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mjvpi

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7. Moses Lake Washington. We have witnessed it a couple of times.

Reply to ybbor (Reply #5)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 03:18 PM

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Every evening they spiral into the sky. Thousands of them. Then if you realize that there are layer upon layer of this same thing happening. They are supposed to be a close evolutionary relative of dinosaurs. Thanks for posting

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