An investigation of the Pentagon's UFO program

Re:An investigation of the Pentagon's UFO program by partiallypro on Monday February 17, 2020 @10:34PM (#22353239)

Video experts have already established the videos are real, and not edited. I think it probably is US tech in the videos, but since it's FLIR cameras the government doesn't care because you can't see details. Otherwise, I don't think your theory is implausible...but the videos are definitely legit. If the tech is a drone, or a manned aircraft or some sort of diversionary tech to throw off enemy radar/instruments (which we tested against our own highly advanced instruments) that is up for debate. I do doubt it's aliens, though I want to believe. It could even be a way to sow doubt into enemies like China, as a way to say "look what we have." We'll probably find out in 40 years.

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Re:An investigation of the Pentagon's UFO program by PaulDavisThe1st on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @12:12AM (#22353641)

The forensics expert consulted by Popular Mechanics (in the original article) did not agree that the videos where "definitely legit".

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Re:An investigation of the Pentagon's UFO program by tgflynn on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @10:00AM (#22356491)

I don't recall seeing anything in the article about experts being asked if the videos are legitimate. I think very few people question that the videos are real because the DoD has confirmed them and isn't thought to be in the habit of producing fake videos.

I think the experts were asked if the objects in the videos might be conventional aircraft. There is still some discussion going on with regards to that point, but the Navy says they consider the objects "unidentified".

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Re:An investigation of the Pentagon's UFO program by PaulDavisThe1st on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @12:40AM (#22363310)

Sorry, it's in a related PM article by the same author (and linked in the original post):

"In an effort to try and clear up the debate, Popular Mechanics sought the help of a digital forensics expert to analyze the video. Having processed over 1,000 cases, including high-profile investigations like U.S. vs Zimmerman, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, and the shooting death of Laquan McDonald, Primeau Forensics is regarded as one of the nation’s leading digital forensics experts.

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When asked if there was enough with just the video to meet the threshold of legally admissible evidence or make a definitive conclusion, Primeau says, “Based on preliminary forensic video analysis, it is my opinion that the FLIR video recordings provided cannot be relied upon as true and accurate, and therefore should not be admissible as evidence in a court of law.”

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Re:An investigation of the Pentagon's UFO program by tgflynn on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @07:57AM (#22365024)

I think the Pentagon's statements confirming their origin alone would make them admissible in a court so I'm not sure why they felt the need to obtain that expert opinion.

Again that says nothing as to what they actually show.

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