Reports of UFO hovering over Augusta turns out to be restaurant spotlight

By The Associated Press

Posted Sep 27, 2013 01:19:50 PM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

AUGUSTA, Maine – Several Augusta residents called police and the local newspaper to report a UFO hovering over the capital city this week.

But there were no little green men invading. Just chimichangas and fajitas.

Deputy Police Chief Jared Mills tells the Kennebec Journal (http://bit.ly/1bL5EOh ) the source of the UFO rumour turned out to be a spotlight being used by Margaritas Mexican Restaurant to celebrate its reopening on Wednesday night.

Manager Rob Michaud says the restaurant recently completed renovations and was shut down for about two weeks.

Mills says police asked the restaurant to shut off the light because of the concerns.

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Information from: Kennebec Journal, http://www.kjonline.com/

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