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I wonder if this video release impacted the decision? https://youtu.be/G9D8dzl4zGk https://youtu.be/G9D8dzl4zGk I remember when it came out it caused quite a

I wonder if this video release impacted the decision? https://youtu.be/G9D8dzl4zGk https://youtu.be/G9D8dzl4zGk I remember when it came out it caused quite a stir. Edit: Here's the Wikipedia page: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Nimitz_UFO_incident https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Nimitz_UFO_incident

Abishek_Muthian 8y ago
Was the video officially released by DoD? Traditionally, when govt sources added to UFO sensations it has been stated to divert attention from something else. Edit: Wasn't -> Was
- moftz 8y ago
  That video is actually two separate events. The first video is called GIMBAL and the date and location weren't publicly released. The second video is called FLIR1 and starts when the information layout on the screen changes. Both were officially released by the Defense Department's Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program.
komali2 8y ago
Haha, great video. Lots of very serious intro text about video trail of custody, declassification. A one minute step by step overview of a "best in class" sensor UI. Finally, "the audio you're about to hear is highly trained US air Force pilots and weapons operating specialists trying to make sense of what they see." "It's a fucking drone bro!"
Circuits 8y ago
Yeah, personally, I would say it's pretty obvious that extraterrestrials, aliens, little green men, are visiting our planet and have been for some time now... not sure why this is so hard to accept but apparently there are a lot of people who would rather die in a fiery car crash than admit that the snake attached to their leg has in fact bitten them.
- TremendousJudge 8y ago
  What? Why is it "pretty obvious"? What causes you to jump to such conclusions? Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, and this video can be explained by other, less extraordinary explanations
  - hanniabu 8y ago
    I don't think saying that there's evidence of extraterrestrials, but just that everyone seems to gawk/scoff at the possibility.
- scarejunba 8y ago
  I don't know what the car is and what the snake is in this analogy. Or even the leg.
- themodelplumber 8y ago
  There's something to that POV. Out of curiosity I looked around for relevant podcasts and found a BBC World podcast [0] on the Rendlesham Forest Incident [1] in which a U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel brought along a geiger counter, a tape recorder, and several other people to check out a possible UFO in the forest. The Colonel's final take is interesting, if a bit concerning for the more exploration-minded: "I don't think we can do anything about it. I think this is beyond us. So: Quit worrying about it." Personally I'm interested in the benign-animalistic properties of these phenomena. The entities often seem to have at least some basic sensing capability (regarding e.g. 'noticing' aircraft in the vicinity) and their reported maneuvers are in line with what I would expect from a less-intelligent, but still instinctual, entity. I wonder if they would respond additionally to stimuli such as playful maneuvers by nearby aircraft, things like that. Way out there, but only an idea. 0. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3cswqmm https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3cswqmm 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendlesham_Forest_incident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendlesham_Forest_incident
  - Izkata 8y ago
    > I wonder if they would respond additionally to stimuli such as playful maneuvers by nearby aircraft, things like that. Maybe they're not aliens and we just have undiscovered sky dolphins.
DoctorOetker 8y ago
From the very first time I saw this video, there is a moment with a very tell tale sign that it is some unexplained optical effect: around 1m40s the object rotates simultaneously with camera rotation, twice, and at twice the angle of rotation the camera makes! now think of how if you rotate a mirror some angle alpha, then the reflected view rotates an angle of 2 alpha. So to me this is a tell tale sign of some optical effect. Do I have a complete explanation? No, but then again there is no complete specification of the observation: what is the sensor layout and optical setup like?
- NikkiA 8y ago
  It's a raytheon ATFLIR[0]. The rotation precisely matches the point at which the 'up-down' tracking reaches it's upper stop and the body of the pod has to rotate. The concensus was that it's some internal reflection within the pod window. [0] https://www.raytheon.com/capabilities/products/atflir https://www.raytheon.com/capabilities/products/atflir
  - pavelrub 8y ago
    What "consensus"? I've read the Wikipedia article on the incident and found no information of any consensus of this sort. The objects in question were visually tracked by multiple aircraft, and were detected by multiple radar systems.
    - NikkiA 8y ago
      A lot of discussion from here: https://www.metabunk.org/nyt-gimbal-video-of-u-s-navy-jet-encounter-with-unknown-object.t9333 https://www.metabunk.org/nyt-gimbal-video-of-u-s-navy-jet-en... But there was also discussion on skeptics.com and skepticforum.com when it was news last year. Also note that the organisation that released the videos is a known scammer who has been caught trying to monetize the UFO community many times.
- chrischen 8y ago
  They were dispatched to investigate it after it showed up on radar.

