| ID | #1720363608 |
| Added | Sun, 07/07/2024 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | |
| Phenomena | |
| Status | Investigation
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Initial data
Charles V. Moore (Jr.), a scientist from the United States, was preparing a balloon probe for launch, launched a weather balloon and followed it into the theodolite. When he raised his head and looked at the probe with the naked eye, he noticed a white oval object above it, unlike a ball. it resembled a long balloon and quickly changed its location in the sky. It fell with great speed for almost a minute, then abruptly changed direction, flew up and disappeared from sight in a few seconds.
Height 11 ml, length 100 ft.
I have observed it several times under similar circumstances.
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.
Investigation
D. Menzel suggests that this is a mirage.
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