Another sphere sighting- Long Beach, CA [Resembles a Balloon + Parallax]

[Ovniologia]

This post was made a few hours ago on the subreddit r/UFOs on Reddit. It shows a spherical object filmed in broad daylight on a main avenue in Long Beach, California. The information provided was:


Time: 6/12/23 12:35 PM
Location: Long Beach, California


First and foremost, this is not my footage. Recently, I was talking with a friend about some of the sightings I've been seeing on this subreddit and many others. When I described the sphere that had been appearing, she told me that one of her friends has been seeing these images all over Long Beach for the past two years. Later, she sent me this footage her friend had taken. I thought it was pretty cool, so enjoy!

Source:
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/1mmp2v3/another_sphere_sighting_long_beach_ca/

 

[Ovniologia]

So, a debate is emerging in the comments about whether the object in the video is accelerating or if it's the car that's speeding up, giving the impression of parallax.

 

[NorCal Dave]

Looks like a balloon.

 

[Mick West]

So, a debate is emerging in the comments about whether the object in the video is accelerating or if it's the car that's speeding up, giving the impression of parallax.

It's not "the impression of parallax", it IS parallax.

We first see the car moving slowly as it comes up to the light. The ballon is far away, so its apparent motion is with the car (like how the moon follows you).

At 2 seconds, the car stops, and we see the actual motion of the balloon in the wind.

At 12 seconds, the car starts moving and quickly speeds up, making the balloon look like it's moving fast in the same direction as the car.

 

[Ann K]

At 12 seconds, the car starts moving and quickly speeds up, making the balloon look like it's moving fast in the same direction as the car.

You can hear the car's engine as it accelerates from an idle.

 

[Mick West]

The car moves, in total, about the width of this image.

https://www.google.com/maps/@33.775...try=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDgwNi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw==

The footage is probably over a year old, as more recent (jun 2024) images show a new paint job on the building.