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title: "3 Alien life Quotes By Deke Slayton"
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> [I was testing a P-51 fighter in Minneapolis when I spotted this object. I was at about 10,000 feet on a nice,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deke-slayton/i-was-testing-a-p-51-fighter-in-minneapolis-when-i-spotted-this/)

[Deke Slayton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deke-slayton/)

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> [As I got closer it looked like a weather balloon, gray and about three feet in diameter. But as soon as I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deke-slayton/as-i-got-closer-it-looked-like-a-weather-balloon-gray-and-about-three/)

[Deke Slayton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deke-slayton/)

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> [About the same time, I realized that it was suddenly going away from me and there I was, running at about 300…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deke-slayton/about-the-same-time-i-realized-that-it-was-suddenly-going-away-from/)

[Deke Slayton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deke-slayton/)

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## More by Deke Slayton

> [I feel that I'm in on the ground floor of something that human beings will be concentrating on for the next 1,000 years-if we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deke-slayton/i-feel-that-i-m-in-on-the-ground-floor-of-something-that-human-beings/)

[Deke Slayton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deke-slayton/)

> [Man, I tell you, this is worth waiting 16 years for!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deke-slayton/man-i-tell-you-this-is-worth-waiting-16-years-for/)

[Deke Slayton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deke-slayton/)

> [I was testing a P-51 fighter in Minneapolis when I spotted this object. I was at about 10,000 feet on a nice, bright, sunny…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deke-slayton/i-was-testing-a-p-51-fighter-in-minneapolis-when-i-spotted-this/)

[Deke Slayton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deke-slayton/)

> [As I got closer it looked like a weather balloon, gray and about three feet in diameter. But as soon as I got behind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deke-slayton/as-i-got-closer-it-looked-like-a-weather-balloon-gray-and-about-three/)

[Deke Slayton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deke-slayton/)

> [You're on your way, Jose!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deke-slayton/you-re-on-your-way-jose/)

[Deke Slayton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deke-slayton/)

> [About the same time, I realized that it was suddenly going away from me and there I was, running at about 300 miles per…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deke-slayton/about-the-same-time-i-realized-that-it-was-suddenly-going-away-from/)

[Deke Slayton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deke-slayton/)

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