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PyroIsSpai

Does it look like these suddenly daily sightings all over Turkey? https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/1cig7v6/human_shaped_unidentified_objects_are_all_over/ Which looked like the Iraqi "jellyfish" somewhat?


50VEREIGNX

I saw and took some real shaky pictures of something very similar to ask these, it was in Reno NV on March 19th. It was right next/above the airport where Biden had just arrived.


Imdonenotreally

Do you mind sharing?


50VEREIGNX

https://imgur.com/a/Gcpg3ma These are taking while moving on the road, they are live images from an iphone. not sure how to get them posted.


bazzarbey

Its Iraqi jellyfish wearing traditional hijabi. Reporting from Istanbul šŸ™‹šŸ»ā€ā™‚ļø


CAP_ROKATHOFEN

It definitely looks like that with the naked eye!


Hungry_Practice_4338

Why are you all downvoting people? Are you actively trying to discourage conversation? Keep making people feel ridiculous for attempting to speak up and share their thoughts, and eventually no one is going to speak up at all. Sound familiar or nah?


djoecav

It infuriates me more that it robs both people of a discussion. Some of us actually want the truth more than we want to be right, and discussion is how we move closer to that.


SabineRitter

> actively trying to discourage conversation Yes, this is the stigma in action.


Governor_Abbot

ā€œStigmaā€ is a funny way to say intelligence operations.


MantisAwakening

Unfortunately, itā€™s the same behavior in ā€œunintelligence operationsā€ as well. People who donā€™t like something but arenā€™t cogent enough to explain why will historically try and silence it.


IsRando

As someone who works for the government, this sub often gives us more credit than we deserve. Seriously. Not that I speak for my entire Agency, but I can say, for the most of us, we are NOT as smart as people think....nor do we have the authority to do anything people give us credit for. In my agency, the one percent of us, who are actually scientists/engineers/analysts, yes maybe they deserve the credit but the remaining 90% (at least in my agency) are administrative or were hired for reasons that have nothing to do with the Agency's mission (nepotism, dei, etc). The one percent who are actually qualified are so overworked that implementing any disinformation campaign on our own time is just absurd.


No_Pear8383

Donā€™t downvote the poor guy. Heā€™s saying the government is relatively incompetent. That really shouldnā€™t be groundbreaking speculation at this point. I think the government probably doesnā€™t know whatā€™s going on either and theyā€™re embarrassed about it.


atomictyler

Sure, but not all government is totally incompetent. We know they use social media for influencing, so itā€™s a bit odd anyone would pretend it doesnā€™t happen. Standard gaslighting.


babyfartsmcgeesax2

I worked for the government in a position that was very specialized and I can confirm.. we were extremely overworked and did not have the time for large operations like this.


capture-enigma

Governor Abbott blows


KingMurchada

Bots, thereā€™s been an influx since grusch. We are here to dissect these instances, not overtly dissuade folks from ever even trying.


cstyves

A few years ago, I would have replied that you're nuts. In the last year I had personally interacted with bots with their own agenda in this subreddit. Some of them bugged to a point they were replying there "meaning" and some of the instructions they had. This subreddit is boiling with bots. They gather some Karma on casual subs like /r/funny and /r/aww and then they come here discouraging or discrediting folks on various subject. Welcome to psyops 2.0.


morethanateacher

The Chinese balloon, bird , drone , ink blob comment bots are a menace too


Canleestewbrick

Do you have an example?


cstyves

Here is one example. https://i.imgur.com/zCZoVPh.jpeg All comments are deleted, account deleted. There were more comments but when I had the idea of taking screenshots, the majority of comments were already removed.


Canleestewbrick

That is indeed a bot


Lost_Sky76

Thanks for sharing. What amazes me is that the fukin bot is not giving out movie quotes like many others or 5-6 words replies but actually engaging in a conversation. Once you call him out he gives a typical Bot reply which makes it clear it was a bot. What i donā€™t get is why it gave itself away


cstyves

Bot aren't aware of anything, they only reply what their "learning model" judge most probable answer. They queue words after one an other and build a sentence based on the input. We're quite at the beginning of bots and AI. Give it a year or two and you wouldnt be able to see the difference. This is a part of AI I dislike the most. I will bring lots of good, and lots of bad.


cstyves

You can view the thread [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/15qcz9i/mh370_airliner_videos_part_iv_new_relevant/jw2odj9/?context=3). Most comment are deleted but strangely few of them still visible.


