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This Week's Weird News 2/21/25

A new search for Amelia Earhart's plane, a pair of UFO sightings during news broadcasts, and an attempt to crown Bigfoot the official cryptid of California were among the weird and wondrous stories to cross our desk this past week.

The mysterious disappearance of Amelia Earhart was back in the news this past week with the announcement of yet another search for the pioneering pilot's lost plane. Set for August, the expedition is being spearheaded by Michael Carra, who believes that the aviatrix crashed on the island of Papua New Guinea. Citing advanced imaging scans of the jungle there as well as an account of Australian soldiers finding a downed aircraft matching Earhart's plane, he expressed considerable confidence that the forthcoming search, his third of the island, would be the one that finally solves the mystery of Earhart's disappearance.

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This past week saw two instances wherein newscasters spotted UFOs during a live broadcast. In Oklahoma City, veteran weatherman Aaron Brackett paused his forecast when he noticed a fast-moving object zip through the sky in a shot over the city. The mystified meteorologist later marveled on social media that the UFO was "very odd." Similarly astounded was Detroit morning news anchor Erica Francis, who caught sight of a weird glowing object moving across the sky over the state's Mackinac Bridge. While later musing that the UFO was probably plane or a drone, she expressed wonderment at how the aerial anomaly vanished from sight after she called attention to it.

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The race to be the first state to officially recognize Sasquatch took a somewhat surprising turn this past week when a California lawmaker introduced a bill to do just that. Assembly member Chris Rogers put forward the proposal that would designate Bigfoot as the state's official cryptid. The bold bill was undoubtedly well received among his constituents as he represents the region where the creature first burst onto the scene decades ago. Should Rogers' legislation pass, California will have beaten Washington state to the proverbial punch as their attempts to claim Sasquatch failed to make it out of legislative committees in 2018 and 2019.

For more strange and unusual stories from the past week, check out the Coast to Coast AM website.