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The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects choose

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[US] E.J. Ruppelt Report on UFOs 121: In essence, he knew UFO history from A to Z because he had ‘been there’.
at been there, phr.
[US] E.J. Ruppelt Report on UFOs 36: In Milwaukee a lady saw ten go over her house ‘like blue blazes,’ heading south.
at blue blazes (n.) under blue, adj.5
[US] E.J. Ruppelt Report on UFOs 61: The crew of an Air Force C-47 had three UFO’s barrel in from ‘twelve o’clock high’ to buzz their transport.
at buzz, v.1
[US] E.J. Ruppelt Report on UFOs 118: UFO reports were about as popular as sand in spinach, and I would guess that at least a few wound up in the ‘circular file.’.
at circular file, n.
[US] E.J. Ruppelt Report on UFOs 122: Our vast files of reports are in tip-top shape; and in general things are hunky-dunky.
at hunky-dunky, adj.
[US] E.J. Ruppelt Report on UFOs 94: Their stories were killed — they would have been an anti-climax to Keyhoe’s potboiler.
at kill, v.
[US] E.J. Ruppelt Report on UFOs 47: Veteran’s Administration psychiatrist publicly pooh-poohed this.
at pooh-pooh, v.
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