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I believe the radar detected the objects reached speeds around 46000 miles per hour and based on rough estimation would need more power than ten times all of th

I believe the radar detected the objects reached speeds around 46000 miles per hour and based on rough estimation would need more power than ten times all of the United States nuclear power to achieve those speeds at an estimated weight of 1000kg. Page 3 bottom paragraph, source: https://res.mdpi.com/d_attachment/proceedings/proceedings-33-00026/article_deploy/proceedings-33-00026.pdf https://res.mdpi.com/d_attachment/proceedings/proceedings-33... Considering the fastest known human aircraft currently holds speeds ~7000 mph this is either insanely advanced technology, equipment malfunction, or aliens.

egfx 5y ago
Where did you hear 46,000mph? I believe 14,000mph was mentioned in the 60 minutes episode. It’s amazing to think that even at 46,000 mph that it is still ~3x slower then a meteor entering the earth’s atmosphere.
- helloworld11 5y ago
  Comet. Meteors normally fly at speeds of about 40,000 to 80,000 mph. Comets tend to be the much faster moving celestial objects. Though comets can also travel faster or slower, and tend to move more slowly while in deep space, speeding up as they approach the sun.
- helloworld11 5y ago
  Also, the PDF he links to does indeed mention 46,000 mph