Claim: Video shows triangular UFO in the sky over Curitiba, Paraná

[dr.penguin]

A thread on one of the UFO-related subreddits shared an article from a UFO-related conspiracy website that purports to show cell phone footage of an anomalous craft hovering in the skies of Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. The OP of the reddit thread claims that:

"The object was filmed on Sunday the 15th around 8pm.

It's not clear whether it's an object itself or a triangular formation of UAPs.

The OP states what the speed of the object is:

The UFO travels at a constant speed and does not show any fluctuations in lighting.

I wonder if there might be some connection to the recent wave of drones on US soil.

Source

I clicked on the link of the site provided by the OP of the thread, and the originator offers more detail about the sighting. Here is an enhanced photo of the "ufo" mentioned in the article. To clarify, my enhanced version of the photo is not in the article.

The source of the article states:

I came across the video yesterday while browsing through my Instagram feed. The account that posted the footage, called Paranadrone , is a page dedicated to aerial footage taken with drones and has no connection to the UFO theme.

According to the article, the blogger had contacted them requesting for the account for the original footage which was sent to them by a user who follows "Paranadrone."

I contacted them and requested the original footage, which they sent me. The video was sent to them by a follower who requested anonymity. The images were recorded around 8 pm, while the witness was in a store in the park area.

Some more information about the whereabouts of the person who recorded the object:

the person filming was apparently close to a wall, inside a residence or business, as Paranadrone told me. Then, we see a large, luminous point coming from the left, which reveals its triangular shape when the witness zooms in.

Given the nature of the website that wrote about this, it's possible the person could have faked the video, but I wanted to see if users from MetaBunk could help in identifying what the object is. In this case we do have a date, time, and location that could be of great service to us. The redditor who shared this article automatically calls it a "TR-3B" an alleged anti-gravity spacecraft, yet says it's a UAP, which stands for unidentified, which I found amusing. Below is the video provided by the website. It shows what appears to be lights appearing from the left corner as it displays a triangular shape that moves across the person's point of view. Thanks for reading.

 

[jarlrmai]

In general we need an accurate date and time and often a precise location.

 

[dr.penguin]

In general we need an accurate date and time and often a precise location.

I have no way to prove that the date of the alleged sighting is accurate, as the information comes from Paranadrone, who told the blogger where and when the person recorded the object. The information we have is that the witness was at a store in the "park area" (maybe there's only one "park area" at Curitiba, Parana?). At around 8:00 PM on the 15th of the month.

 

[Eburacum]

That really looks like conventional plane footage played backwards.

 

[dr.penguin]

That really looks like conventional plane footage played backwards.

Interesting, so maybe some video manipulation of a plane flying across? But how bright is that light at middle of the object relative to something like navigation lights? And wouldn't we see the lights blinking?

 

[jarlrmai]

I have no way to prove that the date of the alleged sighting is accurate, as the information comes from Paranadrone, who told the blogger where and when the person recorded the object. The information we have is that the witness was at a store in the "park area" (maybe there's only one "park area" at Curitiba, Parana?). At around 8:00 PM on the 15th of the month.

Curitaba is the state capital of Parana, population 1.77 million it has many parks.

Red flag numero uno for UFO vids is overly vague details.

The sound of that video is really odd as well.

 

[dr.penguin]

Curitaba is the state capital of Parana, population 1.77 million it has many parks.

Red flag numero uno for UFO vids is overly vague details.

The sound of that video is really odd as well.

The sound coming from the video could be a bus. The information we have is that the person was inside a store at the "park" area. You're right, given that the details are overly vague I'm not sure how we can approach this. I found a public transport map of Curitaba if that helps.

 

[jarlrmai]

There was only on aircraft over the city at that time an A320 of LATAM Airlines

 

[dr.penguin]

There was only on aircraft over the city at that time an A320 of LATAM Airlines

Only one? That's surprising. I wish we knew the park "area" to see if it could have been that A320 airliner. Here's what the bottom of the plane would look like at night. Not familiar if planes in LATAM airliners follow FAA regulations concerning navigation lights (green on the right, red on the left) but these lights don't seem to be blinking. A point I made to @Eburacum also, do you mind showing the graph from whatever app you used to verify that only one aircraft flew over the city at the time?

 

[jarlrmai]

The video reversed looks more normal, starts out trying to find the object, then finds it and stays with it, whereas in the way we are initially presented with it, it seems wrong.

 

[jarlrmai]

Here's the problem it feels like a manipulated video, at least reversed maybe, so what else is changed? This is where we start asking for the original file from the device with metadata so we can see it's an original video.

 

[dr.penguin]

Here's the problem it feels like a manipulated video, at least reversed maybe, so what else is changed? This is where we start asking for the original file from the device with metadata so we can see it's an original video.

