Master Gamer
April 2018 - Mar 27, 2024 20:32:20 GMT
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Post by willi1 on Nov 21, 2018 20:48:39 GMT
Looking for airplanes, I came across this strange object in the sky at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. It is more or less easy to spot on the South 24 St. over 500 meters and is located in the entry lane to the Runway 7R, about 1000 meters from the touchdown point. There should really be nothing but regular planes. And it does not look like a plane. The height and size of the thing is hard to say, it must be something bigger if it is so far visible. It is likely to move horizontally and also change its shape strongly (it spins ?, see SV A-I). The usual suspects (like reflection, butterfly, cloud, birds, flying shreds, smoke signals, balloon, dragon) I exclude. Even to a parachutist or the like I do not believe. Did an airplane lose something here? Maybe someone has a reasonable explanation for that?
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Collection Editor
April 2015 - Mar 25, 2024 14:30:43 GMT
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Post by SpiderX22 on Nov 22, 2018 5:55:25 GMT
This is a really curious one! The fact that it stays in the same place physically (above the ground) when you move the camera, it probably isn't an image fault (which would be on the same spot on the image when you move).
The shape is wrong for a bird, and doesn't quite look like a tethered hot air balloon (too small, weird shape). It's not falling, seems to be at the same altitude.
I don't see a tether, but my guess is a helium balloon, the kind you buy at a party store. But honestly, I have absolutely no idea what it is!
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Master Cartographer
April 2015 - Mar 28, 2024 17:18:13 GMT
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Post by syzygy on Nov 22, 2018 7:16:49 GMT
... my guess is a helium balloon, the kind you buy at a party store....
only to complement this: my guess is 3 pieces of white party balloon in bouquet. (obviously tether thread is not visible at this resolution and distance): As per 'G' probably been lost after an in-situ (media directed) welcome party at the airport. many times we see arriving sportsmen around airports rounded by fans, overwhelmed with flowers, dessert chocolates, plush toys and -why not- with balloon bouquets. many other scenarios can be imagined of course. also note, that from many other angles it much more resembles to a plastic bag gone with the wind: As per 'A-F' and also this can be a UFO, a shapeshifter spy vehicle of an alien technology. (:
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Junior Member
May 2023 - Mar 12, 2024 0:26:44 GMT
“ Usually searching airports for funny mishaps. „
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Post by planes on May 13, 2023 18:18:23 GMT
It's probably a ripped up balloon.
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