UFOs (UAPs): Explanations?

Magical Realist said:
There's ways to tell the difference between a drone and a true uap:

"Distinguishing between a UFO (Unidentified Flying Object) and a drone involves several factors: [...]
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Since registration and the broadcast version of Remote ID[1] have been required since the last deadline in March, any prior declarations by authorities and others that actual drones in bulk are unidentified with respect to owners/sources would seem ludicrous (unless the overwhelming majority are violating law). Specific, individual drones might occasionally elude recognition for _X_ reasons, but in general there should be amenability to identification. Otherwise, the additional option to such failure would be that the Remote ID system is having significant difficultly effectively accomplishing its claims.[2] Again, this is with regard to actual drones, not misperceived helicopters, etc.
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Planes, drones or UFOs: What are people seeing in the New Jersey sky?
https://www.space.com/space-explora...-what-are-people-seeing-in-the-new-jersey-sky

EXCERPTS: "This is a case of the general populace not being familiar with the density of air traffic in the national airspace, particularly on the Eastern Seaboard," Jacob told Space.com. "Most people today generally don't spend much time looking up at the night sky, and when you do, you finally start to see what's around you."

Jacob said that [...] the present scenario appears to be mostly misidentification of piloted aircraft.

[...] Others have different ideas ... "There are too many, and they are too large for them to be civilian," Powell told Space.com. ... "Conspiracy theories start to grow because the government withholds information and makes nonsensical statements, such as 'We don't know where the drones come from or what they are, but we know they pose no risk,'" Powell said.

Some members of the public are indeed seeing drones, Powell said. "Amazingly, the same debunkers that argue against UAP are arguing against drones. They cite examples of misidentification, which of course exists."

Bottom line from Powell: "There is a kernel of truth in these drone reports, and I think the government knows the truth. I hope people will understand that as long as the government withholds information that this is the type of mess that unfolds."

[...] "Many of these fly like human-made drones and others appear to be airplanes or helicopters," said Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb.

"It is standard practice for the U.S. military to notify law enforcement authorities of any plans to fly drones over residential areas," he told Space.com. "Therefore, unidentified drones must have originated from civilians or an adversarial nation." (MORE - details)

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[1] Elsight (ASX: ELS) says Remote ID could hold key to solving New Jersey drone flights mystery
https://www.suasnews.com/2024/12/el...-to-solving-new-jersey-drone-flights-mystery/

Drone Remote ID
https://www.elsight.com/blog/state-of-play-latest-developments-in-drone-remote-id-around-the-world/

EXCERPT: Within the United States, the FAA decreed that all drones weighing 250 grams (0.55 lbs) or more are subject to registration, and any drone that must be registered must also be Remote ID-compliant. Drones operated by the U.S. military are exempt from Remote ID compliance, and public safety agencies with specific security requirements may also be exempt following the go-ahead from the FAA.

[2] MULTIPLE SOURCE EXCERPTS:

Remote ID is the ability of a drone in flight to provide identification and location information that can be received by other parties through a broadcast signal. Watch the video.

Remote ID, short for Remote Identification, is like a digital license plate for drones. Just as license plates help identify and track vehicles on roads, Remote ID is designed to do the same for drones in the sky. It involves drones broadcasting specific information, such as their identification number and location, to a network that relevant authorities can access. This technology enables improved safety, security, and accountability within the airspace.

Simply put, Remote ID is a digital license plate for your drone. It allows the FAA, law enforcement, and, in some cases, the general public to identify your drone.
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I probably missed a few but in all instances, if you can eliminate all naturally occurring light phenomena (ground, sky, underwater or space), do the same for all man made light sources including secret military operations, all mirages and hallucinations, then prove any photographs or videos haven’t been cropped plus prove the credibility of the eyewitness or reporting author, and finally prove it can’t be a hoax, then you have a UAP.

I don’t know the grand total of all that but it seems a daunting task.
 
Gawdzilla Sama said:
1. Yes, if you do all that you have a UAP.
2. No, you don't have an alien spacecraft, no matter how desperately proponents want it to be something that would justify the proponent's existence. You have an UAP. Proceeding beyond that point with the available evidence is called "lying".
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Yeah. What Gawzilla said. Even having a UAP still doesn't mean you have a bona fide alien spacecraft; you just have a mystery.

I still have never seen any image or video of anything that defies any laws of physics.
 
Gawdzilla Sama said:
A few days ago we got a slew of reports of a jolly elf and eight tiny reindeer. You need to be able to distinguish between "every damn thing" reports and reports that have a rational basis.
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I do understand. But if only 10 % of the more than ten thousand reports are real, we have a valid phenomenon. Especially the direct contact testimonies.
 
DaveC426913 said:
Even that is more stringent than necessary.

If only single solitary report is real, we have a valid phenonemon.

Alas, not a single one, in over 65 years, has been confirmed.
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Tell me, how can you confirm an individuals' own experience if no physical evidence can be found. Are you calling all these people liars? Are you that unenlightened? And yet, in at least a few instances, there was a little physical evidence and witnesses.
 
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