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Heaven Gate members thought spaceships hid behind comets

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This notorious fringe group was entirely convinced that an invisible alien spacecraft was stealthily trailing behind the Hale Bopp comet. They believed the only way to board this glorious intergalactic vessel was to simultaneously exit their human physical containers.

Heaven Gate members thought spaceships hid behind comets
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