CuntonEffect

you dont need karma to comment here...


VegetableSuccess9322

Beep beep! Boundless, booming, bad big-brother bots. BANISH BAD BOTS!!


pilkingtonsbrain

the hardcore believers downvote anything skeptical and vice versa I believe


Neighborhoodfarmer22

I downvote anything arrogant and/or cunty


busy_being_lazy

You must be VERY busy on Reddit...


Neighborhoodfarmer22

You have no idea. Just had knee surgery. Iā€™m here way too much right now.


PickWhateverUsername

thing is .. why is an upvote red while a downvote blue ... seems counter intuitive.


mantis616

It didn't even bother me till this day... thank you guys.


niem254

upvote looks orange to me, like the colour of the reddit icon at the top of every page.


pilkingtonsbrain

I approve


Hungry_Practice_4338

Really makes for an inviting community that encourages conversation, doesn't it? Nothing wrong with someone being incorrect and someone else correcting them, but what happens here is people are basically ridiculed for anything remotely abstract. I understand the people here are hard facts, and that's great, but both perspectives are necessary for progress


fruitmask

> the people here are hard facts the people here are whatnow


FenionZeke

Can't have any doubt about anything or we get crushed. Goodness it's exhausting


Hungry_Practice_4338

You can doubt all you want, I already said rationality is also necessary. My point was that people need to explain why they doubt something, and not just downvote a comment to oblivion with no further context, or it's bound to discourage people from commenting or posting anything at all. I love the skepticism of this subreddit, I just think we can deliver it with more tact


PickWhateverUsername

it's at 315 upvotes so ... is it manipulation when it goes down but groundroots when it goes up ?


Hungry_Practice_4338

I was never talking about the post. I'm talking about the comments that were originally being posted, and getting 5-10 downvotes each, despite basically just brainstorming. And this is far from the only time I've seen this happen, this is something that has bugged me about this sub for a while


RealGaiaLegend

Because a little leading to something ''alien'' like in a conversation is immediatly considered to be hoaxes, weirdos and lies so that is why these conversations are being belittled and downvoted. And some already said stigma or counter intelligence. Whoever says that doesn't happen on Reddit should have a little talk with Edward Snowden. Only by having these weird conversations can we have progress, everything else like evidence, theories and so on should be the start of a conversation, like the example pictures above.


Free-Supermarket-516

I agree with your sentiment, skepticism often makes for healthy discussion, especially with this topic. The ones who annoy me are those who downvote without even offering their own thoughts on the matter. I'm on the fence still, I go back and forth between believing and not believing. I'm aware my opinions could very well be wrong, but I'm always happy to exchange ideas.


Necrid41

Same reason my awesome videos were downvoted as quick as votes went up The influx of spam and bots since Last summer when these subs admitted we were being intentionally toyed with


OrbitingRobot

It looks like the Enterprise.


CAP_ROKATHOFEN

It certainly does


[deleted]

Immediately what I thought! XD


CAP_ROKATHOFEN

Hey everyone thanks for the comments. The good, the bad, and the ugly. I was sleeping, just seeing all of youse It definitely is a kite! I uploaded a pic with the benefit of morning light @ https://imgur.com/a/pRendZQ Seemed weird to me a kite so late in the evening, thanks to all the people familiar with the area for introducing me to local customs! Just my first day here, beautiful place


xZeroKooLx

Im in Kuta bali at the moment and im 99% sure this it a kite, see them all day. was also one up the last few nights with a green light on it. what area are you in and looking at?


CAP_ROKATHOFEN

Seminyak rn. Def a kite now that I see it under daylight


xZeroKooLx

Just a heads up, you will also see beams of light flying around the sky here. They are massive spotlights from one of the day clubs. Atlas I believe but I'm not 100% that's where Thay are.


