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From talking to a few people who have served aboard ships I was given the impression that using personal phones in the CIC is frowned upon, to put it lightly, and pulling out a phone and recording screens while an action is occurring is unheard of. Of course we don't know who was recording, it...

Just for clarity we now have confirmation from Pentagon spokesperson Susan Gough: Quoted from The Debrief. The speed of the confirmation, on a Friday no less, seems surprising. The video was recorded on a cell phone inside the CIC (Combat Information Center). That's not an area of the ship...

They are recorded and can be played back but assuming the accompanying audio goes with the video I would assume we're looking at the sighting as it happens. You'll hear one of the operators inquire if a "helo" (helicopter) is available. Also worth noting we're looking at a few videos spliced...

I think a lot of people are going to be fooled by the camera movement in the first few seconds. On first glance it certainly gives the impression that it is the object moving horizontally and the camera panning to center it. It seems reasonable to consider the possibility that the ship may...

I've never encountered anyone online or in person who doesn't understand what the acronym literally means. Nevertheless, when discussing the subject, especially online, people often use the term in almost a colloquial sense to represent some type of intelligence or natural phenomenon unknown to...

The otherworldly aspects of the radar behavior Kevin Day claims to have seen (rapid altitude changes) almost sounds more like some sort of system startup, calibration, or test rather than a spoofing exercise. Wouldn't the spoofing itself be more effective if it provided returns that simulated...

Do you recall the source of the quote from the Pentagon official? When one starts examining the interest in fringe topics like UFOs or the paranormal by the government it always seems to lead back to the same couple of people.

I had wondered if the target being tracked optically might be outside the range of the RADAR, thus explaining why it was visible to one system but not the other. In 2004 the Hornet would have been equipped, I think, with the AN/APG-73. Looks like the stated range for that system is around 75km...

There is no known video from Fravor's supposed encounter so I'm not sure it is worthwhile to consider his statements alongside the video.

There is virtually zero chance you'll get successful FOIA requests when they concern submarine exercises or operations so I'm not too surprised about that. I'd agree that the messaging from the government has been strange at times, basically pouring fuel on the flames of fanatical "UAP"...

From a security standpoint it makes sense to evaluate whether or not various branches are communicating effectively and transparently especially when the subject is rather fringe or taboo. I'm not reading too much into this, seems rather mundane.

Question, if the FLIR is slaved to the radar can it only track a target that is also being tracked by the radar or can the pilot specify an independent target even while operating in slave mode?

What classified information has been leaked?

Some of those shots of the quad in the distance where the rotors are no longer visible and the motor noise is no longer audible are pretty "otherworldly" looking! I don't think most people outside the hobby understand the speed, acceleration, and maneuverability possible with modern equipment...

There has been no indication anyone in the Navy or government consider the subject of the video to be "unidentified." Corbell claims he received the video in an email but hasn't named a source as far as I'm aware. I'd agree that it is curious Gough responded so quickly to inquiries about the...

This may be a dumb question. When the "recording device" is moving towards the eyepiece of the monocle it clearly shows an unobstructed round image. If tape were placed over the lens to create a smaller triangular aperture wouldn't the overall image displayed in the eyepiece also be in the...

Is it fair to say a triangular aperture is a requirement for bokeh to present in that shape?

In an interview Corbell indicated a 'recording device', presumably a cell phone, was held up to the eyepiece of the monocle. Right now, I'm going to show you two slides. So they're composite images from video of two separate encounters. why they're important is because one is they were...

The provenance of the photos isn't clear from the article. Did Knapp receive them directly from the Navy? If so, are they the product of a FOIA? Where are the accompanying documents? Did he receive them from Bigelow?

I think it would be a mistake to infer too much about what the pilot meant without hearing from him/her directly. I would, however, expect quite a bit more chatter on the recordings if anything approaching a mid-air collision had taken place. Regardless, has anyone heard anything else about...