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Disaffected

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11. What can it be?

Reply to Polybius (Original post)

Sat May 9, 2026, 11:15 AM

11 hrs ago

I'd say a UAP. Also, an imaging artifact (looks like diffraction similar to "star spikes" seem in astronomical images containing bright stars).

And where are the "clearly redactions all over the screen"??

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All jokes and aside, realistically, what can this star-shaped UAP be? [View all] Polybius 13 hrs ago OP

Infrared imagery really is tricky. Kid Berwyn 13 hrs ago #1

It resembles a head-on view of a stealth fighter TBH LearnedHand 13 hrs ago #2

It is always a relief when something is so far afield from my area(s) of expertise... hlthe2b 13 hrs ago #3

obviously tymfinity46 12 hrs ago #4

a distraction mike_c 12 hrs ago #5

It looks like a compass rose, or a target, to me muriel_volestrangler 12 hrs ago #6

It sure aint the Epstein Files. BradBo 12 hrs ago #7

Chris Cuomo on Newsnation is the only "news network" that is hung up doc03 12 hrs ago #8

It looks like *all* the networks are covering this release: sl8 12 hrs ago #9

Cuomo has been pushing the UAP story for weeks on Facebook but doc03 11 hrs ago #10

Ah, I didn't know that about his Facebook coverage.. nt sl8 11 hrs ago #12

Good that they are all covering it now Polybius 11 hrs ago #13

It is interesting apparently whatever it is we don't understand and the government doc03 3 hrs ago #18

What can it be? Disaffected 11 hrs ago #11

The redactions are the rectangular, black spots on the screen Polybius 11 hrs ago #14

D'oh! Disaffected 10 hrs ago #16

What? Yiz an't never seen a Jewish space laser before? 3Hotdogs 10 hrs ago #15

lol LiberalLovinLug 9 hrs ago #17

It looks like a low resolution footage of a drone to me. Drones are generally symmetrical. harumph 2 hrs ago #19