Here's the thing--I'm one of those people who's VERY interested in the topic of UFOs, drones, and 'orbs'. It's a fascinating subject and I love stories just like this one! Former NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao saw something strange while flying his private plane over Texas last year.

Dr. Chiao, who spent 230 days in space and commanded the International Space Station, was cruising at 9,000 feet over the Texas Panhandle last summer when two metallic, spherical orbs zipped past his aircraft—at 100 to 150 miles per hour!

Now, when a guy who’s literally been to space sees something that weird, you have to wonder. He says these things were about three feet wide, had no wings, no engines, no visible propulsion—basically, they just floated past like they were straight out of a sci-fi movie. No sound. No turbulence. Just two flying mystery balls!

And get this—radar didn’t pick up a thing. Not from his plane, not from air traffic control. Just Leroy, his plane, and two ghostly orbs playing a game of chicken in the sky.

So, what the heck were they? Chiao isn’t jumping on the alien bandwagon just yet (which, respect—most of us would be halfway to wrapping ourselves in tin foil and screaming about getting probed). Instead, he thinks they might be classified military drones.

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But here’s the kicker—if they were military drones, shouldn’t someone have told him? You know, the guy literally flying a plane in the same airspace? Chiao is now calling for more transparency when it comes to unexplained aerial phenomena (UAPs).

So what do you think, Lubbock? Secret government tech? A bunch of rich dudes playing with high-tech drones? Or, you know…friggin' aliens?!?

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