I reversed the video and it shows the "triangle" showing up right from behind the trees relative to the person recording. As far as the object is concerned, it looks even more like a triangle reversed.

 

[jarlrmai]

Get us the orginal video or a location or something and maybe we can do more. But as is there's just not enough information.

 

[Duke]

The video reversed looks more normal, starts out trying to find the object, then finds it and stays with it, whereas in the way we are initially presented with it, it seems wrong.

Can you post the reversed video here, please?

 

[jarlrmai]

 

[jarlrmai]

Something happens to the audio in Davinci, not sure what but it's silent for some reason at the start (end)

 

[dr.penguin]

Something happens to the audio in Davinci, not sure what but it's silent for some reason at the start (end)

Yeah I see that. Didn't happen when I reversed it.

 

[dr.penguin]

Get us the orginal video or a location or something and maybe we can do more. But as is there's just not enough information.

You did mention there was only one aircraft flying over Curitaba at the time of the recording, can you post the flight path by any chance? Was it over a park?

 

[jarlrmai]

I ran it through handbrake to recode the audio then reversed it without reversing the audio

 

[jarlrmai]

You did mention there was only one aircraft flying over Curitaba at the time of the recording, can you post the flight path by any chance? Was it over a park?

https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?replay=2024-12-15-23:00&lat=-25.4284&lon=-49.2733&zoom=9.0

 

[jarlrmai]

There was also a helo north, but it's probably not a helo.

 

[dr.penguin]

https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?replay=2024-12-15-23:00&lat=-25.4284&lon=-49.2733&zoom=9.0

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Thanks.

 

[dr.penguin]

https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?replay=2024-12-15-23:00&lat=-25.4284&lon=-49.2733&zoom=9.0

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Here's video of an A320 flying at night. If this helps.

Source: https://youtu.be/mMJugvI9g9M?si=JQUVlif30k_Ir1uH

 

[jarlrmai]

Not really, what would help is

Original video from the the device.
Date/time/location.

Let's imagine this is it this time, this IS the evidence of UFOs/aliens etc. It's not going to go anywhere unless the orginal video surfaces and can be validated.

Videos shared on social media etc, can be debunked from that version, but they will never be proof of the abnormal without the originals, no matter how convincing they appear.

 

[Duke]

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Good eye picking that up even before you reversed it. Well done.

 

[dr.penguin]

Not really, what would help is

Original video from the the device.
Date/time/location.

Let's imagine this is it this time, this IS the evidence of UFOs/aliens etc. It's not going to go anywhere unless the orginal video surfaces and can be validated.

Videos shared on social media etc, can be debunked from that version, but they will never be proof of the abnormal without the originals, no matter how convincing they appear.

Yeah, I understand. I'm not sure if this is paraded as "proof" of anything let alone aliens. That reddit thread seemed to imply this object was an anti-gravity craft. It's possible to create an anti grav spacecraft without aliens. As far as the original video from the device, or meta data, not sure I can get that unless I create an Instagram and ask Paranadrone for it. We do have a date, time and a location it's just that the location is some what vauge. What would help in my opinion is knowing the park the person was at.

 

[JMartJr]

Sorry, I'm skeptical of the "it's reversed" idea. It starts shooting nothing, just zoomed in on some trees in the dark, from behind which a plane appears and then we track it for a bit, then zoom out to show less. Going the other way, it starts out in a wide shot of the lights, zooms in, then tracks the lights until they are lost in clouds and ultimately in the trees. The second seems more like how one would shoot a video.

With the note that the trees may be just a thicker/darker bit of clouds...

 

[dr.penguin]

Not really, what would help is

Original video from the the device.
Date/time/location.

Let's imagine this is it this time, this IS the evidence of UFOs/aliens etc. It's not going to go anywhere unless the orginal video surfaces and can be validated.

Videos shared on social media etc, can be debunked from that version, but they will never be proof of the abnormal without the originals, no matter how convincing they appear.

I have email the video production company "Paranadrone" based in Curitiba, Brazil for the date, time and location as well as the original video footage they posted on their social media. I also asked for the area/park where the person recording was at to get a confirmation if the object was a plane. If you'd like to send them anything, here's their site.
https://www.paranadrone.com.br/

 

[Ann K]

Sorry, I'm skeptical of the "it's reversed" idea. It starts shooting nothing, just zoomed in on some trees in the dark, from behind which a plane appears and then we track it for a bit, then zoom out to show less. Going the other way, it starts out in a wide shot of the lights, zooms in, then tracks the lights until they are lost in clouds and ultimately in the trees. The second seems more like how one would shoot a video.

With the note that the trees may be just a thicker/darker bit of clouds...

No, I think the "reversed video" idea makes sense to me. It started (pre-video) with the person seeing something, then there's a confused scramble to get the phone camera turned on and accurately pointed at it, then there's the smooth pan.

