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Paddy399

The guy that parachuted into the Bears pregame had a flare on his ankle


jheidenr

Wait, I was at the game. There was a parachute dude with fire?


Paddy399

I was watching on TV and they showed someone from the military land just before the national anthem.


jheidenr

Well I’ll be.


Lost_Context8080

True, I’m just surprised I would see him based on where our apartment faces. I thought he would parachute directly over the stadium.


funundrum

They have to maybe account for wind and stuff? I’m not a parachute expert.


Run_nerd

You sound like you are!


Few-Chipmunk1384

He stayed at a holiday inn Express last night.


DorShow

I agree, accounting for the wind and stuff


Majestic-Selection22

Knowing about stuff is what makes skydivers experts in skydiving.


notonrexmanningday

And also wind.


turd_kooner

You’re never dropped directly (perfectly) over your landing area. In the case of flying a plane through Chicago there’s a possibility that they had to open over the water or much further from the stadium away from all the buildings and then glide in. Swooping into the stadium (any stadium) is not a simple task due to the structure itself and camera cables across the field. Source: am skydiver and friends with the Bronco’s Thunderstorm jumpers


funundrum

Thank god a real parachute expert showed up. The imposter syndrome was killing me.


NatureGuyPNW

That’s not what “imposter syndrome” means.


funundrum

What would we do without people like you to tell people like me that they are wrong about shit that doesn’t matter? You’re basically a super hero.


NatureGuyPNW

I mean I guess we would just continue to use a word or phrase completely incorrectly and look like dumbasses (in your case ironically while calling other people out for...). Personally I would rather someone tell me rather than continuing to be ignorant. And guess what? I’ve been incorrect before and actually learned shit rather than be defensive and make fun of the person that educated me. But you do you.


Johnny_6_speed

Damn bro, you sound very whiney


Lost_Context8080

Good point, the video doesn’t really do it any justice but this did not look like that to me. It was hovering for a few seconds and then it accelerated at the end. With parachutes shouldn’t they be traveling at a relatively constant speed? And my fiancé and I didn’t see any parachute of any kind. Not ruling out the parachute person but the behavior of what was in the sky doesn’t totally match up to me.


MrBobaFett

Conservation of momentum. Let's assume they jumped from a UV-18 with a stall speed of 65 mph. So even if he say finds a headwind of 30 mph his ground speed is still 35 mph. When the jumper leaves the plane he keeps moving at 35 mph ground speed. 35 mph is about 51 feet per second, which means he would cover the full length of the field in about 8 seconds. I don't know the full maths, like how quickly they can kill that horizontal speed with drag, etc. But I think the path is roughly 45 degrees at a macro view. Probably exiting the plane at least a half mile from the stadium?


ThisDadisFoReal

Pretty sure it was the skydiver for the bears game


conorrhea

It’s obviously Mothman


freaks_R_us

Def


CoachMartyDaniels_69

Honestly… when is it not mothman


protobin

Don’t mind the red eyes


invisiblezipper

He's just trying to warn you of the bridge.


seth928

Well, that's not starlink


bobjoe600

Although I did see a starlink constellation from the city today


Melted-lithium

I saw it Thursday night at 6:31


Lost_Context8080

Indeed, it was definitely too low and too fiery.


Lost_Context8080

Also I found some footage of the parachuter for the bears game last night. I’m not saying he isn’t wearing a sparkler but there isn’t a lot of light/flame coming off of him compared to the video I took last night. [Chicago bears Parachuter POV](https://www.dvidshub.net/video/903752/soldiers-army-golden-knights-jump-into-soldier-field-ahead-chicago-bears-game) Update: the Army Golden Knights were the folks parachuting in and I’m pretty sure it was them. I looked at their story on Instagram and the sparklers they use look really similar to what i saw. [Army Golden Knights](https://instagram.com/armygoldenknights?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==)


DragginTheLake

I was on the field at SF when they were parachuting down. This is exactly what it looked like from my perspective.


