Amazing UAP footage & lots of it,...

[Darkly Brooding]

I've been following the UAP phenomenon for quite sometime, being a military aircraft buff and skeptic(non-experiencer) at heart when analyzing most videos/photos. I have never seen such convincingly 'unknown' footage as what this user has posted on his youtube account. So much so, I can't get it out of my head,...and thought I'd share with what I consider the best skeptics community around.

Considering his latest video(the 8/1/09 footage) is an apology from another youtube user(allegedly they never met before this taping) who challenged him to reproduce the experience, and did so successfully, I'm almost convinced,...

It would be great to know who this user is, his background (claims to be an experiencer for 15+ years), and what methodology he utilizes to 'summon' them.

I'm wondering if DavidB could give his initial analysis or comparison to his own experiences, and perhaps contact this individual for a few originals to analyze (if you too find them compelling).

Either way, if anyone has any ideas of mundane explanations of what's being recorded I'd love to hear that as well.

Love the channel Gene & Dave & I'm almost finally through the backlogged archives after finding the Paracast a few months back-great stuff. Keep up the great work!

 

[Gareth]

I dunno about this dudes videos. Seems like a load of bollocks to be honest. Anyone that claims that they "summon" UFOs at will has credibility issues IMO.

I had a look at 3 or 4 of his videos. They all look essentially identical (as in the the size/shape/reflection/luminosity etc of whatever he is filming).

Wouldn't surprise me in the least if he was putting a balloon up with some sort of rigged up something-or-other that looks reflective/metallic.

Something just seems off here.

 

[Darkly Brooding]

Agree totally with the comments Gareth. Generally when people start talking 'summoning' & telepathic communication, my BS detector starts flashing & I tune out, but these videos are very hard to dismiss as presented.

The self illumination aspect being the most compelling to me, otherwise a few of them could just be deliberately set debris floating on wind currents(ala numerous Mexican Jaime Maussan vids), but self-illuminating, independently moving debris is hard to swallow,...and the variation of movement, illumination and number of videos also stumps me,...:frown:

Although the "luck" involved with having so many great sightings is suspect to me as well, I cannot readily dismiss these on any of the usual grounds.

 

[Gareth]

Yep. I think in cases like this its guilty until proven innocent.

 

[Darkly Brooding]

Yep. I think in cases like this its guilty until proven innocent.

I don't know that I can agree with that assumption,...

Do you dismiss all cases of "high strangeness" that easily? I like to keep an open mind-hence the reason I posted this here,...but I enjoy the cynicism!

 

[Gareth]

No not at all. I just mean that in order to accept claims of high strangeness further investigation is always needed to get to the point of acceptance.

Guilty until proven innocent is probably over-stating it a little.

 

[Astroboy]

I live near North Hollywood. Not a peep of news about UFO sightings. Not surprising since these videos aren't very convincing of anything.

First UFO looks like a donut shaped mylar balloon floating. Does not exhibit controlled flight.

Second one is just a circular object. Could be a planet.

Neither seem to be self-illuminating to me just the sun reflecting off the surface.

I'm sure I can summon a UFO as long as I have change to go buy some balloons.

 

[Darkly Brooding]

I'm not convinced either, which is why I'm asking,...

But I'm also not convinced these are simple mylar balloons, as you suggest Astroboy, as the "reflection", as you call it, does visibly and erratically shift in the 7/27 vid, and seems to come from fixed locations on the object, whereas a straight-up reflective surface, I would think, would have uniform movement across the entire surface as the object tumbles. The 4/19 vid also shows signs of definitive flashing, too intense for just reflection imo. The user also vehementally rejects any possibility of them being balloons(perhaps insider info), but if he's a hoaxer, he's also a liar by default.

Furthermore, I distinctly see multiple colors, pure white (which would indicate reflection), blue and blue-green at various intervals, green then green and pink from 2/12(although theres a dubious break between the two), and a pinkish example from the 1/30 vid that looks a similar shape as the 2/12 vid.

There's also definite movement as exhibited in the 7/18, which drops very quickly below the power-line, and the 4/19 vid which demonstrates a more horizontal movement too fast for the camera to steadily keep up with. However, none of them are zig-zagging or changing direction that I can tell.

Additionally, look at the height this appears to be from start to full zoom with a 2000x lens,...it's a spec in the sky...this object has to be relatively larger than a few balloons strung together imo, and could easily be missed by anyone not looking up.

That being said, to add something else my skeptical eye does notice, if you pause at the end of the 7/27 vid around 5:12-5:14, and 4:38-4:40 marks of the 7/18 vid, I notice a greenish bleeding "aura" around the plant in the foreground as it zooms back in. Is this the product of some type of filter or lens, which may be creating the amazing blue-green colors seen>? Furthermore skeptically, I would ask the user, if he is "summoning" them, why they won't come closer for a better shot!

I can't rule out hoax, but think if it is, it's gotta be more elaborate than just balloons and reflection,...