Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kanpur UFO incident


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The result was delete. Davewild (talk) 06:47, 9 July 2015 (UTC)

Kanpur UFO incident

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WP:NOTNEWS: Wikipedia is not a newspaper; this event did get some coverage but not enough to have its own article here. It's already listed at UFO sightings in India. The IBTimes reference looks good; dailystar.co.uk looks like a tabloid, and the other two I can't confirm, as I can't identify whether jagran.com is a reliable source, and the eenaduindia reference gives me a 404. — Jeraphine Gryphon (talk) 12:51, 1 July 2015 (UTC)

There are other news sources available but I don't think it's remarkable enough. — Jeraphine Gryphon (talk) 12:55, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete Not notable enough for its own article as demonstrated by a lack of widespread and in depth reliable sources. - LuckyLouie (talk) 15:44, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Paranormal-related deletion discussions. North America1000 01:19, 2 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. North America1000 01:19, 2 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. North America1000 01:19, 2 July 2015 (UTC)


 * Delete as per nom. Lakun.patra (talk) 13:44, 2 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete - per nom but also so long as it's included in the UFO sightings in India article. PanydThe muffin is not subtle 19:31, 2 July 2015 (UTC)


 * Don't Delete-jagran.com is a website of newspaper belonging to India. How can't it be a reliable. Do you know that Dainik Jagran is the largest newspaper daily of the world? This article is of great importance and the matter is neglected by all. I request you not to delete this article. There are many links included in other wiki articles, this doesn't mean that article is to be deleted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.201.253.70 (talk) 06:00, 3 July 2015 (UTC)
 * I don't think it's of "great importance" because these things happen all the time. This event would be remarkable if the sighted object was confirmed as alien spacecraft, or if there was more proof than some photos, or if it caused widespread response and serious investigation. But right now it looks like yet another "someone saw a weird thing in the sky" story, or, more likely, "someone created a UFO hoax" story. (See this express.co.uk article "... We found identical 'UFO images' to both in the boy's pictures in several other alleged "real UFO pictures" online ... We discovered these two were later exposed as hoaxes and the image comes from a mobile phone app called Camera360. ... 'Phone-apped' UFO and ghost pictures are causing a major headache for genuine paranormal researchers as several of the pictures make it online, creating a buzz of interest that they are the real thing, before they are later found to be a hoax.") — Jeraphine Gryphon (talk) 09:51, 3 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Speaking of hoaxes, the Morristown UFO hoax was notable, for all the effort that went into it, the way people responded, and how the hoaxers got convicted. The Kanpur incident is just some photoshopped pictures and people wondering if they're real or not, and the answer is "probably not". Not remarkable. — Jeraphine Gryphon (talk) 10:01, 3 July 2015 (UTC)


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