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Russian officials, when pressed on Georgian airspace violations in 2001, deflected by suggesting aircraft sightings 'might as well have been about UFOs,' which the U.S. Embassy cable characterized as a 'bold lie' and deliberate misdirection.
The use of UFO rhetoric as a diplomatic smokescreen suggests awareness that the topic carries sufficient ambiguity to serve as cover. This is consistent with use of the phenomenon as a denial-and-deception tool.
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