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Life exists below us in the vast depths of the earths oceans, why can't life exist above us in the vastness of space?
OP was right to call you out because the way you responded was highly arrogant, regardless of your background and knowledge. There are so many videos of anomalous objects out there you would have to be wearing your dunce cap to be thinking that there isn't something going on.
Originally posted by Mclaneinc
We also see that the object comes towards the craft in the Chinese video, so its not ice off either craft, I'm not so sure it actually uncloaks, I'd say its simply that it entered the light field then as opposed to the pitch black beyond the craft.
35 Q: How much of it is “space junk”?
A: Very, very little, actually – if you use the standard definition of “space junk” to mean other satellites and pieces off of them, which constitute an impact hazard to human space missions and automated satellites as well. Because all orbiting objects are moving at tremendous speeds in different directions, when they do pass closely to each other, they zip past at several miles per second. Thus they are extremely difficult to detect visually. Anything that was seen over a period of time longer than a few seconds would have to have been something closely following the observer, and thus associated with the vehicle from which the observation was being made. Now, that's unless it was somebody else’s vehicle deliberately keeping pace, of course. But "space junk" as we commonly use the term? Hardly ever, maybe never.
36 Q: How often do astronauts see passing satellites out the window, or on TV screens.
A: Astronauts have observed other distant satellites, but not often. On special research programs, some astronauts have been able to spot ‘Iridium flares’ [Don Pettit, for example]. But on occasion when the crew was advised to look for a particularly close [a few miles] pass of a large satellites, every effort to detect the fly-by visually has failed. I have never found a single case of an observed nearby object turning out to be a passing satellite in independent orbit.
37 Q: But aren’t they flying through clouds of ‘space junk’? How could all those tens of thousands of objects be invisible?
A: I’ve got to admit that this has been really surprising to me since like so many others I had at first overlooked how big space is and how FAST criss-crossing orbits diverge. The earthside analogy of airplanes on different headings being visible to each other in midair as they crossed paths just overwhelmed a rational consideration of the way space is so very different, so unearthly. It makes sense now that eyeballs would almost never notice such fast passersby, so I can understand how the public has fallen for the same false analogy.
But definitely not a UFO, right? You've given every other explanation apart from the most obvious one.
Originally posted by intrptr
reply to post by ThinkingCap
Looks to me like some tumbling object bounced back after hitting the satellite. Problem with that is the speed at which different objects move through space. Actual collisions are rare. Any that do occur are usually at such high relative velocities that it wouldn't be observable by camera a) and b), wouldn't "bounce".
Unless this is a piece of ice shaken loose by thrusters (during docking and undocking maneuvers) or...
its faked.
Pulsing is explained because all free tumbling objects umm... tumble.
Originally posted by intrptr
reply to post by ThinkingCap
Just FYI dude, Jim Orberg carries significant weight on ATS primarily because of his background and expertise in space matters. I would respectfully request you at least check out his credentials before dismissing his input on ATS.
Originally posted by Rubic0n
Originally posted by intrptr
reply to post by ThinkingCap
Just FYI dude, Jim Orberg carries significant weight on ATS primarily because of his background and expertise in space matters. I would respectfully request you at least check out his credentials before dismissing his input on ATS.
Oberg has been handed his own ass on ATS so many times it is not even funny anymore.
Originally posted by tsurfer2000h
reply to post by ThinkingCap
---- If you wish to call this an outright hoax, then by all means, point out some of the areas in this video that are not authentic to you.
I didn't say it was a hoax because the video is real, but when ADG posts videos that are blatant hoaxes then he isn't any better than the person who uploaded the video first.
That is why I said this video is questionable, in fact here is one of my favorites from him...
That is why I said this video is questionable, in fact here is one of my favorites from him
But definitely not a UFO, right? You've given every other explanation apart from the most obvious one.
Oberg has been handed his own ass on ATS so many times it is not even funny anymore.
Originally posted by Mickles
Great vid, thanks for sharing.
Life exists below us in the vast depths of the earths oceans, why can't life exist above us in the vastness of space?
Originally posted by Knives4eyes
Disinformation is the greatest tool against mankind right now.
Originally posted by JimOberg
Originally posted by Knives4eyes
Disinformation is the greatest tool against mankind right now.
No argument here. Maybe our difference is that you may suspect there is a cabal of knowledgeable 'insiders' who are deliberately feeding false information to the public. I am even more alarmed by what I interpret as the public feeding ITSELF disinformation and misinterpretation for ego-boost purposes. The difference is, you may believe there is a small cadre who knows the whole truth and are engineering public confusion, while I have reached the view that there is no such 'inner circle' and the disinformation is a self-made process.
But that gives us control, and allows us to apply proper mental descipline to crawl out of the false information we naively and ignorantly have soaked ourselves with. We have the keys in our hands already.