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Re:U.S. Fighters About to Get Infrared Sensors That Could Be... by Cthulhu_ on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @03:39AM (#20399911)
What has struck me a few times with the videos from fighter jets is that the UFO does not seem to move relative to the camera, that is, it's stuck in the middle or something. Which of course to me implies it's a speck or something on the camera.

(I'm not a photographer though. I did read that e.g. scratches on a camera lens don't really have a noticeable effect on the final picture as well)

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Re:U.S. Fighters About to Get Infrared Sensors That Could Be... by flyinglizard on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @03:53AM (#20399990)
If they are taking those videos with their targeting pods, then the pod follows the locked target, keeping it in the frame center. It would be different if they took the videos with their gun sight, which is fixed in a single direction.
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Re:U.S. Fighters About to Get Infrared Sensors That Could Be... by hanniabu on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @03:43AM (#20399931)
From the videos I've seen this doesn't seem to be the case. (Object stationary relative to camera)
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