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Starflint replied to the thread A cigar-shaped unidentified luminous object captured on a Xinjiang passenger aircraft [Likely Ski Area].Indeed, some comments in the original video pointed out that it might be a ski resort, which is a plausible idea. However, the ski resort mentioned earlier was too far away, so I searched for a few ski resorts near Urumqi that align with the... -
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Trailblazer replied to the thread A cigar-shaped unidentified luminous object captured on a Xinjiang passenger aircraft [Likely Ski Area].I believe it is called the Shirenzigou Bridge or Shirenzigou Grand Bridge, or in Chinese "Shi Ren Zi Gou Te Da Qiao". https://share.google/aMVcPxzA455mrL1Uk I think you have solved this one, it seems like a match. -
flarkey reacted to Trailblazer's post in the thread A cigar-shaped unidentified luminous object captured on a Xinjiang passenger aircraft [Likely Ski Area] with
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It is not the Tiechanggou bridge, if Google Earth's labels are correct... that bridge is the pin marked A here which is too far left to match the view. The other bridge that @flarkey identified does seem to be a match (yellow pin) That is... -
flarkey replied to the thread A cigar-shaped unidentified luminous object captured on a Xinjiang passenger aircraft [Likely Ski Area].Yes thats the structure i'm looking at. I'm not sure of its name, or if it even has one. The only photo I've been able to find of it is in the GoogleEarth Photo layers and shows the entrance to the tunnels. edit, and this
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Trailblazer replied to the thread A cigar-shaped unidentified luminous object captured on a Xinjiang passenger aircraft [Likely Ski Area].It is not the Tiechanggou bridge, if Google Earth's labels are correct... that bridge is the pin marked A here which is too far left to match the view. The other bridge that @flarkey identified does seem to be a match (yellow pin) That is...
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There's an "uncanny valley" effect where the grays are perceived as human-like, but not quite. The horror aspect certainly adds to their staying power in pop culture/social media. The yellow "minions" gave them a run for the money in terms of... -
flarkey replied to the thread A cigar-shaped unidentified luminous object captured on a Xinjiang passenger aircraft [Likely Ski Area].There's also a ski resort (https://www.skiresort.info/ski-resort/silk-road/) at 43.443110, 87.412350 but that 33km to the south, so in the wrong direction.
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flarkey replied to the thread A cigar-shaped unidentified luminous object captured on a Xinjiang passenger aircraft [Likely Ski Area].The skiresort is 430km away from the plane track, so unlikely to be this.
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Trailblazer replied to the thread A cigar-shaped unidentified luminous object captured on a Xinjiang passenger aircraft [Likely Ski Area].I agree that it doesn't seem to be a reflection. If it was a reflection then you would not expect its position to remain consistent with the landscape features: if the camera moved then the reflection would move drastically compared to the...
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Alien Chess Fiend reacted to flarkey's post in the thread A cigar-shaped unidentified luminous object captured on a Xinjiang passenger aircraft [Likely Ski Area] with
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@NoParty - totally agree. The problem with all these sightings of unidentified amorphous objects is that's its very hard to actually prove that they are anything in particular. This is often used by the pro-bunking community to deflect or reject... -
Alien Chess Fiend reacted to NoParty's post in the thread A cigar-shaped unidentified luminous object captured on a Xinjiang passenger aircraft [Likely Ski Area] with Like.
Flarkey's theory is intriguing & just plausible enough for me to hold off on the "C'mon, it's obviously just a reflection of something in the plane!" I was about to type. Ten times more significant, however, is my deep, deep, deep appreciation...
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Trailblazer replied to the thread A cigar-shaped unidentified luminous object captured on a Xinjiang passenger aircraft [Likely Ski Area].There is an offset between the real-world position and the Google Maps position of features in China - it's a restriction imposed by the government I believe. So you end up with very weird situations at the borders with neighbouring countries...
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Trailblazer reacted to flarkey's post in the thread A cigar-shaped unidentified luminous object captured on a Xinjiang passenger aircraft [Likely Ski Area] with
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This is the same flight that @Trailblazer identified above and he one I've been using in sitrec.... -
Starflint replied to the thread A cigar-shaped unidentified luminous object captured on a Xinjiang passenger aircraft [Likely Ski Area].https://maps.app.goo.gl/ecmY4Dk66C9TeiVz8 These are the ski resort coordinates I confirmed by comparing with Amap, and Google showed no errors. Although the slope angle of the ski trail (lower left, higher right) fits the tilt angle of the...
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flarkey replied to the thread A cigar-shaped unidentified luminous object captured on a Xinjiang passenger aircraft [Likely Ski Area].Yeah ok - looking back at it it looks weird. Its like they've built another road past the CBD that isnt on the map. I think its just a perspective/lensing issue that I havent yet worked out in my head. Other views from the plane line up ok, I...
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