| ID | #1720358158 |
| Added | Sun, 07/07/2024 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | |
| Phenomena | |
| Status | Investigation
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Initial data
The anonymous astronomer, his wife and 2 daughters were traveling west by car. Suddenly, a shiny oval disk appeared in the clouds, which flew between the clouds, slowly "wagging" along the horizon at an altitude of 1-2 degrees. it moved silently, without exhaust and a trace. It seemed to be a self-luminous body.
I determined that the object is 200 feet long, the speed is about 150 ml/hour, the speed during ascents and descents is about 750 ml/hour.
Hypotheses
Mirage
Optical phenomenon in which the air in the result of the refraction of light rays in addition to items in their true position, see their virtual images in the direct, inverted or severely distorted.
Distinguish mirages:
- lower
- top
- side
Inferior Mirage occurs when a large vertical temperature gradient (drop it with the height) over a superheated flat surface, often desert or paved road. Usually this "puddle" on asphalte or sand.
Cloud (natural and man-made)
Clouds are the products of condensation of water vapor suspended in the atmosphere, visible in the sky from the surface of the earth. They consist of tiny drops of water and/or ice crystals (called cloud elements).
Investigation
D. Menzel believes that this is a horizontal mirage or cloud.
Resume
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