Are NASA's Satellite Images Showing UFOs or Natural Phenomena?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the interpretation of NASA's satellite images, specifically regarding the presence of unusual luminous anomalies that some participants speculate could be UFOs or natural phenomena. The conversation includes various hypotheses and attempts to debunk the claims made by the original poster.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant shares a link to NASA's satellite images and describes seeing various green and purple luminous anomalies in thick clouds, expressing uncertainty about their nature.
  • Another participant suggests that the anomalies could be due to sensor problems or oversaturation of the images.
  • A different participant questions the validity of the anomalies by comparing them to radar images, implying they are not unusual.
  • One participant argues that unless someone is an expert in analyzing such images, they are unlikely to identify something that has not already been recognized by professionals.
  • Another participant humorously compares the situation to misinterpreting archaeological findings, suggesting that inexperience may lead to seeing things that are not there.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing views on the nature of the anomalies, with some proposing they could be UFOs while others argue they are likely due to technical issues or misinterpretations. No consensus is reached regarding the explanation of the anomalies.

Contextual Notes

Participants acknowledge the limitations of their interpretations, including the potential for oversaturation in images and the challenges of analyzing complex satellite data without expertise.

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there's probably an explanation for these, but the forum I discussed it on is a music forum so people are presuming UFO's/ExtraTerr

Check this link out

http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=38.643836

Its supposedly NASA's daily satellite images of the Earths surface

now zoom in on thick clouds and see what comes up, loads of different shaped ( microscopically different ) green/purple luminous anomalies

and to further show how weird this is, check out the thick pure white jetstream of cloud going along the east coast of the UK and zoom in, there's like a fkn group of these anomalies

and there positioned un-organised if that's correct grammar

I don't know what's going on or how to explain it further, but can you guys debunk please before my, and several others imaginations, start to run wildi thought of maybe ground centres that are designed to signal the satellite etc, but then as a dude said on a forum they look like they are situated in the clouds/ inbetween them

heres a pic incase you all think its a dangerous link

*- Excuse my Profanity

[PLAIN]http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/6646/ufo2.jpg
 
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Apart from other options, it can be just some sensor problem.

hotpixels.jpg


Or oversaturation.
 
Iite, what about these? ( a dude posted them on the forum were discussing it on )

http://radar.weather.gov/ridge/Conus/RadarImg/southplains.gif
 


What's wrong with them, they look just like radar images I check now and then here before leaving home for a bike trip.
 


Luke* said:
I don't know what's going on or how to explain it further, but can you guys debunk please before my, and several others imaginations, start to run wild

It's probably nothing. You're looking at a white area, so saturation of the image is easy (especially if the luminance is carried on a difference channel than the color).

Your Texas picture just looks like a radar map of the area around Texas.

Unless you make a living looking at these types of images every single day of you life (or 5 days a week, 8 - 5), then you're unlikely to find something that the experts haven't found. Imagine the following scenario, I am allowed to review photos of an archeological dig and I suddenly yell: "Oh... my... I see fossil rabbits in the pre-Cambrian period layer!" Do you think maybe my inexperience has caused me to see something that isn't there? Or did I actually disprove evolution.

Okay, not a fair comparison, but still... it's nothing. That's what nothing looks like when you see it. Whatever is running through your imagination you need to file it under: "this is how I feel when nothing is going on."

Sorry.
 
Luke* said:
Iite, what about these? ( a dude posted them on the forum were discussing it on )

http://radar.weather.gov/ridge/Conus/RadarImg/southplains.gif

What the h*ll forum are you on?

www.radarImageConspiracyTheory.com[/URL]
 
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FlexGunship said:
Imagine the following scenario, I am allowed to review photos of an archeological dig and I suddenly yell: "Oh... my... I see fossil rabbits in the pre-Cambrian period layer!"

You owe me for one laptop cleaning, Flex. :) Next time I'll finish lunch before reading your posts, Lol.
 


mugaliens said:
You owe me for one laptop cleaning, Flex. :) Next time I'll finish lunch before reading your posts, Lol.

I'll include a disclaimer in future posts for your laptop's benefit.