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Jarlmai is measuring height in t1. I'm using width in t2. In pic 2 it is approximately 30x32 pixels by my count (+/-1px I'd say). Please refer to post #93 so we avoid confusion. I agree. As slow as possible but at a comfortable margin from the edge of the envelope at full military thrust (no...

Ok I see some confusion. So I'll repost my final calculations here. Step 1: Pixel counting. We take 3 measures and then divide by total number of pixels in image (4032) and then obtain final angle given a total camera horizontal FOV of 65° Example: for the apparent angle at t1 I count 772...

So at this point the only explanation is an active disinformation campaign?

The Pentagon tried disavowing Elizondo today once again. Sen. Harry Reid stepped in and stated the contrary: This is really absurd.

I posted my entire calculation here with complete inputs for the triangles used. https://www.metabunk.org/threads/sphere-acorn-metallic-blimp-three-iphone-photos-from-an-f-18-via-mystery-wire.11692/post-247375 It is the same method as yours. I just didn't use the formulas for right angles for...

Thanks for clearing this up. Yeah I think by haze they mean "disappear in the distance/horizon". In a clear day that's pretty far off. So even if the managed to track it for 10 seconds instead of "instantly"(=0 sec) disappearing that would be an insane acceleration. A missile like...

My estimate is that the distance of the object in the second photo is 137 meters. So not very different from your calculation. That would result in an object size of 1.16 meters. But: - the speed you use (500km/h) means 270 knots true air speed. That speed at 25.000 feet corresponds to 183.5...

Seems a pretty shaky source and vague statements. It's basically saying that they lost sight of the object. All sources concur there was unrestricted visibility and no clouds. What is the hypothesis here? Do we have a potential explanation in mind tied to this statement?

Which report? All sources concur it was a clear day with unlimited visibility. Maybe by haze they mean "long distance" haze? See the "official" leaked report here...

According to Fravor: https://podscribe.app/feeds/http-joeroganexpjoeroganlibsynprocom-rss/episodes/d9e17c921e16426f9a7ed615813e6b65 Calm and clear day with no white caps on the water.

Well then you, jarlmai and I used three different methods and we all got basically the same results. I tried the analysis with several FOV estimates to check how impactful it was. It basically didn't vary. The most crucial factor is the speed of the F-18. My conclusion is that the object is...

This is their boilerplate message every time they release a comment on this subject. No point reading into it much. It is meant to be vague.

Some time has passed and nobody has disputed my and jarlmai's calculations that the object must be at a MINIMUM 1 meter in width. Here are the conclusions (REDACTED to compress see original posts for full details) Speed and altitude is key here. The higher you go the less dense air is so...

https://www.airforcemag.com/u-s-forces-operating-without-complete-air-superiority-due-to-small-armed-drones/ Woah.....

Forget the comparison then. It's (in my opinion correct) but irrelevant. We can agree to disagree. The point is there are big spinning blades on top of that "little" pod. Huge skids underneath. Big weapon mounts. Nothing is stealth. It's a not-so-small helicopter. Helicopters are not stealth...

This is more like it. Source: http://youtube.com/watch?v=vYeYZpBE51I This is solar powered and autonomous. It could be on its own in the middle of the sea with a triangle shape. Not at night though.... but it could be considered "anomalous", hard to track and not have a clear point of origin.

Like I said: it's an R22 without cockpit and tail basically. An autonomous R22 would have comparable performance to the CR500. The point is: The Navy might have problems intercepting swarms of small/tiny electric drones with extreme performance characteristics. Or even strange/unusual...

No that's what I mean. It's basically an R22 without a cockpit (no pilot needed) and no tail (no need given the contra rotating blades). An R22 can fly approx 2 hours (with a lot of unnecessary weight) Cruise speed: 96 kn (110 mph, 178 km/h) Never exceed speed: 102 kn (117 mph, 189 km/h)...

I was rereading the thread and calculations and realised I didn't reply to this: What I am saying is the speed indicator is dependant upon air density which at high altitudes is much lower. So the actual speed over ground of the aircraft (what we actually need to calculate relative movement of...

That's an impressive drone. Few details are public so I wonder what the power source/engine is. Also those might be maximum capabilities (and possibly overstated). The picture attached is a bit misleading. It is basically the size of a small helicopter. It would be extremely easy to track for...