Hale-Bopp 'companion' claim spreads from Art Bell's radio show
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Amateur astronomer Chuck Shramek called Art Bell's late-night radio show to report an object trailing Comet Hale-Bopp, and others then claimed it was an alien craft. Astronomers identified it as an ordinary star; the story later figured in coverage of the Heaven's Gate suicides.
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How the story came out
Happened Nov 1996. First made public 5 months later (26 Mar 1997).
- Nov 1996It happened (this event)
- 26 Mar 1997Heaven's Gate deaths tied to Hale-Bopp UFO belief - first made public