Posted on 04/10/2025 6:41:02 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
Experts Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp just released video showing four "Tic Tac" shaped UAPs zooming around the sky off the coast of California ... close to a U.S. Navy ship.
The out-of-this-world encounter happened in February 15, 2023 ... and a weapons systems platform on the USS Jackson captured the UAPs in action.
Jeremy says the craft were self-illuminated and one was seen emerging from the ocean and going directly into flight. He says the UAPs left the area together in an apparent coordinated, synchronized and instantaneous departure ... indicating shared communication.
(Excerpt) Read more at tmz.com ...
As far as I can tell, no seamen or officers of the USS Jackson, current or former, have gone on record to speak of this.
New tic-tac video ping
This is just dumb.
Ghosts in the machine caused by processing of sensor data.
Operates in the mid-wave infrared (MWIR) or long-wave infrared (LWIR) spectrum (roughly 3-5 µm or 8-12 µm), depending on the model. This captures heat emitted or reflected by objects, rendering them as grayscale contrasts—hotter objects appear white or light gray, cooler ones dark gray or black, as seen in the "Tic Tac" footage.
Resolution is high for military-grade systems; the 380-HD offers 1080p (1920x1080) thermal video, allowing fine detail even at a distance. This explains why the four UAPs were distinct enough to identify as "Tic Tac"-shaped.
Beyond thermal, it integrates daylight TV cameras (often CCD or CMOS) for color imaging when light permits, though the USS Jackson footage appears thermal-only, suggesting nighttime or obscured conditions.
Includes laser rangefinders and designators (e.g., 1064 nm wavelength), which can measure distance to targets or mark them for weapons—potentially used to track the UAPs’ erratic movements.
Features a continuous zoom lens (e.g., 15x to 30x optical zoom), letting operators shift from wide-angle scans (say, 20°-30° FOV) to narrow, detailed views (1°-2° FOV). This flexibility likely helped capture the UAPs’ sudden ocean-to-air transition and synchronized departure.
Stabilized optics—gyro-stabilized to ±0.05° or better—keep the image steady despite ship motion or target speed, critical for tracking fast-moving objects like the reported UAPs.
Detection range can exceed 20-25 kilometers for large, hot targets (e.g., aircraft), though smaller, cooler objects like the UAPs—lacking visible propulsion—might register at shorter ranges (5-10 km), depending on size and heat output. The USS Jackson crew saw them "close to" the ship, implying proximity.
Sensitivity detects temperature differences as small as 0.05°C, so even low-emission objects (like the self-illuminated UAPs Corbell described) pop against the ocean’s cooler backdrop.
The article notes no heat plumes or exhaust in the footage, a hallmark of thermal imaging. Conventional craft (jets, drones) show bright trails from engines, but these UAPs didn’t, suggesting either no traditional propulsion or something masking it—consistent with past "Tic Tac" reports.
Advanced algorithms and manual control allow it to lock onto and follow fast, unpredictable targets. The synchronized, instantaneous exit of the four UAPs, as seen on the Safire display, would test its slew rate (how fast it pivots)—typically 60°-90° per second—yet it kept them in frame.
The footage, as described, is black-and-white thermal video, standard for MWIR/LWIR systems. Hotspots (the UAPs) likely appeared white against the darker ocean and sky. Some Safire models offer false-color overlays (e.g., red for hot), but military feeds often stick to monochrome for clarity.
Frame rate is smooth—30 Hz or higher—avoiding choppiness, which matches the "zooming around" motion Corbell highlighted.
In the USS Jackson case, the Safire system was likely mounted on a deck turret or mast, feeding live imagery to the Combat Information Center. Sailors saw the UAPs emerge, move, and vanish on-screen, with no radar echo afterward, per crew accounts. The lack of visible propulsion and the ocean-to-air transition align with the system’s ability to spot anomalies that defy conventional signatures—exactly why it’s prized for naval defense and, apparently, UAP detection.
In short, the Safire’s imaging is top-tier for thermal detail, range, and stability, built to catch what the naked eye can’t. Its role in this sighting underscores its knack for revealing the weird stuff—whether that’s a missile, a bird, or something less explainable.
This image was purportedly captured by a thermal imaging system aboard the USS Jackson. Is it dumb if this is a Chinese stealth drone hovering over and spying on a U.S. Naval vessel’s weapons platform?
No, its dumb that they say the ‘TicTac’ is back. Makes it sound all alien like and mysterious. Also thermal imaging is usually blobby. The navy will have better pictures and know what this was. Maybe a drone, probably a spent weather balloon. The motion is caused by the slewing of the sensor, not erratic motion of the object.
You're just injecting a strawman to spam the thread. If this subject is too dumb for you, go elsewhere.
How many witnesses giving evidence, having observed with Mark I Eye Ball system, corroborate this ‘video’?
Rhetorical question, attempting to point to irrelevance of single electronic data source.
It's just that most trolls are stupid and I know you're not stupid.
No, I wasnt trying to troll, I’m just sarcastic in my senior years and impatient with BS. I also often make such comments based entirely on the title, considering the read often not worth the time. In this case I did watch the video. IMO, its just more sensationalism by a press with nothing else to do.
There hasn't been any confirmation yet of this by the DOD, the Navy, or anyone aboard the USS Jackson.
And without that and/or any mention of other imaging systems or crew sightings, it would be premature to put much faith in this video.
Gotcha.
I, for one, feel this articles on this topic is worthy of posting and commenting.
Thank you.:-)
That clears things up, a lot.
/sarc
Meanwhile in Burbank, over at Skunkworks, they are analyzing the system test results ...... lol.
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