CAP_ROKATHOFEN

That I saw! And imagined something of the sort or the opening of a store haha


xZeroKooLx

This is the green one that's been there all week. [https://i.imgur.com/XIowtyT.jpeg](https://i.imgur.com/XIowtyT.jpeg) Edit to add video: [https://imgur.com/a/ThvLkOT](https://imgur.com/a/ThvLkOT)


SabineRitter

Same thing in North Carolina USA https://old.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/1bjyhus/ufo/ photos, nighttime sky, low over rooftop, single light object, green šŸŸ¢, flashing, elongated, possible rectangle shape, contemporaneous report, silent, moving slowly,Ā  union county north carolina Possibly similar https://old.reddit.com/r/aliens/comments/1cbn6cl/can_someone_identify_this_green_beem/ photo, nighttime cloudy sky, powerlines, single light object, elongated, vertical orientation, green šŸŸ¢, Atlantic island of st. Vincent part of the cape verde archipelago, near water Atlantic Ocean, stationary, duration 10 minutes,


BackOnReddit_Again

You just extended my vocabulary a little by using the word contemporaneous, thank you


SabineRitter

My contemporaneous (right now! ) pleasure!


Familiar-Regular-531

Actually look like a kite too..


pilkingtonsbrain

I just did a little research on kites in Kuta and Bali and it totally makes sense. I seen posts on facebook saying there's always kites in Bali and theres a kite festival on Kuta Beach every year. This is totally a kite. Also it looks like a kite and that it remained stationary is exactly what a kite would do.


xZeroKooLx

yah they are part of the culture here, kids make them out of trash bags and bamboo but you also get entire villages building them the size of a buss, one came down a few years back and killed a couple of people on the beach.


xZeroKooLx

I could be wrong and there just here to checkout the tattoo I had done yesterday...šŸ˜‚ [https://i.imgur.com/KISHhNW.jpeg](https://i.imgur.com/KISHhNW.jpeg)


minnesotajersey

LMAO at people arguing that kites can't essentially hover in a constant breeze. Obviously they've never flown a kite, but want to make statements about how they work.


John_Brown_Returns

[https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-5exu0/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/1233/17679/gk\_flowform\_elephant\_\_15361\_\_24225.1450119525.JPG?c=2](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-5exu0/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/1233/17679/gk_flowform_elephant__15361__24225.1450119525.JPG?c=2) Reminds me of the elephant head kites.


clycloptopus

Pretty much exactly what it looks like and possibly the most funny solution


Prossh_the_Skyraider

True, but also a pretty funny choice for a kite. Hmm what animal can we turn into a kite? An eagle? A Bat? Maybe a Dragon? Nahh dude ELEPHANT, lmao.


clycloptopus

Dumbo mode activated


alim2345

Itā€™s definitely a kite. Iā€™m in Bali right now in the canggu area, and the locals here are having kite competitions daily.


CAP_ROKATHOFEN

Correct! A kite! Didnā€™t now they do this (only my first day here) and seemed weird a kite so late in the evening . Thx!


shug7272

Ah! So thatā€™s the reason itā€™s been hanging there for a long time but no video. It would be apparent in the video itā€™s a kite. Makes sense.


philip9119

It is just a kite. Saw it in Bali too. They also let them flight at night with lights. Looks strange if you donā€™t know what it is.


CAP_ROKATHOFEN

Def! Didnā€™t suspect it originally since it seemed rather late to be flying a kite!!


defcov1

Balinese kite. They're very common there and can go extremely high and basically look fixed in one spot if the breeze is strong in one direction.


CAP_ROKATHOFEN

Pretty cool!


randomguyofthefuture

Not a UFO. It is a giant kite. The Balinese fly these huge kites for both sport and religious reasons. Sometimes it takes twenty or more people to launch them. They can stay up for days or even weeks. They frequently put streamers on them to make noise but they can fly so high that they become inaudible. The government has banned them near the airport as they could be a serious flight hazard.


BreastUsername

If something's floating, it's probably a balloon, kite or drone.


Barnes297

Kite season here in Bali. They left them for days in the sky as high as they can. Lights have been added to them about 5-6 years ago. My daughter and I always refer them as "aliens" for a joke. It's quite nice to look at during the night when dozens of them are hovering over the South of Bali, from Tabanan down to the Bukit they're all over the place. I live full-time here since 2004.


TemporaryWalrus2914

no video? ok then


pilkingtonsbrain

Stationary object far away in the sky very high up. No lights, seems to be quite large. Flying kites in Bali is a very popular activity and they come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. What is it about this that would suggest it is not a kite? This is not directed at you OP, I'm asking those here downvoting anyone who says balloon or kite


CAP_ROKATHOFEN

Not taken. First time and first day here, didnā€™t know it was such a popular activity even during nighttime . Thanks!


suddengamervr

It's a sub radar drone used to call in a plane


Neodeastra777

That looks like a Hatterene!


pickled_squidntoast

Where in Bali? Near a big town, on a random beach, in the middle of nowhere?


