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Re:Mysterious aircraft spotted at Area 51 in satellite image by mike_d on Friday February 04, 2022 @01:06AM (#30203410)
> Why wouldn't they paint such a detail on it?

The shelters are mobile. It wouldn't be practical to paint the runway/taxiway lines on it, and I don't know how you'd get them to line up from different angles.

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Re:Mysterious aircraft spotted at Area 51 in satellite image by throwawaylinux on Friday February 04, 2022 @02:56AM (#30204029)
Ah okay, fair point then. I guess you could lay a rubber strip across it rather than paint. It seems probably real though, so the point is moot.
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Re:Mysterious aircraft spotted at Area 51 in satellite image by JumpCrisscross on Friday February 04, 2022 @02:56AM (#30204027)
> I don't know how you'd get them to line up from different angles

E-ink.

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Re:Mysterious aircraft spotted at Area 51 in satellite image by errcorrectcode on Friday February 04, 2022 @05:01AM (#30204850)
E-ink wouldn't line-up with anything without knowing there is only one observer and the coordinates of that observer. It would be better, cheaper, and simpler to have an inflatable replica of whatever it is.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dummy_tank

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Re:Mysterious aircraft spotted at Area 51 in satellite image by JumpCrisscross on Friday February 04, 2022 @09:20AM (#30207019)
> without knowing there is only one observer and the coordinates of that observer

Like a satellite? (Agree this would fail with multiple satellites.)

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