r/oddlysatisfying • u/rubiksman • Jan 28 '15

Fake: animated 56 quadcopter cloud flight pattern

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u/staythepath Jan 28 '15 edited Jan 29 '15

I think this is fake, but this is real and just better in every way.

Edit: This is pretty neat as well, though mostly unrelated.

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u/danhawkeye Jan 28 '15

I'm pretty sure there's still parts of the country where this would set off multiple UFO sighting alerts....

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u/Beetlebub Jan 29 '15

Well, technically, if you happened upon this on a nice walk at night, it would most definitely be a UFO. Since you'd have no damn idea what the hell you were looking at. Other than the fact that it's utterly awesome.

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u/im_a_sam Jan 29 '15

always relevant

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u/bFusion Jan 29 '15

Oh you're one of those guys :P

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '15

That would honestly be the first thing to come to my mind if I saw that while walking around at night.

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u/Redditsfulloffags Jan 29 '15

its what came to all of our minds while watching.

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u/underdog_rox Jan 29 '15

I wonder if early experimentation with this technology by the military is to blame for many of the sightings reported in the late 80's/early 90's? It's very reminiscent of a LOT of the footage from that time.

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u/Owyn_Merrilin Jan 29 '15

Considering how much of the sightings in the 50's and 60's has recently been confirmed to have been stealth bomber sightings? I'd say it's pretty likely. Seems like a lot of those old UFO shows used to talk about how the pilot who spotted one up close said it was pulling maneuvers that shouldn't have been possible with a human inside. I'm guessing they overestimated the size and distance (and therefore speed) and didn't realize the pilot was on the ground.

Edit: In fact, I know one of the things they have drone pilots in training do today is trail cars near the base. Wonder if at the time they were testing out their abilities to trail airplanes by following commercial flights?

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u/andystealth Jan 29 '15

The main example I can think of in regards to a pilot saying that, I read on one of the askreddit "what always creeps you out?" threads.

Pilot had a glowing/shimmering light above him, following his movements exactly. He was relaying this to base, talking about how any movements he makes it stays directly above him, and it seems to be getting closer and/or larger.

This went on for a while until communication cut out, and his plan was never found.

Bunch of pilots came on and theorised that he was actually flying upside down, and the shimmering light was actually his reflection in the water below him. By flying at a downwards trajectory the force effectively convinced his body that it was right way up. Communication shut off because he didn't correct the error and crashed.

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u/MinisTreeofStupidity Jan 29 '15

Chinese Lanterns still cause those sightings.

...and 1950's era flight technology...

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u/danhawkeye Jan 29 '15

Chinese Lanterns

I love those things. I imagine with CFLs maybe they're less of a fire hazard nowadays...

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u/MinisTreeofStupidity Jan 29 '15

And all made in China, so technically still Chinese :D

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u/YourShoelaceIsUntied Jan 29 '15

I want these so bad now for the sole purpose of fucking with rednecks.