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Pentagon officially released 'UFO' videos: BUSTED (Part 1)

395K views · May 3, 2020 · 20:53 · 0 HN recommenders · 6 mentions · discussed 2020–2022

Thunderf00t argues that the Pentagon's officially released 'UFO' videos have mundane explanations such as birds, parallax and sensor artifacts.

Why Hacker News points people here: HN cites it as a debunking whenever Pentagon UFO footage is discussed.

What Hacker News said 6

CriticalsimonhJun 2020

“The recently declassified 'UFO' sightings have been pretty thoroughly debunked as spurious.”

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The recently declassified 'UFO' sightings have been pretty thoroughly debunked as spurious. this video

in “Manned fighter to face autonomous drone next year” · view on HN
Criticaldj_gitmoJul 2020

“the object was probably just a bird, and the apparent speed was a result of parallax”

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This video argues that the object was probably just a bird, and the apparent speed was a result of parallax. Seems more plausible than the alternatives. this video

in “Pentagon's UFO Unit to Disclose Some of Its Findings to the Public” · view on HN
CriticaletrabrolineApr 2021

“These are not aliens.”

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These are not aliens. Media love to insinuate that they are because it gets clicks. (or even outright say they are aliens) this video link link

in “Pentagon confirms leaked photos and video of UFOs are legitimate” · view on HN
CriticaletrabrolineMay 2021

“It is obvious to any expert that these are not space aliens.”

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It is obvious to any expert that these are not space aliens. that makes the question of why the Navy is hyping them even more interesting. this video

in “How the Pentagon started taking UFOs seriously” · view on HN
CriticaloceanghostJul 2021

“these videos are all explained and all have been debunked.”

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I've said it once, I'll say it again-- these videos are all explained and all have been debunked. This is most likely a advertisement for the US Military's ability to track very small things such as drones. If there are videos of things that might be alien-- these are not them. this video link link link link Bob Lazar debunk: link

in “UFOs: 'These objects show physics we don't understand'” · view on HN
CriticaldanbrucMar 2022

“At least those videos [1] are just birds, see for example this analysis [2].”

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At least those videos [1] are just birds, see for example this analysis [2]. Skip to the meat of it, if you dislike the style of the video. [1] link [2] this video

in “Flight characteristics of anomalous unidentified aerial vehicles (2019)” · view on HN