These UFO files are wild
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DPR Z2.8, TACT, - 2°, IR 31° L, SLAVE, L+S BST, LST 1688, LTD/R
Overview
This meme mimics the style of official, grainy U.S. government UFO/UAP thermal surveillance footage, complete with technical camera interface overlays, metric readouts, and a target tracking crosshair. Instead of showing an unexplained aerial object as expected, the crosshair is locked on to a silly, absurd subject: two people riding a tandem bicycle that appears to be flying through the air, leaning into the joke about leaked "wild UFO files" having ridiculous, underwhelming contents.
Origin notes
This meme was originally posted to the r/Meme subreddit on Reddit, with the title "these ufo files are wild". It capitalizes on the widespread public interest and viral discourse around declassified U.S. government UAP (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) footage and documents released throughout the 2020s, subverting audience expectations of what a leaked UFO file would contain for comedic effect.