Reddit - Strange glowing orb. No sound, emitting a bright glow. NOT a spotlight. NOT a helicopter.
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FatPhil
Senior Member.
@Ann K's directions were perfectly adequate, and I agree with her conclusions, even from the rendering of the video that I saw. And the reason I'm not posting a screenshot of that is because for some unknown the reason (well, probably a shitty codec) the video played at completely the wrong aspect ratio and resolution, so half the window was repeated lines, and the other half of the window was a stretched version of the actual video. The light below - where in frame I cannot tell you as the video's mangled - moved in sync with the light above - ditto. That's what a reflection would do. Sorry I couldn't be of more help, but you might have more luck just viewing it yourself.
purpleivan
Senior Member.
The reflection can be seem from 0:39 to 0:50 in the first video in the OP. It moves from right to left, across the roof of the car, then back to the right again.
It's in the red box in the image below.
Although I don't think the light in this video is add with CG, the reflection in the roof of the car isn't really evidence of it not being that. Whenever I've manipulated a photo (or game screenshot) to add something to an image, reflections, even faint ones, are something that were high on my list of things to add/adjust, as they help improved the believability of the final result, even the subtle ones. As for the work involved, I'd say it wouldn't be a lot more to add the reflection.
It's in the red box in the image below.
Although I don't think the light in this video is add with CG, the reflection in the roof of the car isn't really evidence of it not being that. Whenever I've manipulated a photo (or game screenshot) to add something to an image, reflections, even faint ones, are something that were high on my list of things to add/adjust, as they help improved the believability of the final result, even the subtle ones. As for the work involved, I'd say it wouldn't be a lot more to add the reflection.
boguesuser
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I'd like to mention that not every aircraft will show up via the ADSB app I use. I know of one pilot who's helicopter never shows up. It passes inspection but every time we try to find it through flighttracker24, past or present, we can't.
They've flown over the states largest airport and still don't show up on those trackers.
I'm sure they aren't the only pilot who's aircraft doesn't show up.
Scaramanga
Senior Member
As Ann K pointed out, at about 40 seconds. Its the car next to a building. I didn't notice it until the third or fourth playing of the clip. Just a little detail that to my mind confirms its a genuine video....though with AI these days you can never be 100% certain.
Scaramanga
Senior Member
True....but its not automatically obvious that the object would be reflected in the car roof, especially given how low the angle is and how small an area of the image it is. Maybe I'm just un-observant...but I don't think I have ever seen Venus, Jupiter, a plane, etc reflected off a car roof.....though I am sure it happens.
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