What The Hell Is This?

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www.coasttocoastam.com/gen/page2022.html?theme=light

(be sure to click link for all photos)

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www.earthfiles.com/

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Don't know. I do know that a reliable friend of ours and his son saw something similar in the Bronx some years ago.

My only skepticism of this picture is the light symmetry. You'll see the light graduating from left to right in the picture. On the craft, at 6 o'clock, here is a shadow. At 4 o'clock there is a bright side on the craft, which would not be consistent, given that the gradient moves from left to right. You will also see on the bottom of the craft, at 10 o'clock, what looks like light shining through from above, yet on the opposite side, there is no shadow, this would be exactly opposite if the craft was following the light symmetry.

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Good point...


This image has created a bit of an underground buzz on the net.

When I first looked at this photo I laughed because it sort of resembled a ceiling fan. I’ve been thinking about those blades too. Assuming that they were what was keeping this thing afloat by rotating you’d think that if they were spinning with any amount of speed the image would’ve appeared blurred. Instead you can see the detail and lettering on the underside clearly. This leads me to believe that this thing was stationary when photographed and was either photo-shopped or hung up by a line of some sort from various positions.


I did however by chance happen to catch a piece one the news today about a new spy drone in the testing phase being toyed around with by the police for surveillance purposes in Liverpool, England. While far from being identical, it does throw in another possibility to consider. The one that I saw tonight actually had four separate blades. I'm sure that this device could create just as much confusion for someone unaware of its purpose.

Notice the blades....

link

'Flying saucer' police spy camera takes to the skies




Here's another image of the original in question.

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How difficult would it be to Photoshop an object behind tress and power lines like that and make it look right?

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knowthis said:

How difficult would it be to Photoshop an object behind tress and power lines like that and make it look right?

Not that hard. You could do 3 layers, Sky, object, and telephone pole with wires. The trick is always getting the lighting to be coherent.

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What do you think about the lighting in the last photo with the power lines? It surprisingly seems to match up pretty decent to me? If you look at the reflection of the cylinder of the object and on the telephone pole it seems to be right? The light seems to be uniformly coming from the right side.

What puzzles me is that it seems to be a physical object of some sort regardless. Even if it was originally photographed in someone’s backyard while resting on the ground. I’d love to know what it is. Perhaps it’s a bit of a Frankenstein job with pieces from several different unrelated devices being randomly hashed together?

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yeah, that last picture does show coherency. It could be some version of these spy-bots.

I notice the only description is a cracking sound.

Could be electrostatic.

Another minor skepticism I have is the lack of video. You would think that with all these pictures, that someone would have some video. Video is much harder to fake, and look real. After years of working with After Effects, Combustion, and Final Cut Pro, I can vouch for that.

Photoshop is much easier to fake.

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talkback.lancasteronline.com/index.php?showtopic=47110


Engineer Comments About Odd Aerial "Drones"?

Over Lake Tahoe and Central California

© 2007 by Linda Moulton Howe



May 16, 2007 Albuquerque, NM -
Nanotechnology Background

"The design strategy of charged ion / shaped plasma 'buoyancy' devices does
bear some relevancy here

For instance, the circular array of curved 'antennae' coming out of the
center of the device is very similar to a form of wave guide / shaping mechanism
for a charged plasma / ion field.

The very long extended arm could in fact be the power source - the other
short arms serve as counter-balance / stability mechanisms

With current nano-materials, for instance, the strength to weight ratio of
such a device would be vastly superior to earlier attempts at such designs

The circular / ring structure in the center would be the plasma accelerator
/ focal containment apparatus

And, also, with very much improved materials options currently available,
such as super / ultra conductive materials, the size and efficiency of a
modern design strategy for powering this sort of system would be very different
than that of earlier attempts at such

The implications for such advanced ionic / shaped plasma field buoyancy
experiments are many, and compelling

Also:
2975332 ; starr w-l ; plasma propulsion device ; 14/03/1961 ... 4457509 ;
saint germain jean ; levitationarium for air flotation of humans ; 03/07/1984

www.dprix.com/biblio/uspatents3.html - 49k

Note the above patent filing - this is only one of a variety of such
examples

As a reference point, I have a background in materials science, including
applied nanotechnology (having worked at both Lawrence Berkeley and Los Alamos National Laboratories).

It's my personal opinion that this is an advanced form of military remotely
piloted surveillance craft, having seen a number of examples of other
developments in this general arena of interest, perhaps the most interesting being the 'robofly' project that was at UC Berkeley a couple of years ago."

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I saw this damn thing on TV last night. Someone jokingly photoshopped half of a lemon on top of those spikes and made it in to a juicer.

www.unknowncountry.com/news/?id=6225

Weird Aerial Object Haunts California[/u]

At first, the super-clear pictures and the suggestion that one of the 'wings' on this odd craft had Klingon letters on it made seasoned UFO observers assume that it was a prank. But now additional photographs being received from independent sources by Dreamland science reporter Linda Moulton Howe suggest that it may not be a hoax. Or do they? Read on...

The original photographs were submitted by an individual who wishes only to be known as "Chad," and now additional photographs have been taken by (allegedly) another anonymous individualin Lake Tahoe, Ca. Both witnesses describe a low hum associated with the otherwise silent craft, and Chad also describes a crackling sound.

Howe writes on her Earthfiles.com website, "the sound described is consistent with electrostatic field discharges. Tesla coils, for example, give off electrostatic charges that crackle and hum."

The object is also described as moving like a skating spider sliding across a pond, which would be consistent with its being held aloft by something other than a conventional wing--for example, an electrostatic phenomenon. It's asymmetry and lack of rotors mean that it is not a conventional airborne craft.

It moves slowly and makes no apparent effort to conceal itself. Clear photos have been taken, or so it would seem, but sophisticated digital photo processes could achieve this effect.

Another possibility is that this might be a secret propulsion testbed of some kind being flown out of nearby Beale AFB, which is a center for advanced reconnaissance aircraft. If it is real, it could also be the workof a private inventor or company. If a digital effect, perhaps it is simply a hoax, or maybe a so-called 'viral marketing' program for some as-yet undisclosed media event like a new film or television program.

A technique that could be used to create an effect like this is called HDR Lighting. It's popular with 3-D modelers using 3-D Studio Max software because it enables them to insert entirely digital rendered objects into photographs almost flawlessly. The technique is described here.

If it is an artifact of an advanced alien civilization, it is making a completely different approach to us than has been seen in all prior UFO sightings. It is moving slowly over populated areas in broad daylight at low altitude and allowing itself to be photographed clearly and in detail. This would suggest that further and more extensive revelations will be pending.

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Check this out....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRv3WAEnHMc

www.earthfiles.com/news.php?ID=1253&category=Environment

Shirley, Retired California Department of Developmental Services Mental Health Technician, Central Valley, California: “It was around May of 2005. And we had gotten lost about what road to take out of the Sequoias to get back on the right road heading home. I told my dad (now deceased), ‘Pull over. I’m going to talk with the Park Ranger and see if he can help us.’

Came over talking to this ranger. And while talking, this weird thing flew overhead. Never seen anything like it in my whole life!

I asked the Park Ranger, ‘What is that?’ And he very casually just went, ‘Oh, yeah, I’m told it’s some kind of communications device. It’s supposed to help the Park Service to monitor any possible problems like fires and such.’ That was pretty much his total explanation of what it was.