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1007:Mantell UFO incident
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489:Flight 2501
471:Flight 4422
274:Minneapolis
206:Destination
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1123:Categories
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519:Flight 705
513:Flight 706
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342:2017-12-05
315:References
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240:Injuries
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437:History
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