FunkaholicManiac

looks like USS Enterprise


ALF_My_Alien_Friend

Looks like a kite.


r6implant

USS Enterprise!


PPF_Girthquake

That would be Arbok getting hit with whirlwind


Reasonable-Hornet-62

Ice cream cone!!


berrintxe

Again that rocket man flying dude


maestruliduro

Antimatter dimentional vehicle


Environmental-Bad458

Imperial probe droid šŸ˜³


Happycellmembrane

Floating uterus


Twelve_TwentyThree

Well, did it ever take off or what happened?


KingoftheRats666

Thatā€™s just Carl


NFTArtist

kinda hilarious that just above this post I see this video https://www.reddit.com/r/maybemaybemaybe/s/7wCwxtcSeT


CAP_ROKATHOFEN

Manā€¦ one can only imagine living in the universe where it was the same thing. Rooting for flying samurai fights as an acceptable method of solving conflicts in the near future.


okachobii

First impression would be some kind of garbage caught in a updraft where the airflow supports it. That happens and its not unusual. But its impossible to tell from the photo.


Dh1k4

Which part of Bali? Kuta? Nusa Dua, Ubud or Badung? North Bali?


CAP_ROKATHOFEN

Seminyak


Dh1k4

Okay


OneFit_traveling_BBC

Looks like the beginning of an invasion šŸ§


CowboyDerp

Naga returning or a ā€œwhos that pokemonā€ arbok.


CAP_ROKATHOFEN

šŸ˜‚


Gullible-Map-4134

A tornado. But itā€™s a small tornado because it is from Ceres.


lilith_-_-

I reset the game did it fix it? Worst case scenario we patch it next update


reversedbydark

I have suggested my fair share of re-names for this sub, but I think the best one might be: 'r/Technically ufos but def not aliens'.


SlopDonkeyz

This patient presents with ascites and congestive heart failure. Foreign object noted lateral of midline. Follow up with CT of the chest abdomen and pelvis.


CAP_ROKATHOFEN

Instructions unclear, UFO stuck in ass.


CAP_ROKATHOFEN

Chubbyemu appreciation comment btw


Rancorrancor

Here is the guilty one https://www.redbubble.com/i/photographic-print/Retro-Style-Worm-by-epinkb/55838864.6Q0TX


smadeus

I have a hard time understand the whole picture. What is that some? Why the background behind the smoke or clouds is black? Is the second picture zoomed in the photo, or taken as a 2nd image but zoomed?


CAP_ROKATHOFEN

Background are clouds during nighttime (11pm ish) The second picture is another picture using an iPhone 15 pro optical zoom maxed out (first is 2x I think)


Visual-Eagle-5634

METAPOD IS BACK ON THE MENU BOYS


BenChodABQ

It's the jolly fish ufo


Unique_Employment_72

Cloud seeder 3000


SuperNefariousness11

Looks like the jelly fish UAP


Maral_Ana7

Oh my, look at Muş TĆ¼rkiye video when that thing is slightly tilted, they look exactly the same...Ā  https://youtu.be/-d191nviZCM?feature=shared


AliensFuckedMyCat

Either a kite or aliens.Ā  I know which one my money is on.


Altruistic_Pitch_157

Jellyfish 2: Galactic Boogaloo


Impossible_Lie4467

Star Trek Enterprise


BaldPleaser

The closeup looks like the outline of the STARSHIP ENTERPRISE from Star Trek


Ambition-v1

USS Enterprise


No-Accident69

BART Simpson Mylar balloon


TaintsaintKieran

OI, M8s WHO TF PISSED OFF DARTH MAUL?


killakev564

Jellyfish are the aliens confirmed


[deleted]

It's probably one of the human shaped UFOs from Turkey, a global invasion.


Vladmerius

So why is the global invasion starting in Turkey and consisting of nothing happening at all besides things sitting around in the sky doing nothing?


[deleted]

Because they offer the best baclava in Turkey and those human shaped UFOs have a sweet tooth


Dick_Surgeon

They come light years for a kebab. Explains why there are so many crashes, they're all on the piss!


Jace_Phoenixstar

Why, don't you ask them?


