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Originally posted by Quartza
reply to post by Malynn
So true. I just joined today and thought I would see alot of great post......wow its just so much noise.
deny ignorance.....ha, more like embrace it. The event was real people, wake up!
2. Isn't it possible, if one were dealing with a civilization that has technology far surpassing our own, that the visible phenomena recorded on camera may appear to defy conventional explanations for what we're seeing?
Originally posted by Mr Mask
DISCLAIMER: Recently a very popular thread was sent to the Hoax forum, and various other threads based on the same event were deleted entirely from ATS (404ed).
The staff of ATS has received and read all complaints against this decision and has decided to place this subject back into the "Aliens and UFO Forum" so our community can investigate and discuss it without having it determined a hoax prematurely before its time
I have been asked to open this thread for all members to intelligently debate and discuss this subject further. This is an odd circumstance for important reasons. Any questions you may have as to why this thread is being reopened or why the original thread was not reopened instead will not be answered by me here.
Any questions of that sort should be brought to the attention of staff or the owners of ATS.
WARNING: Due to the possible connection of these clips with a known Hoaxer who is banned from this site, this thread may be 404ed/erased at anytime or thrown in the hoax forum if it is proven that this hoaxer is behind this event.
Greatings ATSers and visitors!
I am Mr. Mask, and I'm one of those conspiracy theorists.
I am about to tell you a story that really happened. Though I was not there when it was filmed, I saw much of the fallout after it flashed and flew away into the sky. I am talking about the Jerusalem Temple Mount UFO incident and the epic that followed in its wake.
Believers, skeptics, comedians and programmers alike battled it out in a never ending dance of dueling debate. Virtual worlds were created, laws of physics were put to test, things were said that could never be unsaid again. And at the height of its roaring climax it was sent to the Hoax forum for reasons many refused to accept.
Though I could never fully cover, nor repeat, everything said in that thread, you are welcomed to go there and read it all for yourself. At the time of me writing this- there are 75 pages worth of ATS history to be enjoyed there.
The thread is authored by csimon and it would be great if you could go flag and star that thread so he may receive proper credit for breaking this story to the ATS community.
The thread is HERE
EDITED TO ADD: I just learned it is impossible to flag threads in the Hoax forum.
Here is a bare-bones and biased recap of the facts. Just the facts.
A bunch of clips showed up on Youtube showing what appears to be a UFO appearing over Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
On Jan 28th This first clip appeared on Youtube.
For those who can't watch vid: The clip details two men watching the a glowing orb (or light) hovering high over the Temple Mount for a small while, and then descends down almost low enough to land on the dome of the temple. It rests for a brief moment, there is some bright flash that fills the screen and then the orb shoots into the sky with blinding speed. The camera then pans to the sky overhead and shows many red dancing lights flickering in the sky. Voices heard are two males who do not speak english and say "Whoa!" when the UFO takes off into the sky.Special note: The entire clip has the back of a man standing in front of the camera man and he is holding a cell phone up and seemingly filming the UFO also.
A few members quickly connected this incident to a prior incident in Utah.
Utah Jan 27th 2011
For those who can't watch vid: An ABC Channel 4 clip detailing red lights dropping a burning "firework" type object. Video of event is included.
Shortly after, other clips started to appear. The "2nd Clip" was uploaded to Youtube on Jan 30th. It apparently shows the cellphone footage taken by the second man from clip one and contains the same audio as clip one with slight differences in sound quality.
Both clip one and clip two are submitted as connected pieces of evidence and without them there can be no real discussion of this event. These are the first clips to be released of this UFO.
More came soon enough. With the next one quickly debunked and proven a cheap HOAX.
The third video (though mistakenly called "second" in its title) was of the UFO from a totally different perspective and with what appeared to be many voices. One was a lady from Mississippi. The video was proven to be a moving computer effect added over a still picture easily found HERE
The clip is clearly a Hoax and a bad one at that. Truly the work of a desperate and loathsome huckster.
Then the 4th video was uploaded on Feb 1st 2011. It shows the UFO event from another perspective and more up close. This video is assumed to not be an effect over a static image as cars move and lights flicker randomly within the city. Voices of two men can be heard witnessing the UFO "whoa!".
There is a longer version of this clip with the men parking the car with a female inside. They have a long conversation in Hebrew before parking the car. One man leaves the car and walks towards a stone wall on the side of the road. The screen cuts and then the frame changes to begin playing the shorter version of this clip.
Those are the clips that were debated and pondered on throughout the long thread that finally went to "HOAX" land. Many posters defended the the original videos but none of the later ones. Some attempted to debunk them all and claimed it already done. Some proudly sat on the fence refusing to decide until proper proof was obtained, while others swore up and down the footage was real.
Needless to say...this is not over. There has been no conclusion. Here are some note worthy attempts to debunk certain things said over the course of the heavy debate.
The ATS member named gift0fpr0phecy
Believes the image breaks Parallax and attempts to prove it with this video he made.
A member of Youtube named REALUFOCLIPS claims the above clip is false and uses this video (that he made) to attempt to disprove it.
YT member named "Zezba9000" posted this video.
The community was still undecided at this time. Many more theories, and clips, and more theories, and more clips were shared all attempting to out-debunk each other with nobody seeming to agree on anything for sure. Bringing us here and now to this thread. That is the story as I remember it, delivered here with no bias or exaggeration. Feel free to correct me where I may have made a mistake.
