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If we look at the highest resolution version of this image, we can compare the granularity of the photo at the edge of the Moon's horizon, and the sharpness of the 'triangle' itself. The Moon image looks fuzzy and granular when seen in close-up...

I agree the longer straight line looks like a possible contrail. Though could be something else. If the background is the cold sky I'd expect a contrail to be darker, not lighter than it, in black-hot. I also was thinking about the viewing angle...

Excellent work geolocating and ruling out the sun. I was thinking there are a lot of ships in the Persian golf. Could this be a direct reflection of the sun from some mirror like object on a ship? Just spit balling theories here, as a daylight...

The second shape is not parachute but a lens flare . The "parachute" / "chandelier" pair is rotating in sync around the red cross, which would be the optical axis I guess : Comparison of frames 313 and 3192 : The north indicator show that...

The key point is this: none of those questions require alien craft or exotic technology to explain them. They are exactly the kinds of ambiguities you expect from low detail infrared footage of distant unresolved targets. People keep jumping...

It is rare to find a daytime shot of a parachute flare used for air force target practice. While it cannot be confirmed that the PR38 is definitely one, its erratic trajectory, the fleeting glimpse of a "parachute," and the long smoke trail...

I think flare is still probably the best guess. But it's not a perfect match (see video I posted of flares with military IR). Whatever it is it is VERY VERY hot/bright. Like the sun but smaller in size. And if the trail represents the movement of...

And if the 14:06:17 at the bottom is the time of recording within the video, and the 5 is elevation angle and 115 is the bearing, then the hot point cannot be the sun. It does look like a different UI element style though, so could be the time on...

It'd be useful to know what the background of the shot is. Is the 5 on the right hand side of the unredacted image the camera elevation angle above horizontal? Meaning the camera is essentially looking across the sky horizontally? Them redacting...

Did you watch the first two videos in post #73?

I'm not ready to take a position on whether or not it is a parachute, but I don't think this point is compelling. In turbulence or in other conditions where the parachute and flare-or-whatever are moving about relative to one another(the chute...

Did you have a chance to watch the footage in post #73?

Enhanced footage of the sections where the parachute is most noticeable: This is the section of the footage where the parachute is most obvious: An example of a ground-launched, parachuting illuminating flare for comparison (from 01:41 to...

Using the newly released video: https://www.dvidshub.net/video/1006088/dow-uap-pr38-unresolved-uap-report-middle-east-2013 At timestamp 51s in the video a shape becomes visible in the upper left corner. Later around 1m02s and 1m18s it is more...

The video shows the artefact maintains the same orientation throughout further strengthening the case it's a optical artefact.