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Article: IN SEARCH OF UFOS IN BELLEVILLE.(COMMUNITIES)
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- The Capital Times
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- October 25, 2001
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Byline: Nicholas Hawkins Correspondent for The Capital Times
BELLEVILLE -- When John Hoppe, the director of UFO Wisconsin, travels to Belleville this weekend, it won't be just to enjoy the annual UFO Day festival.
Belleville is well-known for its reported UFO sightings, but a recent surge in these reports has prompted Hoppe to investigate. During his stay, he plans to do a little detective work.
Four UFO sightings in Belleville were reported in January and March of 1987 - prompting the start of the annual festival - but they ceased as abruptly as they began. Until Jan. 23, 2001, there had been no reported UFO activity in Dane County since 1996.