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American Airlines confirms UFO contact over New Mexico on Sunday

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Post by StanislavPetrov »

kelnos wrote: post #275
StanislavPetrov wrote: post #262

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>Why poo poo it? That's what I don't understand. I think many people take a certain comfort in the assumption that we basically have the universe and the nature of reality figured out. They can accept the possibility that there may be some microbes buried deep on Mars, because it doesn't disrupt their world view or understanding of the nature of reality. But to consider the possibility that there are actually "alien"…

> I think many people take a certain comfort in the assumption that we basically have the universe and the nature of reality figured out. People have that assumption? That's... a pretty terrible assumption, and even a cursory read of some pop-sci articles is enough to tell you there's a ton we don't know. I'm just not convinced that most people assume we know these things.

> That's... a pretty terrible assumption

Couldn't agree more. Unfortunately it doesn't make it any less prevalent.

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Post by jjcon »

astrea wrote: post #85
jjcon wrote: post #76

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I’m pretty sure they are referencing an article published by a science journalism company owned by Northrop - it was discussing the possibility of alien biospheres. That is waaaay different than what op is suggesting. A bit clickbaity in the title- sure. Ad driven propaganda campaign? Lol no https://now.northropgrumman.com/hiding-in-plain-sight-the-ar...

Clickbait title with an even stranger ad campaign

That tinfoil hat looks good on you - seriously read the article it is nothing remotely close to what you are suggesting

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Post by CountDrewku »

andrewflnr wrote: post #4

"Long cylindrical" doesn't even sound like whatever weirdness is going on in the Navy tapes. I'm guessing military experiment that got off track somehow.

Yes it does since they describe them as "Tic-Tacs" which are in fact round and cylindrical.

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Post by exporectomy »

oceanplexian wrote: post #148
exporectomy wrote: post #128

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I'm wondering how you estimate its speed and distance Wouldn't it look identical to a smaller, slower object closer to your aircraft?

It’s an educated guess from years of watching and avoiding other airplanes. The reason it drew my attention was the abnormal speed, then I focused in on it and realized it was a featureless cylinder.

Doesn't that mean you assumed it was similar size, speed, or distance as another plane? If you really have no idea what it is, I can't think of any way you could distinguish a large fast distant object from a small nearby slow one. It's too far away for our binocular depth perception to measure distance.

I hope I don't sound too critical. I wondered if the thing in the article's story was some small object ejected from the pilot's own plane and he overtook it as it slowed down so it appeared to be moving backwards. Since you had a similar experience, I wondered if there was some other information that helped you judge it.

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Post by mrtnmcc »

jermo wrote: post #221
mrtnmcc wrote: post #113

Just a rocket booster reentering? These happen regularly especially now that launches are more frequent in US and China. It seems to match up with https://aerospace.org/reentries/cz-11-rocket-body-id-46463

That is a link to Chinese satellite launch mission. Would the booster even be noticeable in the US at aircraft altitude?

Yes, re-entry can survive for the lower velocity orbits all the way to ground depending on debris material and orientation. Air density is 20% at 40k ft, so much more likely to make it that far.

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Post by dogma1138 »

ASalazarMX wrote: post #278
LinuxBender wrote: post #252

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In the off chance you pass one again, would you consider mounting go-pro's on your plane, or one of those fancier ones that gets 360 degrees some bush-plane youtubers are using? I don't have a link handy to the model of camera.

There are dirt cheap HD dash cameras that would work nearly as well.

Which will capture 3 blurry pixels if anything...

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Post by kylehotchkiss »

manigandham wrote: post #240
mike_d wrote: post #60

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> How come aircrafts are not equipped with color video for later visual confirmation? They are called reconnaissance aircraft, and open you up to all sorts of fun stuff like compliance with arms control treaties. Also as a general rule, airlines and even private pilots don't like to pay (in fuel) to carry things up in to the sky that they don't need on a regular basis. > Also are commercial pilots not allowed to carr…

Airbus A380 has a tail camera that any passenger can view during the entire flight: https://www.google.com/search?q=airbus+a380+tail+camera Pilots can also operate a camera and many do record and share their travels on Youtube.

Only a handful of US airports would receive A380s (from international destinations) before Covid, and currently few of any of those routes are flying A380s at all (most replaced with a340s, 777, 787 etc). The a380 tail cam probably can’t help us with this one! But I wish they’d add the tail cam to all the wide bodies with IFE. It’s fun to watch on the journey.

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Post by andreygrehov »

oceanplexian wrote: post #123

I won’t be able to provide information that other people haven’t already but I have encountered one of these “aircraft”. I own a small light sport airplane and was flying between UT and CA at 12.5k ft and saw one of these pass 1,000ft below me not far outside of Reno. ATC didn’t call it so presumably they didn’t see it on radar. It was exactly as described, small, shiny, cylindrical, no wings, and fast. If I could gu…

I wonder if this was NASA's Super Guppy: https://www.kwch.com/2021/03/05/nasas-super-guppy-spotted-ov...
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