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The FBI says it does not verify the witnesses' claims or identify the object, in the fifth release of UFO files under a January executive order.
On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dr. Nina Byte on BBN This MorningPublished
Watch it as it aired: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dr. Nina Byte on this story, from BBN This Morning at 8:33 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Smithsonian Magazine's, the jokes are ours.
At a glance
- First reported by Smithsonian Magazine: “In a Hoard of 5,500 Viking Age Coins, Archaeologists in Norway Found One So Rare That They Already Consider It a 'National Treasure'”, with reporting from Axios, Washington Examiner, BreezyScroll, CBS News and Science Norway.
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 23, 2026, at 8:33 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dr. Nina Byte.
- Topics: RFK.
- BBN covered this story before: Top RFK Jr. adviser quits; workers shoulder health costs (October 22).
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- Smithsonian MagazineIn a Hoard of 5,500 Viking Age Coins, Archaeologists in Norway Found One So Rare That They Already Consider It a 'National Treasure'
- AxiosMysterious "flying triangle" sighting leads new government release of UFO documents
- Washington ExaminerRFK Jr. is making free speech healthy again
- BreezyScrollFormer Pentagon Employee Says He Saw a "Translucent Triangle" UFO in Colorado: Here's What Newly Released Files Reveal - BreezyScroll August 7, 2026 · facts used on air
- CBS NewsPentagon releases new batch of UFO files: "Did you see that?" - CBS News August 7, 2026 · facts used on air
- Science NorwayRare Olaf the Holy coin discovered in Norway’s largest Viking hoard: “We have found a national treasure” facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA new batch of government UFO files is out this morning, led by three federal agents who saw a matte black triangle near a secure U. S. facility.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe reports say it was fifteen feet across, as fast as a fighter jet, and completely silent before it vanished.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe FBI's records say they do not verify the witnesses' claims or identify the object.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt's the fifth release under the January executive order, and most of the interview forms come with artist drawings. I hope somebody tipped the artist well.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIn Norway, archaeologists sorting a hoard of about fifty-five hundred Viking coins found one minted under King Olaf the Second. Fewer than twenty are known.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt was first filed as an English penny until somebody read the lettering.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA national treasure, misfiled. I've had that exact week.
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The story so far
- Fox and the Post both pick up Kennedy's Rio wedding · New York Post
- Women's health order sets up NIH division, task force led by RFK Jr. · Breitbart
- Omar probe, voting charges, Viking church, Neanderthal find · New York Post
- Conor Kennedy and Giulia Be celebrate wedding in Rio · Fox News
- Conor Kennedy weds Brazilian pop star Giulia Be in Rio · New York Post
- Top RFK Jr. adviser quits; workers shoulder health costs · The Hill
- UFO files, a Viking coin, RFK Jr., a hair reveal and Andrew's… (this story)
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