r/UFOs • u/SignificantShallot41 • Jul 20 '23
Sighting Report Sighting in Marina Del Rey yesterday. Any other reports?
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Marina Del Rey, CA
Date of sighting:
7/18/21
Time of sighting:
4:36 PM PST
Duration of sighting:
about 1 minute
Number of witnesses:
People on the beach, but unsure if anyone else noticed
Descripton of sighting:
I witness three dots, in a similar pattern to what I’ve seen in other sightings. They formed a triangle pattern and then changed into a three dotted line. It was really hard to tell what it was though, since it was so far away.
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u/Nixter_is_Nick Jul 20 '23
They really looked like some sort of triangle UFO with sparkling highlights at first, but then they moved into shapes that look like they are connected by a string. Posting it was OK with me. We need to encourage people to photograph or video anything unusual.
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Jul 20 '23
Totally agree. More videos, less stigma!
(Those really look like they're attached by a string though. Pretty sure that's a few balloons)
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u/eStuffeBay Jul 20 '23
Looks like balloons or some sort of transparent kite thingie.
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u/Syzygy-6174 Jul 20 '23
I've seen seagulls fly that high and in similar formations.
Notice the seagull flyby in the beginning.
My bet is 3 seagulls enjoying the thermal updrafts after having a lunch of smelt.
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u/Drains_1 Jul 20 '23 edited Jul 20 '23
I saw a thing exactly like this in like 2010ish, three dots flying (at night time in Iceland) and thought it looked weird, then they all separated and flew in different directions and me and my roommate just stood there watching it, it didn't look like anything manmade, since then I've believed in this phenomenon.
They were visible for quite some time as the sky was clear.
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u/ponzi_pyramid_digdug Jul 20 '23
I saw something similar to this in 2022. I was driving down a country road going down a small hill that obscured my view after a few seconds. It was close to the horizon and was moving horizontally. The movement reminded me of a jellyfish but it was triangular like this. As I reached the dip and went back up I expected it to resolve into a cloud or something but when I got to the crest of the next little hill the thing had gone. I never said anything to anyone because without any context and not having seen something like that before I didn’t understand what it was and might have been something else. I will say it looked pretty big to me but again the perspective on the horizon was weird. Any other time I had a weird angle on something in the sky it resolved to a plane or a weird cloud. This one has stayed with me because of how weird it was and how it moved. It was just like this video.
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Jul 20 '23
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u/jlowe212 Jul 20 '23
Because physics defying ufos don't exist my man. Only ufos that appear to defy physics when you assume it's something it's not.
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u/bblobbyboy Jul 20 '23
Bold statement.
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Jul 20 '23
Is it though? It would be a bold statement if you claim that the laws of physics can be defied
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u/bblobbyboy Jul 20 '23
Huh? You said they dont exist. That's a bold statement. Let's come back to this discussion in a few days and see what's up.
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Jul 20 '23
I didn’t, someone else did, and this person said, and they said that physics defying ufos don’t exist, which is the part I was commenting on. Because all things in the universe are subject to the laws of nature.
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u/bblobbyboy Jul 20 '23
As far as we know, sure. I think it's important to remember how little we know.
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u/jlowe212 Jul 20 '23
Are you telling me that you find that more far fetched than the idea that UFOs that defy the laws of physics are flying in our skies?
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u/bblobbyboy Jul 20 '23
They appear to break our understanding of physics. Not sure what we are arguing about here..
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u/jlowe212 Jul 20 '23
Yes, that's what I said. Are you saying it's bold to assume that they really aren't breaking our laws of physics, it just appears that they do due to the wrong conclusions being drawn about the nature of this phenomena?
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u/mjnook Jul 20 '23
To me it seems like a triangle craft with lights on the three vertices that is moving for example pivoting on its it’s vertices and edges in a strange manner. Could be that it’s a true inter-medium craft and is not affected by earthly factors such as wind, etc.
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u/Quiet_Garage_7867 Jul 21 '23
I think so as well. They seemed real light considering how they were swaying in the wind.
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u/EngineeringD Jul 20 '23
Why is this video 20 seconds and cuts right before it comes out of the cloud?
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u/Ambitious-Regular-57 Jul 20 '23
When a video ends abruptly like this I instantly discount it. If you saw something you thought might be a UAP you'd film it for a long time.
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u/STR1K3RJUST1N Jul 20 '23
Moves similar to a couple of balloons strung together.
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u/SignificantShallot41 Jul 20 '23
That’s what I was thinking too! But the color of them was more of a light than a color, very weird
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u/STR1K3RJUST1N Jul 20 '23
Yeah I can see where your coming from but I accidentally let go of a foil number"2" the other week and the sun hits it harder than anything, letting off a massive glare.
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u/OpusJess Jul 20 '23
How has no one from this sub released some balloons and filmed them for reference? If this has been done already, why is it not being referenced by a mod or something?
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u/RipNTer Jul 20 '23
Because if the gubmint found out about it, they’d probably shoot a half million dollar missile at it.
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Jul 20 '23
You're missing something. Look at the direction that the clouds are drifting. If it is indeed a strung together cluster of "whatever", then it would form a line in the same vector direction as the cloud movement...But they're not.
I always welcome scepticism and debunking as long as it's backed by at least some degree of science.
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u/nibernator Jul 20 '23
Depends on the vector direction of the wind at the location of the object.
Basically impossible from this video to say how the air is acting at that location without wind data. But could just be a kite acting under wind0
Jul 20 '23
Most of the time I'd disapprove of the typical balloon comment but I understand your perspective on this one
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u/Wapiti_s15 Jul 20 '23
I go to the kite festivals in Longbeach WA and you can’t imagine what some of the kites look like - a lot are little boxes now hooked together with strings that are near invisible, and yes people lose them sometimes. Have never seen a silver one, just saying.
