View Full Version : Commercial Pilot Take a UFO Over Medellin? Viva Air Flight
TheEdge
6th Feb 2020, 12:32
Just found this video on the ufoofinterest channel on YouTube.
Even if is yet to be determined, it is a very interesting sighting; if not just for the safety and security implications.
Please move from here if not appropriate.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2DUSwVoLjQ&fbclid=IwAR1Fo-tNiLnYibUQhi7bbGcfQl8bpwHrF-fk_6QIEaCBLttLj-7MaSzVMy4
sleeper
6th Feb 2020, 12:44
Just a weird looking balloon.
TheEdge
6th Feb 2020, 12:48
Just a weird looking balloon.
yes looks like...didnt imagine that a baloon like those could climb up to 30000 feet.
BRUpax
6th Feb 2020, 15:18
There are weather balloons that go over 100000 feet.
BRUpax
6th Feb 2020, 15:22
Probably another one of these, 2020 version. Looks quite similar to the balloon in the video too.
https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2019/09/10/cgb-laverkin-man-helps-solve-weekends-weather-balloon-mystery/
TheEdge
6th Feb 2020, 16:01
Probably another one of these, 2020 version. Looks quite similar to the balloon in the video too.
https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2019/09/10/cgb-laverkin-man-helps-solve-weekends-weather-balloon-mystery/
It doesn't look like the same .. but I am not a weather balloon expert ;)
Prober
6th Feb 2020, 16:05
On the other hand, it was remarkably like something three of observed from the office of a particular three engine aircraft (known as "The Gripper") en route LHR-FBU many years ago. It crept up on us over Drammen, (day, VMC) 4000 ft, high speed descending, took up a position just off our starboard wing for a few minutes, then sheared off to the East at very high speed. It looked slightly larger than a cricket ball.
Prober
grizzled
6th Feb 2020, 18:06
If you slow the clip down you will notice the object turns over at one point and underneath, not unexpectedly, there she is: Julie Andrews!
Chris2303
6th Feb 2020, 19:02
The Project Loon balloons go up to 60,000+ feet
and don't forget about these ones. . . here in action over Peru
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/840x537/project_loon_8c35170f137c801b5dfb26f653b5c07968410767.jpg
ATC Watcher
7th Feb 2020, 06:32
i think those areas must be clearly identified and secured from air traffic...isnt ?
Those balloons have a transponder you can even see the Mode S altitude on the photo you posted , seen the number of them ,currently in the air not an issue (yet )
I wonder how many misses there are with weather balloons, an SR-71 crew recorded passing one in the cruise at close quarters, so about 70,000 ft or so.
turbidus
7th Feb 2020, 16:05
The altitude of the LOON is 62,000....
yes looks like...didnt imagine that a baloon like those could climb up to 30000 feet.
Here is a picture from one at 75k
https://spaceweatherarchive.com/2020/02/04/first-ever-balloon-photos-of-polar-stratospheric-clouds/
Highest unmanned balloon 173,900 ft launched from Sanriku Balloon Center at Ofunato City, Iwate in Japan at 6:35 on May 23, 2002
Highest manned flight 24/10/2014: Alan Eustace, a senior vice president at the Google corporation, reached 135,906 ft in a helium balloon and then returned to earth via parachute jump
I wonder how many misses there are with weather balloons, an SR-71 crew recorded passing one in the cruise at close quarters, so about 70,000 ft or so.
Don't know, but FWIW a few years back we just missed one by maybe 100-200 feet at 747 cruise altitude somewhere over the north east united States.;we were close enough to discern the the instrumentation package.