The UFO Phenomenon

Investigators claim to have solved mystery of Pentagon UFO footage

By T.K. Randall
October 27, 2023

Image: The Pentagon
Credit: Touch Of Light / CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted) The clip, which shows an unidentified metallic sphere moving at considerable speed over some buildings somewhere in the Middle-East, was shared publicly during the Senate Committee hearing back in April by Dr Sean Kirkpatrick of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office.

At the time, the footage generated much intrigue as it seemed to be evidence that UFOs not only existed, but were being officially acknowledged by the US government.

"This is a typical example of a thing we see most of," Kirkpatrick said at the time. "We see these all over the world and we see these making very interesting apparent maneuvers."

"This one in particular, however, I may point out, demonstrated no enigmatic technical capabilities and was no threat to airborne safety."

Fast-forward to the present and now an investigative journalism group known as Bellingcat has put forward its conclusion that the object in the footage is nothing more than a mylar balloon.To determine this, the investigators attempted to calculate the object's size, speed and distance traveled based on the relative speed and altitude of the drone that captured the footage.

They also determined the exact location that it was filmed at for reference.

If the object was situated at an altitude of approximately 2,000ft, they argued, then it is quite feasible that it was traveling at no more than 27mph.

On top of that, the sighting occurred at the time of a major holiday in Islam during which it is not unusual for balloons to be used.

"So, while it's exciting to imagine a 30 centimeter-wide alien spacecraft flying around the Middle-East, Occam's razor suggests that perhaps we're just looking at a party balloon," the group concluded.


Source: Metro.co.uk

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