With UFO cases like the Nimitz encounter pilots report seeing a white featureless oval. I was wondering if it's possible that this might, in some cases, be explained by reflections off the jet canopy. Consider this quick example:
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LIZTiwadWE

Like most F18 videos on YouTube this one has a lot of movement. But what if the plane was mostly in level flight on one direction. A reflection of a light spot in the cockpit might be visible for a while in one position, seemingly flying ahead of the plane. Then would turn with the plane, maybe even seeming to "mirror" the movement.
The obvious objection to this is that a "highly trained pilot" would not make such a mistake. But what if they did?
Can we find some cockpit video that in anyway resembles something that might be mistaken for a UFO?
Are there cases of this happening?
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LIZTiwadWE
Like most F18 videos on YouTube this one has a lot of movement. But what if the plane was mostly in level flight on one direction. A reflection of a light spot in the cockpit might be visible for a while in one position, seemingly flying ahead of the plane. Then would turn with the plane, maybe even seeming to "mirror" the movement.
The obvious objection to this is that a "highly trained pilot" would not make such a mistake. But what if they did?
Can we find some cockpit video that in anyway resembles something that might be mistaken for a UFO?
Are there cases of this happening?