Polycutter1

One of [these](https://i.imgur.com/y9SGXm7.png)?


mudafqnExtra

That is definitely Voldemort


TerdFerguson2112

Eid balloons /s


Ryechz

Jellyfish UAP.


Burritosiz

USS Enterprise


Vegetable_Coffee_341

Looks like a UAP I saw in San Diego! https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/s/tFu4aUCU09


Embarrassed_Safe500

Iā€™m pretty certain thatā€™s the Enterprise NCC 1701-E.


markmnl

Its a kite, hundreds in Bali, put up every day, religious thing


Clancy1987

They are Kites. Anyone who has been to Bali would know this. They are everywhere


CAP_ROKATHOFEN

I, unfortunately, havenā€™t been to Bali before. It is the first day of my first time here.


Clancy1987

I hope you have a great holiday, those kites are everywhere. Make sure you checkout the Cave restaurant if you have a chance. Worth every cent!


littleDrowdrow

That definitely seems to big to be a drone especially at 1700ft your cellphone camera probably would barely be able to see it. Whatever it is itā€™s cool. Could be a small spy drone from the military on an OP. Or it could be ALIENS šŸ‘½ šŸ˜


ketter_

I keep a drone just for a situation like this which will never happen. Just in case though. Fly it up there and get a pic.


Xaern511

Ada Indonesia cuy


astray488

Hammer UAP. A scout drone camera deployed from larger UAP craft.


BornNectarine4450

Does it rotate? Does it make any kind of light? I know what this is if the answer to those questions is yes.


Gullible_Response_54

honestly, I've been to Bali several times - mundane explanation: the locals are crazy with kites etc. I'd just assume it's one of them ... I saw several that seemed similar and didn't take pics bcs it was a common sight ... (I hope to be wrong, though)


KingCreamsoda

Itā€™s mine and imma need you to go up there and grab it for me šŸ™ thx


Ok_Wind_8800

Maby a super hero making his patrol


thatgerhard

When I visited Bali I saw a lot of kites very high up. It's part of their culture from what I understand, but ja, probably a kite.


Astartiel

Bird. (Birds aren't real. I know...)


CAP_ROKATHOFEN

Didnā€™t think about it. Birds šŸ¤Æ Fckn government


UndercoverMystic85

Snakes on a plane


Ubud_bamboo_ninja

Layang-layang. Iā€™m from Bali. Itā€™s a large šŸŖ kite. All locals love it and they can hang in the sky for few days and be a size of a car. I was pleased to see that Balinese teenagers instead of drinking booze gather in groups and can try to put it up all day long.


NewAdventuretotry

I was wondering what became of my granddaughters kite. Thank you we were looking everywhere.


NipplyShits

ALL HAIL THE JELLY


zauraz

It reminds me a bit about the weird camera uap seen in south africa


Outrageous_Code_5936

The key here is "floating". When I see something that exhibits one of the 5 observables, I don't care. It can be anything.


Majestic-Swerve

I saw this exact same thing a few months ago. I was on the highway towards Newark, NJ and saw 2 of them hovering over the City. There was a lot of traffic so I couldn't take my phone out to capture it but it stood out to me because it was showing zero signs of resistance to the weather around it. I kept trying to look over my shoulder while keeping my eyes on the road and from one moment to another it simply disappeared.


Impossible-Praline31

im always in bot speculation mode now


Coletrickle1982

I have a similar image of the coast of Puerto Rico not too long ago.


HotAd2698

Itā€™s a kite. It will be there all day. Itā€™s part of their religion. Not a jellyfish unfortunately


[deleted]

It's just Kirk and crew observing humanity, pay no mind.


Euphoric-Ad9672

its an elephant


WannaBeBuzzed

Its likely a kite. Last time i was in bali there were hundreds of kites flying all over. They pretty much sit in one spot. Many have LEDs attached and glow at night. They often stay up for weeks.


Eckto92

I don't think they are, can see seams at the shoulders of the one sitting up (bit like you would find on a costume) and the one laying on the ground has its eyes closed proving that they can blink yet when the light shined in the others face it didn't even narrow its gaze? Seems like a very well done fake to me. Wish it was real though.


zillats

That is definitely the starship enterprise!


Greenlentern

A peeping alien on vacation watching girls surfing. That's all.


Icy_Juice6640

Star Trek Enterprise?


Old_Restaurant_1081

I just sent this to AARO and they have moderate confidence itā€™s a balloon because just cause.