Originally Posted by
Squawk7700
On the face of it, it sounds crazy that if you’re underneath and looking up that they could have even come close to the inverted one, let alone hit it.
With no background visual references (and your head looking at an awkward and unusual angle), depth perception and judgement of closure can be quite a bit more difficult, if you’re not used to it. Add in the fact that you’re fixating on a particular object, and you can suddenly find yourself approaching that object surprisingly quickly.
Without knowing what was briefed or the specifics of what actually happened here, I’ll add that this type of flying isn’t the time to be making it up as you go along.