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One for the Avsim ace UFO investigators.

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Flares that aircraft use to throw off heat seeking missles. Too far away to see the aircraft.

That looked more like some strange natural phenomenon.

Something akin to the Hessdalen lights seen in Norway, or the strange lights seen near Marfa, Texas.

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Mostly I saw nose hair and some aircraft in formation with landing lights on!

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I read about this yesterday, can’t remember the source right now, but though it was over the ocean, it was in the vicinity of Hong Kong.

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1 hour ago, Mike A said:

Flares that aircraft use to throw off heat seeking missles. Too far away to see the aircraft.

 

First thing that occurred to me was flares. But looking at the pattern, not so sure now. Think it might have been refection's in the cockpit window perhaps. 

 

 

 

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1 hour ago, Mike A said:

Flares that aircraft use to throw off heat seeking missles. Too far away to see the aircraft.

 

Changed my mind. Think you are right. Three aircraft n a row deploying decoy flares. 👍

They do seem to be descending the way flares would. In the comments section of the video, 99% believed them to be alien spaceships in formation or one giant spaceship. I eventually found this sensible comment from falconr56:

'This was too easy to debunk. There are three military aircraft flying in trailing formation. Each has programmed a spread of missile defense flairs you can see each flair exit the aircraft exiting at the same relative speed as the aircraft then descending while each slowing and running out of fuel each one that extinguishes a new one is programmed to release."

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These are the phasing orbs that have been pestering aircraft for years.

A brave move to stick that on YouTube, it can be career limiting.

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15 hours ago, dmwalker said:

99% believed them to be alien spaceships in formation or one giant spaceship.

 

Yes, well they would wouldn't they. 😁

What makes me smile is that the comments section on YouTube, in response to UFO video's, is always jam packed with people who claim they have had the most wonderous close encounters. 

Now obviously the majority aren't genuine (perhaps none are) so I find myself wondering what kind of psychological malady is responsible for such claims. 

Once again, just swamp gas from a weather balloon trapped in a thermal pocket and refracting the light from Venus.

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4 hours ago, martin-w said:

 

Yes, well they would wouldn't they. 😁

What makes me smile is that the comments section on YouTube, in response to UFO video's, is always jam packed with people who claim they have had the most wonderous close encounters. 

Now obviously the majority aren't genuine (perhaps none are) so I find myself wondering what kind of psychological malady is responsible for such claims. 

The need for attention?

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