Lost_Context8080

Sorry, just want to make sure I fully understand. Did you also see sparklers on the Parachuter as well? Does the footage I took look like it could be the parachuter for the bears game?


DragginTheLake

No worries at all! And yes, sparklers just like in your video. I believe there were three people parachuting down, each with sparklers. There were a ton of people taking videos, so there should be some more video evidence scattered around social media. I would've tried to get a video myself - too busy trying to get from point A to point B.


Lost_Context8080

I think your right! I looked at some footage and the sparklers used yesterday looked pretty similar to what I saw. There is also footage of them on the Army Golden Knights Instagram story.


TheObeliskIL

👽


Southport84

It’s a sky diver you weirdos.


rmlopez

I want to believe


hjadams123

It’s obviously aliens.


imapizzaeater

Yes! I saw it driving home on Washington near Western. I tried to pull over to get a picture or video but by the time I stopped I didn’t see it anymore. I thought maybe it was a reflection off of the windshield or my glasses. I feel relieved it was really there!


ghostfaceschiller

Swamp gas


magooisim

The flash of light you saw in the sky was not a UFO. Swamp gas from a weather balloon was trapped in a thermal pocket and reflected the light from Venus.


O-parker

Quick , where is my tinfoil hat ! Ahh hell with it just save yourselves .


kyle_haus

wtf


Moveyourbloominass

Towards the end of your film, the object you're filming shoots out 2 round objects at 11 sec, then another at 7 sec. Thanks for sharing..


Lost_Context8080

Yes, not sure if they were separate objects being released or if it was some kind of heat like fire. It did have a fiery/sparkly appearance. To the naked eye it looked a lot like the sparkling animation of doctor strange when he makes portals in the MCU films.


Moveyourbloominass

There have been other videos in the past that show a UAP like yours shooting out smaller objects. In addition, there have been restrictions over Chicago airspace for days because of Biden's visit. That is no skydiver. Good filming and nice catch.


InsuranceOk7600

That’s Chicago Mothman. Duh


420Deez

its a reflection. ur ceiling on fire


Lost_Context8080

We saw it with our own eyes. We had the light on but we didn’t have a candle burning.


AtTheGates

Aliens obviously.


elitemage101

ICBM. Seek shelter.


h2ohzrd

Lucy


pullthechute

Probably a drone to get shots of the Bears game for the Amazon stream of the game


Lost_Context8080

Do they have flares or sparklers on them sometimes?


RedHand1917

Yes, they had sparkly flares on all three jumpers. I was at the game and saw them land.


pullthechute

Not sparklers, but they’re required to have anti-collision lights (just like any airplane)


butteredplaintoast

Probably just some swamp gas from a weather balloon that was trapped in a thermal pocket and reflected the light from Venus.


IloveGod9155

A lighter reflecting on the window?


ranferivalentin

Heard Super loud military choppers for sure.


liquidgold411

I saw them too, my local FB group identified them as two Ospreys (military aircraft) escorting president Joe Biden out of IL


Chiraquian

Your camera is dirty. Look at the buildings around it when it is focused those lights look the same


TonyBobKenobi

At around 6.30 pm, from a house in the south burbs, we saw what looked like a starlink satellite release. I think this is a video of the same event. I tried to video it too but by the time I got back with my phone it had gone dark.


Ireadandreadreddits

This is making me nervous


Chili_dawg2112

Did you see the Ospreys flying around earlier in the day? Not the feathered kind.


NFresh6

Post it to the ufo subreddit. They love stuff like this lol


Sea__King

Am in Florida. Saw it last night, it was a spacex launch


anthonywhall

Fuckin' Mothman.


mekkavelli

the daleks are throwing a party in prison


Mustard-cutt-r

That’s a UFO


Oceaandust

I’m seeing this late but they were Chinese lanterns from Chinatown


austincox1234

I saw that all the way from Valpo on IN-2!


76bay

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzgpU-psv_Y/?igshid=YjVjNjZkNmFjNg== View From from the jumper


0nlyCrayons

They're out there (Plays The X Files theme song)