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Another argument I've seen, possibly from the same source, is that it can't be a weather balloon, because weather balloons are made of latex, and latex is (allegedly) transparent to IR radiation, and therefore wouldn't be picked up by an IR sensor like ATFLIR. In support of this they cite this...

The above is quoting from an internal Government source presumably obtained under the FOIA. We are not told whether 'redacted' refers to the same source throughout, but that seems consistent with the text. If so, then the source is an 'air asset' using an IR camera of some sort [see reference...

There is a third possibility: that the missile was intended to land in Poland, perhaps in the general area of Przewodo, but not to kill anyone. A combination of intentional targeting and unfortunate accident. I don't think this is at all likely (lack of motive, etc), but somewhat more likely...

A criminal court in the Netherlands has reached verdicts in the trial of four people (3 Russians and 1 Ukrainian citizen from the disputed eastern territory) for crimes connected with the shooting down of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in 2014, which killed 298 people. The defendants were...

I agree that according to Day 'everything' was transferred, but we don't know exactly what 'everything' includes. For example, it would be useful to have data covering the movements of the Navy planes during the 'encounter'. This would help resolve some of the uncertainties about speeds and...

I think that's correct as a summary of what people (mainly Day) have said. I don't recall any details of what data was recorded from the radar, such as an object moving to the CAP point.

What specific data are you referring to? As far as I recall, the claim is that radar data from the ship-borne systems for the period preceding the incident (and possibly later) was taken away by unknown civilian operatives (possibly from the manufacturers of the systems, though that is just a...

Has the US government itself said that, or is it just something that is constantly repeated by the UFO enthusiasts? I don't think the 'preliminary report' on UAPs said anything that strong. It did say that some cases were observed by more than one 'sensor' (including eyeballs) but I don't...

It's in the section of the 'Executive Summary' headed 'F/A-18F Intercept and Visual Contact', 4th para of text: I am not sure whether the 'it' in 'it may...' refers to the System as a whole or just to the recording capability. Nor is it clear (to me anyway) what the system records when the...

Never mind the satellites: the Baltic Sea is surrounded by 10 of the wealthiest and most technologically advanced countries in the world, several of which have large military and intelligence capacity. As seas go, the Baltic is not very large or deep. Whether it is 'open water' is a matter of...

I wish I could say it is inconceivable that Liz Truss, as UK Prime Minister, would have sent an unencrypted message on a secret matter by iPhone to Secretary Blinken, but with Liz Truss no level of incompetence or misjudgement is inconceivable. However, it is almost inconceivable that the UK...

I didn't really think my previous comment through. I had a gut feeling that knowing the actual size of the fence divisions and the Harrier, one could somehow work out the distances to the fence and the Harrier without further information. That was wrong. My afterthought was that you could do...

I'm not sure either. But if we take Robinson's median estimate of about 9 meters for the 'height' of the object (i.e. the distance between its top and bottom, not its altitude) we can use this as a measuring stick for its distance above eye level, taking that to be about the level of the top of...

We don't know the 'true' shape of the object in 3D. Considered as a flat 2D 'cut-out', it is approximately a rhombus (diamond shape) with equal parallel sides, but (unlike a square or rectangle) with one pair of opposite angles greater than 90 degrees and the other pair less. Note the...

I don't know where the 'bird watching' idea came from. I don't think it was in the original MoD documents. 'Poaching' and 'fishing' were both suggested early on. These activities would probably be illegal, as game and fishing rights are usually owned and enforced by the lairds in those parts...

I said I would write a note on the main points from David Clarke's article in Fortean Times. This is it. There is a lot of overlap with Clarke's previous articles, interviews, and YouTube appearances. I will only mention those points in the article which seem new. I haven't checked them line...

I have now read the article and will do a note on the key points - so far as they are new - in a day or two. It will be quite a short note as there is not much new. As expected, Clarke focuses on 'secret US stealth tech' as the main suspect, and mentions the alleged Aurora and Black Manta...

Can anyone help me with a quick question: does anyone have an authoritative meaning for the abbreviation 'L + S'? From various previous posts I thought it was short for 'Lock and Slave', but I saw someone on Twitter interpreting it as 'Launch and Steer'. I was going to correct them, but I...

Before breaking open the piggy-bank, please note that I subscribe to a magazine aggregator service called Readly, and I vaguely recalled that Fortean Times is included in the magazine list! I haven't previously looked at it, but I just checked, and the relevant issue is indeed available. On a...

Hasn't the 'circle' already been mentioned in one of the Calvine threads? IIRC, someone suggested it might be a stain from a drop of water (etc) on the photo. Personally, I don't see the circle in the un-enhanced version; I see it very clearly when it is ringed in red; and in the intermediate...