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2023-02-11 01:48:12 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: BD4F5C1206E9AF02EADF108D8C03E3480870D9859C36D0280B6A356FD6D3B059
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Original Note:
While these Lasers do indeed seem to be from the Chinese, they are from the Daqi-1 satellite. This is a publicly known program run by China, in partnership with the American (NASA) ICESat-2 satellite to study atmospheric pollutant gases. https://www.sciencealert.com/ominous-green-lasers-shot-over-hawaii-didnt-come-from-nasa-satellite-after-all/amp https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvm9y5/green-lasers-sky-hawaii-chinese-satellite https://www.newsweek.com/mysterious-green-lasers-hawaii-chinese-satellite-nasa-1780468?amp=1
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