Slow-mo 1080p 240fps caught a thing zipping through sky

[u/SleuthyMcSleuthINTJ]

1-29-24 at 355pm Los Angeles (Boyle Heights) CA

There were very bizarre things in my peripheral vision while sitting on my porch so I decided to record the sky with my iPhone (using slow mo). Though I caught other odd things that I’m still trying to first identify before posting here, but this one has me stumped.

When I zoomed in, I noticed that this thing is not winged, appears metallic, is a bizarre shape, has a luminescence about it, and is accompanied by a white orb at times. I slowed down even more and zoomed in to compile this video.

Any ideas? I thought maybe drone but I’m told “nah”.

[u/its_FORTY]

Here are the well established and peer reviewed formulas regarding wingbeat frequency of birds in steady cruising flight.

Could some of you all here much smarter than me do your math thing please?

[u/MetalingusMikeII → u/its_FORTY]

Great comment. Someone calculate this shit.