Looking for help interpreting a video content

[glennfish]

In 2012 as part of a volunteer for Minnesota MUFON, I was asked to look at a video and interpret it. I've done this many times, and usually, could find a reasonable explanation, or at least, not too implausible. This particular example has had me scratching my head for quite some time. I've attached a PDF of my preliminary report, and can also provide the cited additional materials to anyone who wants to see the data, as close to raw as it gets after being passed around the internet.

In the PDF, you will see my analysis of what I think is in the video, and some rather unique 3-d reconstruction of the event suggesting object dimensions.

A summary of what you will see. A bright object with flashing outliers approach's, passes over and recedes from a moving vehicle. The nature of the object and it's corresponding outliers is to me, unexplainable, and rather remarkable. The witness(s) observer, recorder, was generally uncooperative and clueless and was more interested in monetary awards rather than the actual event. Again, details upon request.

If someone can pull this back into the real world for me, I'd appreciate it. PDF report attached, videos, if requested.

This one has bothered me for years, so I'd like some different perspectives if you can provide them.

 

[Mick West]

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vEUrArVAkU

It looks fake. If you want feedback, explain in a post exactly why you think it's not fake. I know you attached a PDF, but site guidelines require information to be in a post.

Here's a stabilized version

And a close-up of the second half, which seems to show bad tracking, rather than physical motion. Notice how it moves relative to the clouds.

 

[flarkey]

Interesting that at the 16sec mark there seems to be a bright light reflecting off the the shiney vehicle interior trim at the same time that the bright light is (apparently) outside of the vehicle. That suggests a hoax to me.

 

[Ann K]

The twinkling light looks like the IR (?) sensor of the phone's auto-focus feature, reflected in the window. Didn't we encounter that in a previous thread?

 

[glennfish]

First, thank you for finding the original and follow-on posts.

Re; Guidelines which suggest content be in the post rather than the PDF. Here are some elements that are discussed in the PDF that suggest it's not fake. Good or bad, they are elements to think about:

1. The PDF discusses CGI requirements circa 2011 which are required if this is CGI. CGI is not dismissed, rather, deprecated. CGI is possible, but for the time of recording, not likely.

a. optical features consistent of imaging through dual pane safety glass are present (page 3)​

b. refraction of the object when NOT in the field of view is present (pages 5.6.7)​

cl. During recession, the final ancillary flash occurs partially obscured by a tree with pixels indicating partial light transmission through greenery. (page 8)​

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Assuming non CGI origin, window reflections of interior lights are possible, but not consistent with the 3-d reconstruction that follows. i.e. the vehicle is not large enough to show a reflection at an estimated 100 foot distance.

The 3-d analysis is the next section. Because the vehicle from which the recording originates is in motion it is possible to create a 3d stereo-image using the Pulfrich effect, whereby one eye views the current frame while the other eye views the previous frame.

This permits an approximate measurement of the distance of the object from the camera. When the object reaches the edge of the road, it is at a distance comparable to a previous view of a road sign type which permits an approximate measurement of the object diameter as 1 to 1.5 feet. This further leads to a closest approach distance of approximately 10 feet assuming the Android camera is properly identified.

The PDF looks at possible real-world equivalents and faults ball lightning and laser induced breakdown as candidates.

So as the analyst here, a decade later, I have no idea what it was, and if faked, I have no idea how it was faked. Hence, I've posted here in hopes someone can give me better answers than I've come up with.

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[glennfish]

Stereogram using Pulfrich technique. Note road sign earier in the sequence and note when object appears at the same relative distance as the road sign.

 

[glennfish]

The twinkling light looks like the IR (?) sensor of the phone's auto-focus feature, reflected in the window. Didn't we encounter that in a previous thread?

I like the idea. Auto focus does funky things. Two reasons I don't agree. The twinkle move around more than the camera. More critically, the final twinkle appears to be behind a tree which would negate reflection off of the window. See supplemental posts since your comment.