Mick West shows new night-vision reference footage indicating the Navy's supposed flying pyramid UFO is just an out-of-focus light, likely a plane near LAX, rendered triangular by bokeh. He identifies other lights as Jupiter and stars.
Why Hacker News points people here: HN cites it as a concise debunking of a UFO case and an illustration of how a triangular aperture creates triangle UFOs.
“The linked video in the article showing how a triangle iris creates triangle ufos is brilliant, and seems obvious after you see it.”HN comment, 2021
“The linked video in the article showing how a triangle iris creates triangle ufos is brilliant, and seems obvious after you see it.”
Shows how a triangular iris creates triangle UFOs.
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The linked video in the article showing how a triangle iris creates triangle ufos is brilliant, and seems obvious after you see it. this video Debunking this stuff is not as exciting as believing in aliens, which is why it’s a never ending battle. But the problem is when people who can make policy get duped. Again, we need better science education and should demand such for those we elect.
Cites itkrappApr 2021
“the media UFO hype machine seems to have discovered a case of bokeh”
Shows the UFO footage is bokeh, not a pyramid.
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Note that by "legitimate" they mean "actually taken by Navy personnel," not "actually alien spacecraft." In this particular case the media UFO hype machine seems to have discovered a case of bokeh[0]. [0] this video
Cites itallturtlesApr 2021
“there's no swooping”
Analysis of a navy ship and aircraft incident.
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I'm not sure what incident you're referring to. e.g. See this video , there's no swooping, and no indication that the ship was "on maneuvers." Navy ships and aircraft can't help being near commercial aircraft much of the time, and vice versa, since flight paths crisscross the whole world. But whether they "deserve to be shot down" or not (a highly questionable moral position I think), it would be pragmatically unwise to do so. You will either create a domestic political crisis that will shake up the whole military, or an international incident, depending on the carrier.
Cites itfirefoxdJun 2021
“It's just bokeh”
Explains the UFO as bokeh.
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Someone posted this video here then deleted it. (I'm pretty sure he was an alien) It's just bokeh: this video
