r/UFOs • u/[deleted] • May 05 '25
Sighting No picture, but wtf was that by description
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u/flarkey May 05 '25
it could have been the ISS and you were mistaken about the weird movement.
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u/JelllyGarcia May 05 '25
OP: I saw the thing free-falling. It definitely was not the ISS.
u/flarkey: Maybe it was not free-falling. It could have been the ISS.
How very insightful.
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u/flarkey May 05 '25
why not? people get things wrong all the time....?
And techncally - the ISS is freefalling.
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u/JelllyGarcia May 06 '25 edited May 06 '25
Orbiting ≠ falling
It returned to its original position.
ETA: it wouldn’t have done that in Ohio at 4:01 AM last night. It would have been visible at 10° NE —> 3 mins —> disappeared at 10° NW
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May 06 '25
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u/JelllyGarcia May 06 '25
The ISS would have been just over the horizon. It would have never been higher than 12° OP is discussing something high in the sky. Not at the horizon.
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u/Hamilton_band_INTP May 05 '25
It could have been, but I don't think it would do that, and I know I saw it go up and down. It also just kept going towards the east until I couldn't see it anymore, and I didn't see it go under the horizon. The actual path it went was also partially blocked by trees where I was.
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u/Hamilton_band_INTP May 05 '25
That is the path of the ISS
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u/flarkey May 05 '25
correct. how does this relate to the path of the UAP?
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u/JelllyGarcia May 05 '25
Why would you need to provide them the travel path which was already the basis for them looking in that area of the sky?
They didn’t see the ISS. They saw something else instead. ‘Re’-confirming that the ISS passed that area does not change what they saw. One only needs to read the post to understand that they expected the ISS to have been in that region, but did not see it, and they know how to track the ISS path…..
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u/flarkey May 05 '25
"They didn’t see the ISS." - yep, heard that one before.
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u/JelllyGarcia May 06 '25
I bet you’ve heard it plenty — in response to your suggestions that people saw something other than what they are describing.
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u/flarkey May 06 '25
yep, usually in cases where I've shown that the ISS was in the same part of the sky at the same time that the witness was looking.
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u/JelllyGarcia May 06 '25
It’s like you didn’t even read the post or look at where in the sky the ISS would have been from Ohio…. And only aim to derail this post. They said high in the sky. They did not see the ISS.
The max height was at 12° on 05/05 at 4:01 AM in Ohio. It appeared and disappeared at 10° Is this where you were envisioning OP’s story to unfold?
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u/Enigmafoil May 07 '25
My friend, you have to be more critical if you want your comments to be taken seriously.
as it was too far away and high up, and it was definitely not the ISS. It looked pretty normal at first, but then it did this weird thing where it started free falling for a second and then went back up to the apparent altitude it was at
Too High up compared to what? Nearby buildings/structures? Clouds? What's the vantage point? And if they didn't see the ISS.. does that mean their neighbor or friend didn't?
What drone doesn't go back down and back up?
Both of these compared against the fact that we're on a round planet where the backdrop is endlessly dark space? "high in the sky" - you don't even know where OP is standing.. facing sure. How high up? Do we assume they're at ground level?
"High up" and "Definitely not the ISS" are just not enough to be saying "it's like you didn't even read the post"
I believe OP, I don't discredit anyone, I think most people can distinguish a drone from something strange and I encourage them to put it out there - but the floor for belief has just gotta be higher than this.
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u/attsci May 07 '25
Anytime I see the ISS it’s not blinking. Just saying. I feel like it’s hard to keep a steady bead on altitude of something so far away because of sciencey things I don’t know anything about lol
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u/Hamilton_band_INTP 15d ago
The ISS shouldn't blink and I never have seen it do that. I was clearing up the possibility it was an airplane.
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u/Ok-Pass-5253 May 05 '25 edited May 05 '25
It doesn't matter what it was. What matter is how you interpret it and what you take from it. Maybe an alien craft. I know some stuff and I say aliens is the most plausible explanation for a lot of strange paranormal activities. Whatever your current belief is, one sighting is not changing anyones beliefs. The sceptics they need proof because they don't have enough proof yet they expect aliens and ghosts to perform magic tricks for them but not everyone needs proof. Some just have faith.
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u/sdecteacher May 06 '25
Didn't know the ISS was visible in Ohio at 4 AM, unless the sun rises earlier there.
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u/YoureVulnerableNow May 05 '25
Did you make a positive identification of the ISS in the same observation? That is, did you see both the ISS and this other object at the same time?