Fake Video of "Tic-Tac" circling the USS Nimitz

[flarkey]

This video was recently posted on Reddit supposedly showing a tictac circling over a warship.... turns out it was the Nimitz...

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/1l2l6cn/tic_tac_ufo_circling_over_a_warship_2003_pacific/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button


Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs_Archive/comments/1l2l8so/tic_tac_ufo_circling_over_a_warship_2003_pacific/


Looks like it is CGI generated from a photo of the USS Nimitz - the Island antennas match.

The photo may be taken from when the Nimitz went into dry dock at Puget Sound in 2015. This article includes a photo of it being pushed by a tug...

https://www.kitsapdailynews.com/news/uss-nimitz-arrives-in-bremerton-finally-for-repair/

Comparison with the original video - note the two people standing on the deck. Unfortunately the mast doesn't quite line up so its possible that it was taken a few seconds before or after the photo in the article.

 

[flarkey]

Found the original image

https://www.dvidshub.net/image/1746411/uss-nimitz-arrives-naval-base-kitsap-bremerton

Comparsion.....

 

[Mendel]

Found the original image

The person on the deck of the carrier drives it home.

 

[NorCal Dave]

Found the original image

I must say, reading the reddit thread is enlightening. Flarky points out at least 3 times it's fake and in 2 instances he refers them to the actual photo that was used. It's just completely ignored. Nobody challenges the debunk, they just carry on discussing what year it might have been, if it was a Lockheed "multi-kill" weapon or whatever. I suppose it could be like Facebook posts I've seen, where all the commentators just want to get their own comment in and never bother to read the others. Just a bunch of people talking over each other.

Or is there just an unwritten rule on r/UFOs to not let that pesky Flarky ruin the fun?

 

[flarkey]

Or is there just an unwritten rule on r/UFOs to not let that pesky Flarky ruin the fun?

I know that some of the regulars on r/UFOs have blocked me, so they probably haven't even seen my replies.

 

[MapperGuy]

The person on the deck of the carrier drives it home.

I have to ask, what is the guy on the right holding?? It looks like one of those directional microphones you see on the sidelines at an NFL game.
Is he trying to evesdrop on somebody on the dock?

 

[Mendel]

I have to ask, what is the guy on the right holding?? It looks like one of those directional microphones you see on the sidelines at an NFL game.
Is he trying to evesdrop on somebody on the dock?

Looks like a signal lamp to me. These are used to flash morse code to other ships.

From https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_lamp :

On some of the clearer photos above you can just about make out the mount.

 

[Mendel]

It's just completely ignored. Nobody challenges the debunk, they just carry on discussing what year it might have been

be that as it may, the OP deleted the post, so let's call it a win for @flarkey

 

[FatPhil]

be that as it may, the OP deleted the post, so let's call it a win for @flarkey

Isasmuch as hitting a mole in Whac-A-Mole is a victory. At least with Whac-A-Mole, someone, or something, is keeping score.

 

[Landru]

Looks like a signal lamp to me. These are used to flash morse code to other ships.

From https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_lamp :
View attachment 81037

On some of the clearer photos above you can just about make out the mount.

The ship has one located on top of the island (010 level). Not on the flight deck.

 

[jackfrostvc]

This video posted in 2016 seems to be the same thing

Description says "Images captured from a naval officer in 2003 showing a floating object in the sky of the pacific ocean."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIBEHkZyBIo

 

[NorCal Dave]

I know that some of the regulars on r/UFOs have blocked me, so they probably haven't even seen my replies.

Not to get off topic, but now that the video has been taken down, what was the point? Same with the video @jarlrmai posted about last week. It was spammed to various threads and then taken down. What does someone gain posting or spamming old videos on Reddit?

I know everything is a scam nowadays, nothing is what it seems and there is always an angle somewhere. I know an acquaintance that sells coffee, or more accurately a company in SoCal drop ships the coffee for this person while she sells a "life style" it seems. The website for the quasi-fake brand is mostly coffee, but it's vague about where exactly it comes from leaving one to believe it's roasted locally, not 600 miles away. Then the associated Facebook page often has her garden, some goats (rented), trips to the coast, some deer (there everywhere), and other stuff that goes good with a cup of coffee. Not saying it's a scam, but it's not quite what it appears.

I was a cynic before joining here, now I'm getting better equipped at uncovering my suspicions. So, why multi post a UFO video across multiple threads? Why use bots to make posts on Reddit? Facebook and Instagram I get, it's always some sort of marketing be it a coffee brand or a crypto scam, but does it work the same on Reddit? My wife is on Reddit, and the subs she follows all seem to have very stringent rules about any kind of marketing, selling, spamming or even hinting at these things.