Abishek_Muthian 8y ago

Was the video officially released by DoD? Traditionally, when govt sources added to UFO sensations it has been stated to divert attention from something else. Edit: Wasn't -> Was

moftz 8y ago
That video is actually two separate events. The first video is called GIMBAL and the date and location weren't publicly released. The second video is called FLIR1 and starts when the information layout on the screen changes. Both were officially released by the Defense Department's Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program.

komali2 8y ago

Haha, great video. Lots of very serious intro text about video trail of custody, declassification. A one minute step by step overview of a "best in class" sensor UI. Finally, "the audio you're about to hear is highly trained US air Force pilots and weapons operating specialists trying to make sense of what they see." "It's a fucking drone bro!"

Circuits 8y ago

Yeah, personally, I would say it's pretty obvious that extraterrestrials, aliens, little green men, are visiting our planet and have been for some time now... not sure why this is so hard to accept but apparently there are a lot of people who would rather die in a fiery car crash than admit that the snake attached to their leg has in fact bitten them.

TremendousJudge 8y ago
What? Why is it "pretty obvious"? What causes you to jump to such conclusions? Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, and this video can be explained by other, less extraordinary explanations
- hanniabu 8y ago
  I don't think saying that there's evidence of extraterrestrials, but just that everyone seems to gawk/scoff at the possibility.
scarejunba 8y ago
I don't know what the car is and what the snake is in this analogy. Or even the leg.
themodelplumber 8y ago
There's something to that POV. Out of curiosity I looked around for relevant podcasts and found a BBC World podcast [0] on the Rendlesham Forest Incident [1] in which a U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel brought along a geiger counter, a tape recorder, and several other people to check out a possible UFO in the forest. The Colonel's final take is interesting, if a bit concerning for the more exploration-minded: "I don't think we can do anything about it. I think this is beyond us. So: Quit worrying about it." Personally I'm interested in the benign-animalistic properties of these phenomena. The entities often seem to have at least some basic sensing capability (regarding e.g. 'noticing' aircraft in the vicinity) and their reported maneuvers are in line with what I would expect from a less-intelligent, but still instinctual, entity. I wonder if they would respond additionally to stimuli such as playful maneuvers by nearby aircraft, things like that. Way out there, but only an idea. 0. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3cswqmm https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3cswqmm 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendlesham_Forest_incident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendlesham_Forest_incident
- Izkata 8y ago
  > I wonder if they would respond additionally to stimuli such as playful maneuvers by nearby aircraft, things like that. Maybe they're not aliens and we just have undiscovered sky dolphins.

DoctorOetker 8y ago

From the very first time I saw this video, there is a moment with a very tell tale sign that it is some unexplained optical effect: around 1m40s the object rotates simultaneously with camera rotation, twice, and at twice the angle of rotation the camera makes! now think of how if you rotate a mirror some angle alpha, then the reflected view rotates an angle of 2 alpha. So to me this is a tell tale sign of some optical effect. Do I have a complete explanation? No, but then again there is no complete specification of the observation: what is the sensor layout and optical setup like?

NikkiA 8y ago
It's a raytheon ATFLIR[0]. The rotation precisely matches the point at which the 'up-down' tracking reaches it's upper stop and the body of the pod has to rotate. The concensus was that it's some internal reflection within the pod window. [0] https://www.raytheon.com/capabilities/products/atflir https://www.raytheon.com/capabilities/products/atflir
- pavelrub 8y ago
  What "consensus"? I've read the Wikipedia article on the incident and found no information of any consensus of this sort. The objects in question were visually tracked by multiple aircraft, and were detected by multiple radar systems.
  - NikkiA 8y ago
    A lot of discussion from here: https://www.metabunk.org/nyt-gimbal-video-of-u-s-navy-jet-encounter-with-unknown-object.t9333 https://www.metabunk.org/nyt-gimbal-video-of-u-s-navy-jet-en... But there was also discussion on skeptics.com and skepticforum.com when it was news last year. Also note that the organisation that released the videos is a known scammer who has been caught trying to monetize the UFO community many times.
chrischen 8y ago
They were dispatched to investigate it after it showed up on radar.