{"id":1822,"date":"2012-07-30T04:59:26","date_gmt":"2012-07-30T08:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/changingchannels\/?p=1822"},"modified":"2012-07-30T05:02:15","modified_gmt":"2012-07-30T09:02:15","slug":"extra-extra-terrestrial-uf0-lympic-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/changingchannels\/2012\/07\/extra-extra-terrestrial-uf0-lympic-games.html","title":{"rendered":"Extra! Extra! (Terrestrial?) UFOlympic Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Perhaps it was trying to avoid the hassle of dealing with London traffic?<\/p>\n<p>Or maybe an awkward foray into American politics by not bumping into either The Romneys or Michelle Obama?<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the reason, a strange looking craft appeared to have hovered over the opening ceremonies at the London Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Check it out:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1824\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1824\" style=\"width: 294px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/248\/2012\/07\/ufo-at-olympics.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1824\" title=\"ufo at olympics\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/248\/2012\/07\/ufo-at-olympics.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"294\" height=\"172\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1824\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UFO at Olympics?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perhaps it was trying to avoid the hassle of dealing with London traffic? 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