 

[flarkey]

I think the video was just posted by someone on Reddit who stumbled across the 8-year old video that @jackfrostvc found above. They post it and say "hey look what I found" hoping to get upvotes and increase their Karma which then makes them appear as more of a reputable Redditer.

This is the OP: https://www.reddit.com/user/twist_games/

 

[jarlrmai]

Generally yeah it's just about karma farming, maybe the account then gets sold for use in astroturfing or promotion of some political agenda etc, or some other use.

 

[jdog]

Not to get off topic, but now that the video has been taken down, what was the point? Same with the video @jarlrmai posted about last week. It was spammed to various threads and then taken down. What does someone gain posting or spamming old videos on Reddit?

I know everything is a scam nowadays, nothing is what it seems and there is always an angle somewhere. I know an acquaintance that sells coffee, or more accurately a company in SoCal drop ships the coffee for this person while she sells a "life style" it seems. The website for the quasi-fake brand is mostly coffee, but it's vague about where exactly it comes from leaving one to believe it's roasted locally, not 600 miles away. Then the associated Facebook page often has her garden, some goats (rented), trips to the coast, some deer (there everywhere), and other stuff that goes good with a cup of coffee. Not saying it's a scam, but it's not quite what it appears.

I was a cynic before joining here, now I'm getting better equipped at uncovering my suspicions. So, why multi post a UFO video across multiple threads? Why use bots to make posts on Reddit? Facebook and Instagram I get, it's always some sort of marketing be it a coffee brand or a crypto scam, but does it work the same on Reddit? My wife is on Reddit, and the subs she follows all seem to have very stringent rules about any kind of marketing, selling, spamming or even hinting at these things.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Internet_theory

The dead Internet theory is a conspiracy theory that asserts, due to a coordinated and intentional effort, the Internet now consists mainly of bot activity and automatically generated content manipulated by algorithmic curation to control the population and minimize organic human activity.[1]​[2]​[3]​[4]​[5]​ Proponents of the theory believe these social bots were created intentionally to help manipulate algorithms and boost search results in order to manipulate consumers.[6]​[7]​ Some proponents of the theory accuse government agencies of using bots to manipulate public perception.[2]​[6]​ The date given for this "death" is generally around 2016 or 2017.[2]​[8]​[9]​ The dead Internet theory has gained traction because many of the observed phenomena are quantifiable, such as increased bot traffic, but the literature on the subject does not support the full theory.[2]​[4]​[10]​

But I am real.

 

[NorCal Dave]

Referring to @flarkey and @jarlrmai posts: So, it's just the same old s*%t, people trying to game the system for some sort of advantage. Can one really "sell" a Reddit account, like for money? Because an account with high Karma will be taken more seriously when it then posts something fake, fringe or controversial? I'll tell my wife to get on that!

But I am real.

I'm not so sure now . That's exactly what a bot would say.

There is some truth to the idea of searches and content becoming homogenized and often useless. Probably fodder for a new thread or threads.

 

[JMartJr]

Looks like a signal lamp to me. These are used to flash morse code to other ships.

From https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_lamp :
View attachment 81037

On some of the clearer photos above you can just about make out the mount.

Possibly something similar seen here on the Gerald R. Ford, but looks larger.

The port-side one is easier to see, the one to starboard is somewhat lost in the bg clutter.

Another picture of the Ford, the objects do not seem to be there.

so presumably it is some thing that can be put in place or removed as the situation calls for?

I suppose the Nimitz may have even more portable ones, whatever they are...

 

[Ann K]

Generally yeah it's just about karma farming, maybe the account then gets sold for use in astroturfing or promotion of some political agenda etc, or some other use.

I intend to steal the euphonious phrase "karma farming".

 

[jarlrmai]

Referring to @flarkey and @jarlrmai posts: So, it's just the same old s*%t, people trying to game the system for some sort of advantage. Can one really "sell" a Reddit account, like for money? Because an account with high Karma will be taken more seriously when it then posts something fake, fringe or controversial? I'll tell my wife to get on that!



I'm not so sure now . That's exactly what a bot would say.

There is some truth to the idea of searches and content becoming homogenized and often useless. Probably fodder for a new thread or threads.

Certain popular subs will require an account to have a certain number of positive karma. So having a high karma account sometimes allows you to post there and get some negative karma for a while.