Absolutely possible. I'm not discounting that either. I just want a decently-funded investigation and explanation for all of it. Just to know for sure. The "gimbal" craft's recording is still unexplained, for example, and from what it appears, it defies our understanding of physics.
Re:The Alien Grave of Aurora, Texas
by zoklet-enjoyer on Wednesday January 11, 2023 @03:09PM
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It's probably a projection
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2020/05/11/us-nav...
Mick West put together what I found to be a pretty enlightening and convincing analysis:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsEjV8DdSbs
Ultimately, it remains an unidentified flying object, but between West’s conclusion and a physics defying anomaly, I’d lean squarely towards the former.
Re:The Alien Grave of Aurora, Texas
by LarryMullins on Wednesday January 11, 2023 @04:14PM
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Mick West's analysis is very convincing. I don't think any of the publicly released videos show anything exotic. It's possible the pilots were deceived, perhaps through wishful thinking. Or the pilots understand the videos are mundane but guessed that laypeople might mistake the videos for something exotic and decided to have some fun.
More likely, the reason the Navy is publicly talking about it is to encourage their people to report anything suspicious that they see.
Which they might not be as inclined to, if they felt that they'd be considered a lunatic.
Re:The Alien Grave of Aurora, Texas
by LarryMullins on Wednesday January 11, 2023 @04:09PM
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Good point.
Re:The Alien Grave of Aurora, Texas
by smallmouth on Wednesday January 11, 2023 @04:26PM
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I've known my small share of military aviators back in the day and these are some pretty serious folks. I cannot imagine them now or then perpetuating a sustained hoax such as the possibility you are suggesting. I just don't see that happening FWIW.
I've noticed that the people who think the alleged Navy sightings are genuine seem to generally believe that Navy pilots are beyond reproach, all work no play, never perpetrate hoaxes, never misread their instruments, never get deceived by their own senses, etc etc. From listening to them, you'd get the impression that the testimony of Navy pilots is the firmest sort of scientific evidence.
Well I've met a small number of Naval aviators, and I can tell you that although they were professionals, they were also human. Punking the public for shits and giggles is a real possibility with them.