To: RoosterRedux
The videos that appeared on YouTube can be explained by contaminants in the field of view of the FLIRs (Forward Looking InfraRed).
The discussions among the Air Force personnel were suspect as they used words like "Dude", etc. which seems highly unprofessional.
Maybe there is other evidence, but the stuff we've seen is amateur hour crapola that just happened to be released at a great time for distracting the American public.
To: who_would_fardels_bear
The F/A-18 Super Hornet (from the USS Nimitz) videos leaked but confirmed by the Pentagon were concurrently detected by the FLIR, the pilots (visually), and advanced sensors on the USS Princeton (with its Aegis combat system, giving it a full field of operation view from all U.S. radar onboard aircraft, ships, subs, and satellites).
What was released to the public was obviously not going to be from our top-of-the-line sensors. No sense in revealing our latest technology to our enemies.
To: who_would_fardels_bear
The discussions among the Air Force personnel were suspect as they used words like "Dude"Navy pilots. Cmdr. David Fravor in the lead Super Hornet was a former Top Gun instructor.
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