Harassing the USS Hamilton - UAP Swarm picture released

a reply to: imitator

Interesting article you've linked from The Drive.

From personal experience, and "reading between the lines" of the military's presentation as reported, I suggest that the graphic they presented might be a bit misleading.

The craft being utilized as "drone carriers" are likely not so much the weather balloons like devices depicted, but rather, self-propelled lighter than air vehicles, potentially (semi-) autonomous.

The LAV portion of such an air system was in development by the USAF back in the early '00's (a fact oddly overlooked by the article's author).

What if they belong to China ?

originally posted by: nerbot
What if they belong to the U.S.Navy and they are testing them real time but want to confuse the public by releasing the odd clip or photo while pretending they are not theirs?

originally posted by: bluesman462002
What if they belong to China ?

originally posted by: nerbot
What if they belong to the U.S.Navy and they are testing them real time but want to confuse the public by releasing the odd clip or photo while pretending they are not theirs?

[I]Any nation capable of developing the aerodynamic and propulsion technologies these objects have demonstrated would be in the position to exercise workd-wide air superiority.

Do you believe that such a nation would refrain from exploiting such an advantage for any reason?

a reply to: Mantiss2021

If memory serves, the original tic-tac encounter was subjected to the type of extrapolations that you mention. It was, I believe, a team of people fluent in all that advanced aneurysm-inducing math. The report, though, was easy enough to understand. Can't recall exact figures but I do remember the insane g-forces implied. My impression was that if a person were on board, the tic-tac would have a creamy human goo filling.

Short answer, yes, definitely doable but well beyond my skillset.

When I was a kid this would be the intro for the latest GI Joe cartoon....

a reply to: BrokenCircles

Let's hope not because, if so, they gonna be pissed!

I missed it?
How do they know they are unmanned?

originally posted by: Mantiss2021
[I]Any nation capable of developing the aerodynamic and propulsion technologies these objects have demonstrated would be in the position to exercise workd-wide air superiority.

Do you believe that such a nation would refrain from exploiting such an advantage for any reason?

Exhibiting those kind of aerodynamic and propulsion technologies would not necessarily determine "air superiority".

No evident weapons systems, slow speed abilities, or landing and take off capabilities.

I think they are possibly drones to use for tracking systems training.

originally posted by: nerbot

originally posted by: Mantiss2021
[I]Any nation capable of developing the aerodynamic and propulsion technologies these objects have demonstrated would be in the position to exercise workd-wide air superiority.

Do you believe that such a nation would refrain from exploiting such an advantage for any reason?

Exhibiting those kind of aerodynamic and propulsion technologies would not necessarily determine "air superiority".

No evident weapons systems, slow speed abilities, or landing and take off capabilities.

I think they are possibly drones to use for tracking systems training.

You make an excellent point.

The little flying dingus for phasor practice in the holodeck
threatened noone.