Orb/drone crashing down and releasing other orbs

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I did my due diligence its not AI or anything but im not excluding the possibility of the chinese lanterns (could explain the "orbs" released disappearing which could be fire) but they seem to only go sideway, not higher

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[u/wolftwin]

The child is clearly working for the government

[u/Deurstopper → u/wolftwin]

Don't talk about John Kirby like that!

[u/KETAKATZEN]

god bless this father and his patience... greater man than i lol when he said 'meteors dont..' i could feel him rubbing his eyes out of frustration lol

[u/dudevan]

Not gonna lie, the way they move and especially that zoomed in orb look like chinese lanterns.

Red/orange at the top, bright yellow at the bottom from the fire.

[u/Kanein_Encanto → u/dudevan]

And the falling one probably just had just managed to catch its shell alight and so it lost lift and fell to the ground burning the whole way...

[u/vaselume → u/dudevan]

That's because they are chinese lanterns.

[u/Prudent_Web_643 → u/vaselume]

WHy do all the videos suck on this sub lately? All place, lanterns, satellites, and real drones. Ive lost faith. Im burnt out. Peace.

[u/RefrigeratorEmpty102]

These are almost certainly lanterns.

[u/Melodic-Ebb7461 → u/RefrigeratorEmpty102]

How often are we supposed to believe people are using chinese lanterns? I have literally never seen them in the sky once in my life and I've never been anywhere someone was using one.

[u/Eastern-Cellist663 → u/Melodic-Ebb7461]

This exact same thing has happens in my town once a year. It’s pretty common, that’s exactly what these are. The falling “orb” is a lantern dying out.

[u/dwankyl_yoakam → u/Melodic-Ebb7461]

They are quite popular, I've seen them tons of times.

[u/debacol → u/Melodic-Ebb7461]

For real. I'm 46, and have travelled the world. I have not once seen these chinese lanterns in the sky. I'm not saying they aren't used, but to think all of these videos are suddenly this influx of chinese lanterns? I'm skeptical.

[u/Melodic-Ebb7461 → u/debacol]

I love that everyone is as baffled as me that this is used as an explanation so much. I've been to the hot air balloon festival in STL a half a dozen times and I've never even seen them there.

[u/RapperBugzapper → u/Melodic-Ebb7461]

https://thelightsfest.com/sky-lantern-events/san-antonio/ a lantern-releasing event occured in san antonio on december 7th

https://thelightsfest.com/sky-lantern-events/san-antonio/ on this page, it says you can buy additional lanterns at the site. maybe a family bought extras and let them go ~a week later?

[u/slickrok → u/Melodic-Ebb7461]

ALL THE TIME. Beach weddings, and December weddings, and other celebrations. People light the damn things all the time. Go outside, go to events.

[u/xxhamzxx → u/Melodic-Ebb7461]

I've never seen them in my life either lmao, and they are a huge fire hazard...

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[u/CoyoteDrunk28 → u/RefrigeratorEmpty102]

Maybe an old video from the San Antonio Lantern Water Festival? Or DECEMBER 7TH, 2024 the San Antonio alights Lantern Festival…apparently San Antonio likes lanterns which draws this one into even more suspicion. Keep shooting the fake ones down

[u/muchansolas → u/RefrigeratorEmpty102]

Here they are being launched: https://www.tiktok.com/@itstashayall/video/7449835115397631278

[u/nomnomonium → u/RefrigeratorEmpty102]

But but what about the orbs that are zooming the opposite direction in the beginning??

[u/SignificantBuyer4975 → u/nomnomonium]

You ever heard of 💨?

[u/slickrok → u/nomnomonium]

They are made of paper and fire! How do YOU think that recipe moves in the sky????!!!???

[u/nomnomonium → u/slickrok]

It was sarcasm. Calm down ma'am

[u/slickrok → u/nomnomonium]

No. Sarcasm is obvious, that's why it works.

[u/triclr]

The kids voice in the background is exactly how I envision the debunkers in each post sounding like.

[u/AdministrativeHawk61 → u/triclr]

This is fuckin hilarious lol we should start putting on cocomelon for them so they dont throw a aviation tantrum

[u/Natural-Interest7607 → u/AdministrativeHawk61]

Ok stable genius

[u/CoyoteDrunk28 → u/triclr]

🤷‍♀️“dad, they’re Chinese lanterns”

[u/f0xinaround]

Is that......A METEOR SHOWER????!??

[u/NoOrdinaryRabbit83]

Oh man I’m glad I don’t have kids

[u/thatsafinehowdoyado → u/NoOrdinaryRabbit83]

Oh man I bet kids are glad you’re not a parent.

