Doc wrote:
> I'm limiting this to what seem like technically oriented groups, not
> including UFO forums in an attempt to avoid slobbering tirades from
> the tinfoil hat brigade.
>
> I'm wondering why it is, in all the incidents of "UFO" sightings,
> including some that have made the news, any images that aren't obvious
> hoaxes (and many that are) are always grainy, shaky, indistinct blobs
> blurs, pinpoint lights etc.
Because, by definition, if you can tell what it is from the image, it's
not "Unidentified".
And by corollary, the grainier, shakier and less distinct the image is,
the harder it is to identify what's in the image. So, after you've
identified what you can from the good images, you're left with the
"grainy, shaky, indistinct blobs blurs, pinpoint lights etc."
Watching the video, the people taking the pictures have miserable
photographic technique ... holding a digital point 'n shoot at arms
length to use live view to frame the photograph practically guarantees
blurry images.
There's a follow-up story:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvx4Dnu-NDU&feature=related
YEARS ago, some, (cough, cough) friends made some of these "Chinese
lanterns" from tea candles, kite sticks & the plastic bags that the dry
cleaners used to cover hanging garments (thinnest plastic bag you could
find).
Tie about 100' of really light fish line in a circle and then attach
three of the "lanterns" by the ends of the crossed kite sticks to that
loop, light the candles and they'll float along in a more or less
triangular formation.
If anyone on the ground sees it, they'll only see lights floating along
in formation. It's not, BTW, an experiment I recommend in today's "War
on Terror" climate.
But, IIRC, the USMC later admitted they were conducting training west of
San Diego that night. There were some pointed comments made about why
the military would first deny having aircraft in the area then later
admit they were operating there. They claimed it was all a
mis-understanding.
A substantial percentage of UFO sightings are of special operations
forces training and/or operational flights. They're out there trying to
be un-identified.
Further, if you're around the US Southwest (Edwards AFB & "Area 51" ...)
there's all sorts of secret experimental aircraft. The government tests
this stuff at night specifically because it's more difficult for someone
to get a good photograph.
A lot of it is kept hidden to avoid tipping off potential adversaries
about new capabilities.
Even more of it is kept hidden to avoid tipping off the taxpayers to how
much money gets wasted on screwball **** that doesn't work.
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