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Bayside Marketplace Shadow Misidentification Theory

The explanation, stated on the record by Miami police, that the "alien" figures in viral video were officers whose shadows were distorted and elongated by flashing emergency lighting.

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Bayside Marketplace "Alien" Panic1 January 2024
Bayside Marketplace Shadow Misidentification Theory attempts to explain Bayside Marketplace "Alien" Panic — Stated on the record by Miami police officer Rafael Horta, 5 January 2024.

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HIBAL Balloon Explanation
Bayside Marketplace Shadow Misidentification Theory is frequently compared to HIBAL Balloon Explanation — Both are mundane technical explanations that resolved a mass eyewitness UFO/entity claim.

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