You can literally see letters on it around 3 minutes in. It's a controlled balloon or smthg ffs
this post was submitted on 18 Dec 2023
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Not a balloon, that text never rotates. No way a balloon doesn't rotate. My bet is on CGI, too many times the UAP movements are anticipated by the pilot.
I've seen balloons move in a weird way like this without spinning (not for so long). Not saying it couldn't be CGI tho. There's one point in the video when the symbols/numbers appear to be jutting out, but I figured that might be evidence of CGI.
Here it looks kinda like the symbols are sticking out and the object looks edited in against the background to me:
But here you can see that the symbols are flat:
As others have said, it seems like the camera predicts movement a little too well, and YouTube comments claim the uploader is a 3D effects artist.
I'd suggest the pilot isn't anticipating the object's movements, but their own. Looks to me like they're moving the drone around a relatively small are the object is moving in.
Watch the video at 0.25 speed from the 3:40 mark. There are some oddities.
Some are pointing out it looks like the text for "Om", others claiming numbers. It's clearly not the best angle to determine what is written on it. Also, symbols on UAP have been reported before.
Keep in mind that UAP doesn't mean extraterrestrial or that we can't find answers for what it is. Discussions like this are for speculation and to see if anyone has clear answers.
Edit: Changed to correct Om.
I took this screenshot:
I'm 99% sure that says 90.
Yeah, it's a bit of a Rorschach test at the moment. The compression and/or focus makes it tricky depending on where people are pausing the video. I could see it potentially being a number.
Or an AI garbled version of "90". :)
Arabic, maybe?
"90" is an Arabic numeral. ;)
Touche :)
Ha, fair enough. The random other lines definitely give me AI visual depiction of text vibes. I totally see what you mean.
It's like some results Craiyon produced for me when I would tell it to create a sign saying something.
Looks rendered to me. Seems like there's artifacting around it when it's close up. Also, the cameraman seems to predict it's movements a lot of the time somehow, which more implies they were rendering it after the fact to move with the camera or were communicating with the pilot. Maybe another drone and then rendered the sphere on top, which the size and movement would make sense for.
Also, if this stuff were to happen this low, would this really be the first time it's seen? Does that not make anyone suspicious? I know a lot of people just want to believe this stuff, but this isn't it.
A lot of videos can contain rendered elements these days, which does make the discussion difficult. I'm sure someone out there will do analysis at some point, though that's out of my wheelhouse.
And, there are a lot of "orb" shapes reported and even recorded. The buoyant, smooth movements cause a lot to be dismissed as balloons. In a lot of cases that may be the case. While I personally don't think objects of unknown design or origin have to have unique movements, I also understand dismissing them when there's weak evidence. Since this video is really clear, I think it warrants more review than most. But, I'll leave this one to experts to break down.
Moves like a drone, but I haven't heard of a spherical drone before.
Like others are saying, likely a CGI fake, or a CGI filter on drone footage.
It's definitely interesting. There doesn't seem to be noticeable wind there, ruling out a plain balloon. The "text" on it seems to consistently face the right side of the screen which would be quite a feat to maintain for something with no visible means of propulsion. And, to those pointing out the text, it's not unheard of to see symbols on UAP.
Edit: Looks like there was another orb sighting in the area in 2020. https://www.ufosightingsdaily.com/2020/03/alien-craft-seen-during-sunset-over.html?m=1