[C19fan]

The fact that a Navy jet was able to lock an air-to-air missile on the object means it was something real, right?

[C19fan]

I do not see locking an air-to-air missile on an alien craft is in the first contact protocol, hee hee.

[RoosterRedux]

Some pilots have said that “some” of the east coast sightings appear to be drones of some kind and quite different than what was encountered by the USS Nimitz in the San Diego area. Don’t have a source link for this.

[Candor7]

The mystery of US Military reports continues.

I here I thought that flying suitcases were the province of Terry Pratchett novels about Anhkpomork and the Great Turtle that supports disc-world.

If you happen to fly in the near future, keep your eyes peeled for a flying suitcase. US military pilots cannot be wrong.

[no-to-illegals]

Good thing pilot didn’t pull the trigger

[Vision]

It is bizarre that a UK paper creates titles like “REVEALED: Navy fighter jets” considering it's not their Navy.

[fso301]

The fact that a Navy jet was able to lock an air-to-air missile on the object means it was something real, right?

Might want to take a close look at the systems and who wrote the software.

[PIF]

The Drive is abut cars. The story appeared in the The War Zone which The Drive hosts:
Here Are The Navy Pilot Reports From Encounters With Mysterious Aircraft Off The East Coast
The reports are the first official documentation of various recent incidents with unidentified aircraft in restricted airspace along the east coast.
By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick May 12, 2020

[Jewbacca]

It means the sensor thought it was real, yes.

And if there is visual confirmation with the human eye, it’s obviously not a sensor problem, and that is generally required to permit locking of middles depending on ROE. But maybe not.

So there is probably a real object present, if point 2 above is correct.

[bramps]

If it bleeds we can kill it.

[Blueflag]

*technically* if the MISSILE locked on (while still on the rail) then the object had a strong enough heat signature in the right wavelengths. (Sidewinder)

If the plane’s RADAR locked on then the object had enough effective surface area to return an RF echo. (AIM 7)

But yes. If one of the various weapons systems locked on, the object existed.

[redfreedom]

Anyone can tell be reading the article it was a weather balloon with a packed bag on vacation. The fact there was a near collision just means the balloon had too much to drink.

[Hulka]

No sir. SAR sometimes have a false return. I’ve locked “ghost”
returns a few times.

[DiogenesLamp]

The fact that a Navy jet was able to lock an air-to-air missile on the object means it was something real, right?

Either real, or an extremely sophisticated electronic warfare countermeasure spoofing a real target. I doubt the latter.

[AppyPappy]

Drones. He locked on with a heat-seeker

[Clay Moore]

My dad tells of sitting around a campfire late one night during the Apollo 12 training days and hearing Pete Conrad talk about when he was testing some new airplane and the base he was flying out of had to shut down because something no-one had ever seen landed on the end of the runway.

[LS]

It also means it can be shot down.

Hardly ET stuff.

[MHGinTN]

Yes.

[T.B. Yoits]

The Navy pilots will escape probing by aliens this time since the objects were likely U.S. Air Force drones.

They might be part of the new Space Force.

[Gay State Conservative]

I thought that the use of LSD was a violation of the UCMJ...

[Hebrews 11:6]

Several of you draw the inevitable conclusion that these objects are real, but understandably you are puzzled at their origin: alien? USAF? Mirage?

There is another, more likely explanation, one that has repeated scientific documentation in many similar incidents: real but not physical. That is, they are probably fallen angels--demons--who are visiting our realm. For details, please see Lights In the Sky & Little Green Men: A Rational Christian Look at UFOs and Extraterrestrials, by astrophysicist and longtime UFO analyst Dr. Hugh Ross.