Explained: Photo of "UFO" Used in Connection with Nimitz Incident [Balloon]

[Mick West]

The image was first used in connection with the Nimitz incident in this 2015 article:
https://fightersweep.com/1460/x-files-edition/ http://archive.is/YU5Tl


It was used in the original "To The Stars" presentation by Chris Mellon



The image was also used today by George Knapp in a piece on LasVegasNow



However this "UFO" image is in fact of a mylar party balloon. It comes from this Rense.com page dated 2005:
http://www.rense.com/general67/ufoph.htm

UFO Photographs - Eccles, Manchester UK
By Steve Mera

At around 10.00am this morning July 10th 2005 I was sitting outside with 4 colleagues when I saw a very bright flashing rotating object in the sky. This I pointed out to everyone, and everyone saw it. At this point I must say that I am one of the worlds greatest sceptics with regards to UFOs. I managed to photograph the object and have 6 very good photos of it.

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This object, and the described motion, is a perfect match for a mylar party balloon in the shape of a "1", a common digit in party celebrations.

 

[NobleOne]

It was used in the original "To The Stars" presentation by Chris Mellon

The image was also used today by George Knapp in a piece on LasVegasNow

What do you think Mick, considering those people are close or near your age, are those people scammers? Do they or someone among them know this is a scam since such "UFO" cases with mylar baloons are already debunked before across the internet? Why are those people doing that and who pays for this fraud? And what's next, a wedding lantern?


Or maybe just an alien invasion.

 

[Mick West]

What do you think Mick, considering those people are close or near your age, are those people scammers? Do they or someone among them know this is a scam since such "UFO" cases with mylar baloons are already debunked before across the internet?

I think the use of that image was a mistake. They are just not very good at investigating.

 

[Mick West]

Some coverage from the Express:
https://www.express.co.uk/news/weir...truth-UFO-picture-Nimitz-To-The-Stars-Academy

REVEALED: Shock truth about Pentagon UFO picture which convinced world aliens may exist

EXCLUSIVE: Express.co.uk today reveals the shocking truth about a "UFO picture" that played a key role in the staggering "Pentagon UFO" story that has convinced many people "we are not alone" and intelligent aliens may be flying advanced craft on Earth.

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Debunking website Metabunk.org has picked up on the inaccurate use of the image.

Metabunk administrator Mick West said on the website forum: "However this 'UFO' image is in fact of a mylar party balloon.

"This object, and the described motion, is a perfect match for a mylar party balloon in the shame of a "one", a common digit in party celebrations."

Metabunk discovered the image had been used in an earlier article about the Nimitz UFOwhich was published on Fightersweep.com in March 2015.

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Note they copied a type there: "shame" should have been "shape", which I have since corrected.

 

[Hevach]

Note they copied a type there

There's a special humor in making a typo in the word typo when talking about a typo.

 

[Clouds Givemethewillies]

There's a special humor in making a typo in the word typo when talking about a typo.

4. Skitt’s Law
Expressed as "any post correcting an error in another post will contain at least one error itself" or "the likelihood of an error in a post is directly proportional to the embarrassment it will cause the poster."

 

[John West]

To the stars derp derp, is a conspiracy in its self. Thanks for the good work you do Mr West. Truth is truth always.

 

[Trailblazer]

I saw my own UFO this morning while waiting for my train.

When I first spotted it, it was pretty nearby, so easy to tell what it was, even on a phone photo:



But as it drifted away it became a bit more mysterious:





Last shot, through the train window (with reflections and passing bird)



This balloon was pink, so looked a bit less spaceship-like than the silver ones.

 

[Trailblazer]

Another Mylar number balloon appears in this tongue-in-cheek UFO clip I saw on Twitter today:

Source: https://twitter.com/JohnLandes89/status/996923197969879041