Comments on: Italian UFO

By: Steve Boltzman

Steve Boltzman — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:15:42 +0000

>> He clings to his “facts” < < Only the fact that it's not a "UFO".

That's what its computer-graphics manipulator presented it as.

>> True Believer < < Been called “skeptibunker” by cranks too!

By: kuhnigget

kuhnigget — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:25:50 +0000

See responses to Mr. Boltzman’s numerous comments in the “slamming-the-astronomers-should-see-ufos-myth” post.

He clings to his “facts” in the face of obvious inconsistencies and logical breakdowns…the sign of a True Believer™.

By: Steve Boltzman

Steve Boltzman — Sun, 03 May 2009 19:17:27 +0000

Gentlemen; Old topic, but for your future “UFO” debunking pleasure.

It’s a television satellite in a highly elliptical geosynchronous orbit near the ecliptic. Such an orbit describes an analemma in the sky. In this case, one lobe of the stretched figure-eight is seen in front of the Moon.

It’s round because it’s out of focus. And any typical video of a satellite passing in front of the Moon will appear about the size seen in this video.

The author of the video was told all this by an astronomer but chose to ignore that rather obvious and conclusive determination–opting for the indeterminant “UFO” instead. A balloon, near or far in random air, would not have remained in front of the Moon’s small 30 arc/sec but a moment.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geosynchronous_orbit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analemma

By: Mckenna

Mckenna — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:13:25 +0000

I personally think it’s a balloon but I still believe in intelligent life forms, because to think that we are the only ones in the universe is as stupid as planting 1,000,000,000 flowers and thinking only one will grow. Right?

By: Mckenna

Mckenna — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:11:12 +0000

I mean but not bug in third sentence.

By: Mckenna

Mckenna — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:10:43 +0000

It’s most likely a balloon. My next guess is photoshop. Then the bug theory, bug then we all might be wrong. I mean, you could say it’s ANYTHING when your only proof is no one ahs proved it doesn’t exist!
lol I love Harry Potter, for those who don’t get it, that’s what Hermione says to Luna Lovegoods dad. lol sorry I’m getting off topic.

By: Bart Mitchell

Bart Mitchell — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 06:02:34 +0000

I like the Balloon theory, but in the spirit of debunking the huge kilometers wide craft floating over the moon….. Where is the huge shadow it would cast on the surface of our favorite natural satellite?