Chilean officials can’t identify a strange IR signal seen by its Navy

Re:Chilean officials can’t identify a strange IR signal seen... by vonkale on Saturday January 07, 2017 @02:55PM (#13346233)

Could it be some kind of IR reflection of the helicopter itself due to the structure of the clouds? It would seem logical if there was no radar signal, it was on a linear path with the helicopter and did not show on normal camera. Any opinions?

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Re:Chilean officials can’t identify a strange IR signal seen... by pcrh on Saturday January 07, 2017 @03:03PM (#13346287)

What would the plume be? Would the helicopter produce a dumbell-shaped heat signature?

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Re:Chilean officials can’t identify a strange IR signal seen... by Shivetya on Saturday January 07, 2017 @04:04PM (#13346619)

I figure a reflection from other planes just further off, water vapor can do some tricks. however they claim the IR gives them a temperature

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