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Originally posted by David Skylar
I checked with personnel at the base and they told me that they do not test aircraft on Sunday, and would NEVER do so during a Space Shuttle landing. As to your bird theory, it appears to be too long to be a bird and/or flying rods.
As to your bird theory, it appears to be too long to be a bird and/or flying rods.
Originally posted by David Skylar
@ easynow:
Your bird theory could be possible, I am just stating that it is unlikely. Because as we know distance distorts perception of time. For example an commercial airliner is going at speeds of 500 MPH but it seems much slower when it is higher up in the sky. The Space Shuttle is also moving at incredibly high speeds, however the CNN camera is zoomed out to capture the entire shuttle in the shot. At this distance the Shuttle seems to be moving slowly. Yet the object moves at incredible speeds, indicating high velocity that could not be obtained by a common bird.