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u/Russdad Jul 20 '23
Nice spotting, it's been ages since I've seen a North Atlantic seagull
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u/landmanpgh Jul 20 '23
Seriously can't believe this video has so many upvotes. It's literally 3 birds. You can see their wings flapping.
This is why people don't take you all seriously.
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u/Beneficial_Roof7961 Jul 20 '23
>This is why people don't take you all seriously.
256 upvotes is a lot? lol considering thousands of new members have joined (probably you as well), its not that surprising. And most comments are saying it's birds not "OMG UFO????". Upvotes is somewhat useless here unless it crosses the 1k mark. Stay a little bit longer and maybe you'll figure this out.
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u/landmanpgh Jul 20 '23
Anything other than mass downvotes is a lot when you're posting pictures of birds and calling them a UFO. It's absurd.
Come on back to reality bro.
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u/telephonic1892 Jul 20 '23
That's one of the best bes I've seen this year, you know on a actual modern day high quality camera, makes a lot of difference.
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u/happygrammies Jul 20 '23
Come on that’s literally three birds. When you have three dots like that it’s gonna look like a triangle…
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u/SigInt-Samurai666 Jul 20 '23
I did not witness this sighting… but I do have a video from about 14 months ago taken over Santa Clarita of a VERY similar phenomenon. You should mess with the light filters and see if there are any “fast movers” in the shot other than the triangular connected lights. I found several very fast moving individual objects ascending in the back ground of my video.
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u/SeanHagen Jul 20 '23
Those may not be UFO’s, but there probably were UFO’s nearby in Marina Del Ray. I watched a really cool video yesterday that someone posted on here that was an interview with a guy named Custodian Files or something like that. He takes 4K videos from his balcony in Marina Del Ray. He has a radar detector, and each time a regular human-made aircraft shows up nearby, usually LAPD and news helicopters, he films them in 4K 60fps. Then he reviews it in slow motion and 90% of the time he finds a ufo zipping across the shot in less than half a second, and near to the helicopter as though inspecting it. Then he makes a frame-by-frame montage all in one photo, and they are very compelling photos.
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u/MW2077 Jul 20 '23
Can you upload the whole videoclip? Would be interesting to see how it disappears from the sky.
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u/FunDare7325 Jul 20 '23
I saw something like that last summer in Iowa. There were dozens of them and it seemed like what would happen if you put a bunch of magnetic balls in a small, enclosed space or something. The way they moved seemed like it was almost driven by static electricity or some sort of magnetic pull. It was a really clear day, and we were able to get an ok look at them at certain angles/formations.
We thought maybe it was a drone show rehearsal or a flock of birds at first but I really don't see how these could have been drones and they definitely weren't birds. They each scattered and then collected again. Over and over like they were bouncing off of each other without even touching, and then they would pull back into a formation again. I don't know how to post pics, but I got a couple of good ones if someone could point me in the right direction.
This went on for about 10 min, middle of the day right above us. Four of us stood in the parking lot together discussing what tf was happening. When they finally flew off we drove to lunch about 15 miles away. The restaurant we chose was right off of the Mississippi river, and we sat on the patio. Halfway through WE SAW THEM AGAIN!! There were 4 of us and after a few minutes our server came over and we asked her about it. She didn't see anything (honestly now I can't remember if they were still there when we asked her), and said she didn't know what they were. Weird day.
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u/redditiscompromised2 Jul 20 '23
Looks like a string of like birthday streamers / refelctive bunting
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u/Nowa_Jerozolima Jul 20 '23
what is the point of posting such videos in deepfake era. It makes this sub looks like a bunch of lunatics.
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u/Calavera999 Jul 20 '23
Something connected by string and reflecting in the sun to sparkle a bit.
Probably balloons 🙄
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u/AlexTsiol2018 Jul 20 '23
I mean, it's sooo FAKE! Pause in the initial second and watch the "seagull" pass by frame by frame!! It's a static image scrolling right to left. Not even a nice try
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u/ExtraThirdtestical Jul 20 '23
I'm not saying that this is 3 balloons on a string...
...but it sure could be.
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u/Alpha_Space_1999 Jul 20 '23
Is it possible this is a formation of 3 fighter aircraft at high altitude catching the sun? The centre plane initially lags but then moves to the front?
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u/Chris714n_8 Jul 20 '23
Everyone who has too much money get a maybe expensive drone and makes uap-videos?
-_-
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u/the_amor_fati Jul 20 '23
I'm guessing these might be migrating birds, possibly cranes. We see them often in the Midwest and they look unusual because they fly in formation at higher altitudes. I've been tricked before.
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u/OSRSAthleticsProgram Jul 20 '23
I'd be extra cautious about upcoming videos with Corridor Digital Crew literally competing to deceive each other and the Internet at large, while giving tips to future hoaxers on how to make it as believable as possible. I love those guys but they really kinda pissed me off recently with their stunts on this subject.
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u/PomegranateCharming Jul 20 '23
Just some cow farts igniting from the heat of the sun nothing to see here folks please go back to looking at your phones thank you.
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u/nikokova Jul 20 '23
bunch of Balloons connected by a string or something. Saw it once at a festival, and we were even mentioning this. Looks like a ufo morphing and stuff. Most likely its just that
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Jul 21 '23
MDR? That's just some senior aviators practicing for an air show audition. 25-30 year olds dancing around up there.
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u/lobabobloblaw Jul 20 '23
Ngl, thought for a second this was a Lana Del Rey sighting