reply to post by watapi
Exactly. The object moves on, more or less, a straight path/trajectory. This is not indicative of an orbiting body.. And even if it was it would not
move this quickly.. There is nothing that massive that is orbiting the moon because it would already be all over the papers..
I worked in munitions for the U.S. Air Force for over 6 years. Most aircraft launched flares from say a C-130 or an F-16 only last a few seconds.
Some of the larger, longer-lasting parachuting flares like the LUU-1 or LUU-2 that are launched via an external pod can last as long as half an hour
before burning out. But these flares are used to illuminate the ground and the targets on the ground.
There are some other problems with the flare idea.. Some of which are more noteworthy than others.
- These larger parachute flares create a smoke cloud that is very distinct. This flare would have been well-lit from moon in the background. Yet, no
smoke-trail from the flare is being illuminated in any way in the video.
- Pilots in the U.S. dropping these flares would be dropping them for training purposes in an authorized range constructed for such a purpose. The
Air Force civil engineers will occasionally relocate old trucks, humvees, and other old, warn-out military equipment to be used on these ranges for
aircraft training and pilot recertification (it also gives other enlisted troops an opportunity for recertification in their training records like
loaders and munitions line-delivery personnel). Military aircraft would not fly over the ocean and fire-off one flare for no apparent reason.
This object couldn't have been some kind of launching rocket either because the object travels downward, not upward.
That's why a couple days ago I posted the possibility of it being a rocket in mid-course flight traveling in the upper atmoshpere prior to dropping
off it's payload.. Its one possibility..
THIS is the most recent rocket/missile launch I've seen on the U.S. Air Force Space
Command's website..
It was launched August 13th though.. 6 days before the video was taken.
As far as the research I have done, these are the only 2 rockets that were launched on August 18th that I know of.
THIS one from Russia carrying a
communications satellite and
THIS one which
was launched by Iran supposedly carrying a satellite (I think it turned out to be a dummy though).
I guess it COULD have been one of these... You never know. I'm not sure how likely it would be.
The way the object seems to "twinkle" as it disappears at the end of the video looks indicative of earth-lights. This twinkling as it disappears is
very similar to what is in these videos when they begin to "fade-out".
-ChriS
[edit on 25-8-2008 by BlasteR]