What this thread is is a place to continue sharing information and debating the details of the case at hand. We are ATS, we should be able to verify or disprove these clips with facts and logic- one way or another if we "work together in a civil manner" we should be able to ultimately solve this mystery.
What this thread is not a place to post off topic, hateful or otherwise insulting rhetoric nor is it a place to share complaints about ATS management or how they have handled this issue. There are proper channels for such complaints.
Special warning All references, links, or publicity given to the hoaxer suspected to be involved with some of this case WILL be removed immediately.
With that all said and done, I am sorry if this opening post was badly constructed or if it missed a lot of meat and bone of the older thread. That is what you are free to fill in here if you choose. The older thread will remain in the hoax bin while this thread will remain in Aliens and UFOs as long as there is no "sure proof" that this Hoaxer is responsible for this entire event. If at anytime it becomes apparent that all of these clips belong to the work of this treacherous scum bag this thread may go 404 or be moved to hoax as well- as the Staff see fit.
If you do not wish to post in this thread, you are free to post in the other thread for as long as it stays open on Staff's decision.
One personal wish I know you guys are not my personal genies, but if I may have one wish it would be for anyone here not to star or flag this post. If you haven't starred or flagged csimon's original thread please go star and flag him now for first bringing this story to ATS.
EDITED TO ADD: I just learned it is impossible to flag threads in the Hoax forum.
Now, if you choose to accept this mission, you are charged to take up your logic and your determination to get to the bottom of these clips and prove once and for all exactly what we are seeing here. There is a lot to post. Media attention, points of view, debunking and verifications.
Some say this is the biggest event of the year while others call it the year's first big hoax.
I personally hope to see a definitive answer given in light of true ATS workmanship.
I'd like to end this post with thanking every poster in that thread weather we agreed or not. It was a great bunch of hours talking about UFOs and mysteries with the best think tank on earth. I had a blast and hope it continues here.
See you in the pit.
MM
edit on 2-2-2011 by Mr Mask because: I bad do no?edit on 2-2-2011 by Mr Mask because: (no reason given)edit on February 3rd 2011 by greeneyedleo because: clarification of vids
Originally posted by DeboWilliams
We'll, since clearly parties are just going to discredit any information given without any basis or proof to back it up, we should all just end the debate on whether it's real or not. There doesn't need to be 40+ pages about "woulda's" "coulda's" "ifs" or "buts".
You have people jumping in that have NO type of contributions to the debate other than their own ignorant, empty, senseless opinions on why someone found out this, or why someone brought that up. Or that they feel that their useless 'ass'essment of someone motives somehow makes them intelligent, since they have nothing beneficial to add.
Obviously speaking in facts will not solve anything, nor convince said parties. At this point, theres nothing, no proof that could be had that would prove to these nay-sayers, that without out a doubt these videos are fake. I mean, even if the guys came out and said it was fake, they'd probably just say "Well, it could still be real" or "Prove that your the person who actually recorded the videos".
Theres difference's between blindly accepting (what you nay-sayers are doing), being skeptical, and blindly denying (because of just simply being closed minded, afraid of cultural ramifications, or maybe the result of religious beliefs).
This thread has gone nowhere faster than that cgi orb shooting up into the sky.
So lets face it, the score is 5 - 0 and it's not in the favor of being real, but lets just drop the debate on the validity of these videos UNTIL you nay-sayers can show any evidence of being legit. No more speculations, remember when you assume you make a ass out of u, not me
We'll, since clearly parties are just going to discredit any information given without any basis or proof to back it up, we should all just end the debate on whether it's real or not. There doesn't need to be 40+ pages about "woulda's" "coulda's" "ifs" or "buts".
You have people jumping in that have NO type of contributions to the debate other than their own ignorant, empty, senseless opinions on why someone found out this, or why someone brought that up. Or that they feel that their useless 'ass'essment of someone motives somehow makes them intelligent, since they have nothing beneficial to add.
Obviously speaking in facts will not solve anything, nor convince said parties. At this point, theres nothing, no proof that could be had that would prove to these nay-sayers, that without out a doubt these videos are fake. I mean, even if the guys came out and said it was fake, they'd probably just say "Well, it could still be real" or "Prove that your the person who actually recorded the videos".
Theres difference's between blindly accepting (what you nay-sayers are doing), being skeptical, and blindly denying (because of just simply being closed minded, afraid of cultural ramifications, or maybe the result of religious beliefs).
This thread has gone nowhere faster than that cgi orb shooting up into the sky.
So lets face it, the score is 5 - 0 and it's not in the favor of being real, but lets just drop the debate on the validity of these videos UNTIL you nay-sayers can show any evidence of being legit. No more speculations, remember when you assume you make a ass out of u, not me
This thread has gone nowhere faster than that cgi orb shooting up into the sky.
people jumping in that have NO type of contributions to the debate other than their own ignorant, empty, senseless opinions on why someone found out this, or why someone brought that up. Or that they feel that their useless 'ass'essment of someone motives somehow makes them intelligent, since they have nothing beneficial to add.
Originally posted by Ashtrei
I think its obvious we have two types of observer in this genre
Those who dont know the answers and are seeking them
And those that already have the answers and try and twist the facts to fit this preconceived notion
(this applys to both sides of the argument, for and against)
eligael | February 01, 2011 |
Another ufo above the old city of Jerusalem. This ufo was higher in the sky and moved above the old city for long time . I had to go and stoped shooting while it was still there....