Viral 'UFO over Haiti' videos revealed as computer animation

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Online videos of saucers flying over Haiti spread widely in August 2007. Within about a week the Los Angeles Times identified their maker as a French computer animator, who said he made the clips as a test for a film project and did not expect them to go viral.

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  1. PressFake UFO in Haiti Video Creator Uncovered (opens in a new tab)Gizmodo / 2007-08-22

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