 

[John J.]

And wouldn't we see the lights blinking?

Unfortunately I know very little about filming or cameras.
But if this is footage of a crewed aircraft and it's in focus, I think we might expect to see some of the the lights blinking in the usual 40-120 Hz range- at least the navigation lights, probably the central anti-collision beacon.

Is there any reason why this couldn't be a hobby drone with a few lights? Admittedly the audio might not suggest this.

 

[JMartJr]

No, I think the "reversed video" idea makes sense to me. It started (pre-video) with the person seeing something, then there's a confused scramble to get the phone camera turned on and accurately pointed at it, then there's the smooth pan.

That would seem more likely, to me at least, if the dark masses at the end of the as-presented video are clouds rather than trees -- if they are trees, I'm not confident the thing would have been visible. But I'd agree, they might also be clouds.

If the video is reversed, that would then leave us with the absence of any flashing lights of any kind, which seems very odd for a plane.

If I had the skills, I'd look into whether there are any traces of manipulation of the video to either lay in a fake set of lights, or overlay existing lights with something more inexplicable looking. IF that were the case, though, there'd be no reason to reverse the vid, you could make it as weird looking as you wanted by what sort of stuff you did adding or taking out light.

I remain puzzled.

 

[dr.penguin]

Unfortunately I know very little about filming or cameras.
But if this is footage of a crewed aircraft and it's in focus, I think we might expect to see some of the the lights blinking in the usual 40-120 Hz range- at least the navigation lights, probably the central anti-collision beacon.

Is there any reason why this couldn't be a hobby drone with a few lights? Admittedly the audio might not suggest this.

Not sure what to make of the audio but @jarlrmai had discovered that there was only one aircraft flying over the city at the time the video was recorded. It was an A230 and like all commercial planes, the red anti collision lights would probably blink, I agree. As far as the drone hypothesis, maybe someone can measure the size of the object in the video? Could be bigger than a typical drone.

 

[Eburacum]

I'm more inclined to think it is a drone, now I've seen it reversed. Thanks for that. The film might still be reversed, but that is not a necessary factor.

 

[Minus0]

As others have said, not enough info to go on. It very much looks like a drone with creative lighting intended to look cool or specifically to look like a UFO. Any reasonably creative college kids could easily put together some LED lights on a drone. There's tons of videos of people doing this posted on YouTube


Source: https://youtu.be/QhOeky8yEow?feature=shared



Source: https://youtu.be/x8dcsqkPFok?feature=shared


Some even add aliens to their drone saucers

Source: https://youtu.be/gL4kgJEkvbg?feature=shared&t=1462


If we continue on the premise it's just a drone, the weird audio could be an overlay to hide the distinctive rotor sounds.

The sound coming from the video could be a bus. The information we have is that the person was inside a store at the "park" area.

Additionally if it was flying over a park that could lend extra credence to that idea. More people to prank.

It certainly would make no sense to believe it's an ultra secret "antigravity" American stealth craft that for some unknown reason is flying low and slow over a random Brazilian city . The behaviour of the craft in this video doesn't require secret technology or a new understanding of physics.

 

[jarlrmai]

Yeah, I understand. I'm not sure if this is paraded as "proof" of anything let alone aliens. That reddit thread seemed to imply this object was an anti-gravity craft. It's possible to create an anti grav spacecraft without aliens. As far as the original video from the device, or meta data, not sure I can get that unless I create an Instagram and ask Paranadrone for it. We do have a date, time and a location it's just that the location is some what vauge. What would help in my opinion is knowing the park the person was at.

"etc" covers the huge variety of whatever the person presenting this thinks it is, rather than us having to choose the precise wording they might use.

 

[dr.penguin]

I'm more inclined to think it is a drone, now I've seen it reversed. Thanks for that. The film might still be reversed, but that is not a necessary factor.

What type of drone could it be?

 

[JMartJr]

What type of drone could it be?

Any type that has a triangular lighting configuration, or that can be made to carry a lashed together rig of triangular-arranged lights. Finding supporting proof is going to be difficult though...

 

[Duke]

Any type that has a triangular lighting configuration, or that can be made to carry a lashed together rig of triangular-arranged lights. Finding supporting proof is going to be difficult though...

YouTube has hundreds of videos of drones tricked out with LED lights/light strips in any number of combinations/colors. Here's one I pulled at random.


Source: https://youtube.com/shorts/a7GzYuGjYIw?si=nn8Fkqz_8BevuIPL

 

[NorCal Dave]

Not sure what to make of the audio but @jarlrmai had discovered that there was only one aircraft flying over the city at the time the video was recorded. It was an A230 and like all commercial planes, the red anti collision lights would probably blink, I agree

Let's remember to not get to caught up on the provided date and time. Yes, @jarlrmai and others are very good at tracking down aircraft reported as UFO/UAP/( and I guess we have to add drones now), BUT they usually need or figure out the exact date, time, location and often the direction the person in looking.

