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Maybe it's all a prank/hoax perpetrated by pilots and tolerated by Navy command, who perhaps see some value in muddying the waters about what's real or isn't re
by LarryMullins 4y ago
Maybe it's all a prank/hoax perpetrated by pilots and tolerated by Navy command, who perhaps see some value in muddying the waters about what's real or isn't real, sowing doubt about the technology America might have, confuse America's rivals.
I've noticed that the people who think the alleged Navy sightings are genuine seem to generally believe that Navy pilots are beyond reproach, all work no play, never perpetrate hoaxes, never misread their instruments, never get deceived by their own senses, etc etc. From listening to them, you'd get the impression that the testimony of Navy pilots is the firmest sort of scientific evidence.
Well I've met a small number of Naval aviators, and I can tell you that although they were professionals, they were also human. Punking the public for shits and giggles is a real possibility with them.
- seanw444 4y agoAbsolutely possible. I'm not discounting that either. I just want a decently-funded investigation and explanation for all of it. Just to know for sure. The "gimbal" craft's recording is still unexplained, for example, and from what it appears, it defies our understanding of physics.
- zoklet-enjoyer 4y agoIt's probably a projection https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2020/05/11/us-navy-laser-creates-plasma-ufos/?sh=72e596db1074 https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2020/05/11/us-nav...
- agarren 4y agoMick West put together what I found to be a pretty enlightening and convincing analysis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsEjV8DdSbs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsEjV8DdSbs Ultimately, it remains an unidentified flying object, but between West’s conclusion and a physics defying anomaly, I’d lean squarely towards the former.
- LarryMullins 4y agoMick West's analysis is very convincing. I don't think any of the publicly released videos show anything exotic. It's possible the pilots were deceived, perhaps through wishful thinking. Or the pilots understand the videos are mundane but guessed that laypeople might mistake the videos for something exotic and decided to have some fun.
- vkou 4y agoMore likely, the reason the Navy is publicly talking about it is to encourage their people to report anything suspicious that they see. Which they might not be as inclined to, if they felt that they'd be considered a lunatic.
- LarryMullins 4y agoGood point.
- smallmouth 4y agoI've known my small share of military aviators back in the day and these are some pretty serious folks. I cannot imagine them now or then perpetuating a sustained hoax such as the possibility you are suggesting. I just don't see that happening FWIW.
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