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Alaska Police Pull Over Solar Powered Car Thinking Its a UFO

Posted September 10, 2008 8:46 AM

From Newlaunches.com:

Marcelo da Luz loves the planet and for the past two years he has been driving his solar powered car across the country. When he reached Alaska earlier this week, the admittedly off-the-wall looking car was spotted by a concerned citizen, who dialled 911 to report a UFO sighting. Alaskan police jumped into service and pulled over Marcelo for interrogation. He was not taken to a secret bunker for experimentation as the police did not take the matter any further. Surprisingly, Marcelo has pulled over seven times thanks to this saucer shaped vehicle.

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Re: Alaska Police Pull Over Solar Powered Car Thinking Its a UFO

09/11/2008 2:12 AM

It makes you wonder what the Alaskan cops are drinking?

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09/11/2008 11:28 AM

How could it be reported as a "UFO" when it wasnt flying? An unidentified rolling object maybe? The police would have to investigate if they receive a call, im sure they got a kick out of it. Most officers i know would stop it just to check it out.......

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09/11/2008 12:03 PM

What's the most surprising to me is that he's been pulled over ONLY seven times!

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Re: Alaska Police Pull Over Solar Powered Car Thinking Its a UFO

09/11/2008 12:36 PM

How did the police know if the driver wasn't really a shape shifter. Perhaps all of the police in Alaska are really aliens in disguise

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