Random Thoughts

[Dukefrukem]

Found the shots in a tweet

[Stay Puft]

Number 2 here is inaccurate based on the 60 minutes report that aired two days ago. There's photos of these things inside the cockpit of fighter jets. 4:39 in the video below.

And I'm not sure why that would even matter if they can catch these things on infrared and radar. That's pretty telling there's something physically there.

The 60 minutes report does not address anything that isn't already covered in the War Zone report I linked, and the many, many reports they've written on this topic over the years (I would encourage people to not only read the report I linked but follow many of the hyperlinks within that article to other reports as they provide more context).

ex:

In our investigative pieces on PALLADIUM, we also detailed how radar reflector balloons can be made in many configurations and we even discovered a patent dating back to well before PALLADIUM for a radar reflector balloon that is an exact visual match for the initially totally bizarre-sounding "cube inside a sphere" objects that Navy pilots had reported seeing off the east coast. We also discovered that initial reports that pilots visually saw these craft moving erratically were incorrect. In fact, when physically encountered, they were floating in the air and acting exactly as balloons would.

another ex:

Also, many of the strange high-performance characteristics ships and planes sometimes detect by radar at beyond visual range during these incidents can and likely are the result of electronic warfare. In fact, things like rapid accelerations in speed and sudden drops in altitude on radar represent very basic tenets of electronic warfare tactics. In the case of the east coast events, for instance, as far as we have been told, the high-performance capabilities of these objects were never visually observed, but they were seen on radar. The visual encounters describe balloon-like objects doing balloon-like things—not moving fast at all—while other objects feature performance more similar to drones than anything else.

[megladon8]

That WarZone site seems a bit sketchy.

Well written, but sketchy.

[Dukefrukem]

The 60 minutes report does not address anything that isn't already covered in the War Zone report I linked, and the many, many reports they've written on this topic over the years (I would encourage people to not only read the report I linked but follow many of the hyperlinks within that article to other reports as they provide more context).

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another ex:

Did you not know about the physical photos then? Those are posted in your link.

[Stay Puft]

Did you not know about the physical photos then? Those are posted in your link.

Why would I not have seen the photos when I clearly linked to an article that had them? I feel like we've miscommunicated somewhere.

[Dukefrukem]

I feel like we've miscommunicated somewhere.

Yes there is

2. The evidence of the physics-defying UAPs is not visually observed but rather recorded via other detection systems like radar;

It's been visually observed often.

[megladon8]

There can't be many more depressing songs than "Nutshell" by Alice in Chains.

Jesus, that song could make Mr. Rogers think dark thoughts.

[Stay Puft]

Yes there is

It's been visually observed often.

Oh, that was worded poorly perhaps; I did not mean that there was no visual evidence of UAPs as there is obviously plenty. Not just photos, but even videos (e.g. the Nimitz incident). What I was trying to point out is that much of the focus in mainstream reporting is on the physics-defying nature of specific UAPs, but that the evidence for these physics-defying characteristics has only been observed by electronic detection systems. I quoted a couple brief extracts from the article that I thought would clarify this, specifically:

In fact, things like rapid accelerations in speed and sudden drops in altitude on radar represent very basic tenets of electronic warfare tactics. In the case of the east coast events, for instance, as far as we have been told, the high-performance capabilities of these objects were never visually observed, but they were seen on radar.

As these systems can be exploited through electronic warfare, that seems like the best hypothesis at the moment. But obviously that's only one hypothesis, and I do try to keep an open mind on topics like this.

[Skitch]

There can't be many more depressing songs than "Nutshell" by Alice in Chains.

Jesus, that song could make Mr. Rogers think dark thoughts.

As someone who used to play a lot of guitar, I was always fascinated with Jerry Cantrell's riffs. He strumming patterns were always interesting. He could take the most common of chords and turn it into something really cool.

As for depressing songs go, Fade Into You by Mazzy Star always sounds like credits are rolling and my life is flashing before my eyes.

[DFA1979]

I love Fade Into You. Great album, too. But yeah not the happiest song.

[StuSmallz]

There can't be many more depressing songs than "Nutshell" by Alice in Chains.

Jesus, that song could make Mr. Rogers think dark thoughts.

Yup. Great tune though, and off of my favorite Staley-era AiC record to boot (although my absolute #1 song from that era of the band will likely always be "Would?"; "Into the flood agaaain...").

[megladon8]

34 today.

One stop closer to the sweet release of death.

I can't wait.

[Skitch]

Happy birthday bud!

[Spun Lepton]

34 today.

One stop closer to the sweet release of death.

I can't wait.

Happy Birthday, meg!

[megladon8]

Thanks guys!!

Feels like just yesterday I was 14 and we were all chatting oknRT.

[Dukefrukem]

Happy Birthday. Any celebration going on?

[megladon8]

Happy Birthday. Any celebration going on?

Going to buy some fried chicken for dinner!

[Spun Lepton]

Going to buy some fried chicken for dinner!

Treat yo'self!

[DFA1979]

34 today.

One stop closer to the sweet release of death.

I can't wait.

Happy bday sir.

[megladon8]

Thanks everyone!!

Popeye's chicken dinner was fab.

[megladon8]

Happy Birthday Grouchy!

[Skitch]

Have a good one Grouchy!

[Spun Lepton]

Happy grouchday birthy.

Wait, strike that. Reverse it.

[megladon8]

Going to get checked tomorrow because I think I have a kidney infection.

Hurray.

[Scar]

Birthdays for all!

Cranberry juice for Meg!