In this case if I go back to the information you provided someone named positivesong2293 posted this on reddit with the claim of 12/15 at 8:00pm and NO location:

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/ufo/comments/1hhee5z/what_we_know_as_the_tr3b_ufo_clearly_filmed_in/?sort=old&q=PositiveSong2293&type=comments&cId=4b57b2ed-5685-4b48-845d-9bf238584110&iId=e1331be9-90b5-4381-bee2-6f6e0ee662d1


As you noted, clicking on the video takes us to a UFO/UAP website, Ovinologica which is in Portuguese and appears to be Brazilian based. The article in question does not have a named author and, when Google translated, states the location and time:

The video was filmed here in Brazil, on Sunday, December 15th, at Barigui Park, in Curitiba, Paraná.

I came across the video yesterday while browsing through my Instagram feed. The account that posted the footage, called Paranadrone , is a page dedicated to aerial footage taken with drones and has no connection to the UFO theme.

I contacted them and requested the original footage, which they sent me. The video was sent to them by a follower who requested anonymity. The images were recorded around 8 pm, while the witness was in a store in the park area.

https://ovniologia.com.br/2024/12/filmagem-mostra-ovni-triangular-no-ceu-de-curitiba-parana.html

The anonymous author from Ovinological found it on Instagram being shared be Paranadrone who in turn got it from an anonymous person claiming to have recorded it. The anonymous author at Ovinological claims to be sharing the original footage but makes no mention of looking at the metadata to confirm the time or location.

So, we have, an anonymous person supposedly records a video who then shares it on an Instagram account. An anonymous UFO/UAP website sees the post and shares it on their site, and it eventually ends up on reddit. The date, time and location are supposedly passed on by the anonymous person that claims to have recorded this to the guy on Instagram, Paranadrone, who I guess passes the supposed information onto the anonymous author of a UFO/UAP website.

That's at least 2nd to 3rd hand. I would be very suspicious of any information being passed around 2nd and 3rd hand all from anonymous sources.

 

[dr.penguin]

Let's remember to not get to caught up on the provided date and time. Yes, @jarlrmai and others are very good at tracking down aircraft reported as UFO/UAP/( and I guess we have to add drones now), BUT they usually need or figure out the exact date, time, location and often the direction the person in looking.

In this case if I go back to the information you provided someone named positivesong2293 posted this on reddit with the claim of 12/15 at 8:00pm and NO location:

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Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/ufo/comments/1hhee5z/what_we_know_as_the_tr3b_ufo_clearly_filmed_in/?sort=old&q=PositiveSong2293&type=comments&cId=4b57b2ed-5685-4b48-845d-9bf238584110&iId=e1331be9-90b5-4381-bee2-6f6e0ee662d1


As you noted, clicking on the video takes us to a UFO/UAP website, Ovinologica which is in Portuguese and appears to be Brazilian based. The article in question does not have a named author and, when Google translated, states the location and time:

The video was filmed here in Brazil, on Sunday, December 15th, at Barigui Park, in Curitiba, Paraná.

I came across the video yesterday while browsing through my Instagram feed. The account that posted the footage, called Paranadrone , is a page dedicated to aerial footage taken with drones and has no connection to the UFO theme.

I contacted them and requested the original footage, which they sent me. The video was sent to them by a follower who requested anonymity. The images were recorded around 8 pm, while the witness was in a store in the park area.

https://ovniologia.com.br/2024/12/filmagem-mostra-ovni-triangular-no-ceu-de-curitiba-parana.html

The anonymous author from Ovinological found it on Instagram being shared be Paranadrone who in turn got it from an anonymous person claiming to have recorded it. The anonymous author at Ovinological claims to be sharing the original footage but makes no mention of looking at the metadata to confirm the time or location.

So, we have, an anonymous person supposedly records a video who then shares it on an Instagram account. An anonymous UFO/UAP website sees the post and shares it on their site, and it eventually ends up on reddit. The date, time and location are supposedly passed on by the anonymous person that claims to have recorded this to the guy on Instagram, Paranadrone, who I guess passes the supposed information onto the anonymous author of a UFO/UAP website.

That's at least 2nd to 3rd hand. I would be very suspicious of any information being passed around 2nd and 3rd hand all from anonymous sources.

You said You say Barigui Park, in Curitiba was the location? it seems like a plane was flying over Barigui park between 22:01:20 (8:00 PM, Sunday) and 22:00:40 on Sunday, December 15th 2024. Information about the plane says it's an "N536MQ A6C7D9 traveling at 3,500 ft in the air at 88kt."
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?replay=2024-12-15-22:00&lat=-25.427&lon=-49.311&zoom=16.1