph, using a single small electric motor. The fake UFO is currently being mischievously used exclusively in Orange County, USA.
According to Oh Gizmo the Mutual UFO Network is already mentioning hundreds of calls about flying objects spotted in back yards. Also, the UFOinfo.com has posted several reports regarding the unidentified stuff that gives their pets heart attacks.

The sick or brilliant mind behind all this (as you like it) is Steve Zingali. The inventor has connected a 7.4 volt lithium battery to a foam toy, equipped with flashing lights. After that, he only has to start the propellers and send it into the night sky. Which is evil!

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The result was a massive panic attack that nearly killed a couple of old ladies. OC Register reports: "The UFO inventor, Steve Zingali, is no mad scientist or evil genius. The former Mission Viejo resident is a balding semi-retired grandfather who stumbled upon the idea by accident in 2003. On the Internet." The response came: "I like to fly, land and leave." Yikes! He lost it!

According to OC Register, "We've had strange calls - people reporting UFOs and strange sounds in the air," says Lt. Rich Paddock, police chief for Aliso Viejo. "But they're not doing anything illegal. There's no ordinance that says it's illegal to fly a super-double-secret, gyroscopic UFO in county airspace."

You want to know who's behind all this? Well, it could be...the Government!

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