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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Josh Marcus

Air Force debris tricked Utah residents into thinking radar showed giant grasshopper swarm

Nation Weather Service

Last month, Utah residents feared a giant swarm of grasshoppers was heading towards the northwest part of the state, after weather radars picked up a massive blue blob heading towards the city of Tooele.

The anamoly was not a horde of critters, but detritus from a nearby military base, according to the National Weather Service.

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