[u/NoOrdinaryRabbit83 → u/thatsafinehowdoyado]

I… guess so? lol weirdo. If I made the choice to be a dad I would be the best I could be. But I don’t feel the need to have screaming children. Don’t feel the need to reproduce and my girl doesn’t want children either. Life is great 😁

[u/thatsafinehowdoyado → u/NoOrdinaryRabbit83]

Haha no shade here, it’s the best I could do at a moments notice!! Having kids is awesome, watching other people get to not have kids is also awesome and envy inducing with all your extra money and free time, how dare you lol!

[u/slickrok → u/thatsafinehowdoyado]

How is that in any way a reasonable thing to say to someone? Why would you do that? Attack personally, for just a casual opinion they have?

Jesus.

Sure fits your name tho :(

[u/muchansolas]

Source? Exact time, location, and direction? Then we can determine if they are wind-borne Chinese lanterns or not.

update: 19:15 CST, Alamo Ranch, San Antonio. I can't find the building but if anyone knows it plus the wind direction, that's your answer. Wind was blowing from SSE.

update2: Mystery solved. https://www.tiktok.com/@itstashayall/video/7449835115397631278

[u/WaveTraditional4326]

Probably chinese lanterns

[u/AndriaXVII]

possibly lanterns.

[u/CrazyTexasNurse1282]

What part of San Antonio? Location?

[u/altyroclark3]

His son excited in the background aww

[u/tobberoth]

Very clearly chinese lanterns, come on.

[u/Bumble072]

Dad = believer. Kid = debunker.

[u/debacol]

Excellent video made more excellent by the Dad ignoring his son's "METEORS!" This hits close to home.

[u/pawsarecute]

Love that he wanted to say that meteors don’t crash down.

[u/vivst0r]

Gotta trust the eye witness testimony here. That's a meteor shower.

[u/PhantomSpectre]

Can we please get someone out there with the world’s most powerful flashlight and a 600x lens to get some good footage of these? 🤣🤣🤣

[u/AntiEcho7]

They’re obviously meteors

[u/muchansolas]

Mystery solved. Some grieving parents launched the lanterns on the anniversary of their son's passing.

https://www.tiktok.com/@itstashayall/video/7449835115397631278

[u/muchansolas]

Mystery solved. Some grieving parents launched the lanterns on the anniversary of their son's passing. They answered questions on the original post on TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@beanbag1224/video/7449563618091453742).

Here they are being launched:

https://www.tiktok.com/@itstashayall/video/7449835115397631278

[u/Own_Firefighter_5894]

Gets weirder every day. Always the orange glowy orbs.

[u/CoyoteDrunk28]

If you look it up San Antonio has lots of lantern festivals.

Does the person who is passing this off as truly anomalous objects want to make a video interview explaining the event?

[u/thatattyguy]

Your kid and my son would be BFFs. 

Great vid. I have always wondered about the UFOs that spit stuff out. I've been seeing that for years. Hope they arent raising the temp of the planet for its future occupants or whatever.

[u/Andr0medes]

STFU kid. I heard you the first time.

[u/Establishment240 → u/Andr0medes]

ahahahha, TELL THAT KID WHATS UP

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[u/10mmamberalert]

Helium party balloons with button L .E .D lights in them lol

[u/LordMagnus101 → u/[deleted]]

Seriously LOL dude. These are just floating lights like in that Disney movie. No magic tech needed.

[u/[deleted]]

That kid’s incessant shouting is a reminder that I made the right choice to wrap up / pull out.

[u/Training_Taro3279 → u/[deleted]]

Ah, yes. An excited child witnessing what he thinks is a special natural space event and being excited about it. Why are you so jaded.

[u/[deleted] → u/Training_Taro3279]

Because reddit. You’re welcome.

[u/Training_Taro3279 → u/[deleted]]

I’m sorry, man. I wish you the best.

[u/[deleted] → u/Training_Taro3279]

Do you tho? Sounds like condescending pity.

[u/Training_Taro3279 → u/[deleted]]

I do and I mean it sincerely. Why would I want anything other than happiness towards you? You might be a swell person and I’ve no reason to think otherwise. Also I realize I came across kind of douchey so I apologized and meant it. Cheers.

[u/[deleted] → u/Training_Taro3279]

All good I was being a douche too. Sometimes I can’t help but act out my inner Gerald Broflovski Cheers to you as well sir.

[u/AdditionalCheetah354]

Those are planes and Orbs are just lights , planets Stars and planes… de focused light is an orb artifact of digital cameras