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Originally posted by Springer
In other words, the objects appear to be moving because the orbiter is "coming round" the curve of Earth causing there to appear to be an increase in the distance between the lights and the planet...
Springer...
Originally posted by lilspanky859
Or it could be a tape of meteorites falling into the atmosphere and burning out just played in reverse causing an illusion that they are leaving not entering.
Originally posted by hoghead cheese
Actually this is an old video, I've seen it before online and on a few Alien show specials. It appears to me to be space junk that happens to be hitting the edge where the planet nightside and the dayside finally meet.
Originally posted by fleabit
What about their movement convinces you they are intelligently controlled? They don't do anything but fly straight. They all have constant speed as well. Some are moving faster than others, but of course, that could just be the reaction from a thruster. There ARE 44 thrusters on the shuttle for the RCS, it's not uncommon for things to get thrusted one direction or the other, and at differing speeds.
They don't swerve, curve, reverse course. They don't do anything except fly one direction. How that denotes intelligent control quite frankly baffles me.
Originally posted by weedwhacker
reply to post by Cmdraleon
They were obviously running away from all those battles. Didn't you see all the flashes and explosions?? That was some heavy-duty warfare going on....guess they lost so badly they turned tail and got the heck out of there!!!
You could see how fast **cough, cough** they were going, couldn't you?
"Commander! What are your orders?"
"Lay in a course for Arcturus!"
"What speed? Should we use the '~ridiculous speed drive~' drive engines?"
"No, not yet. We need to go slow enough so the Human's Space Shuttle cameras can film us."
"But, sir! The battle!! We are getting our digested food exit apertures kicked!!!"
"We will just have to take the chance...we NEED to be on film. Carry out my orders!!"
Originally posted by weedwhacker
reply to post by Cmdraleon
They were obviously running away from all those battles. Didn't you see all the flashes and explosions?? That was some heavy-duty warfare going on....guess they lost so badly they turned tail and got the heck out of there!!!
You could see how fast **cough, cough** they were going, couldn't you?
"Commander! What are your orders?"
"Lay in a course for Arcturus!"
"What speed? Should we use the '~ridiculous speed drive~' drive engines?"
"No, not yet. We need to go slow enough so the Human's Space Shuttle cameras can film us."
"But, sir! The battle!! We are getting our digested food exit apertures kicked!!!"
"We will just have to take the chance...we NEED to be on film. Carry out my orders!!"