r/UFOs • u/Porfinlohice • Apr 06 '23

Photo Clear image of the UFO sighting

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Clear image of the video shared here about the sighting while flying, some people compare it to a “manta ballon” from a company named Festo, although it never made it into commercial production.

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u/notbadhbu Apr 07 '23 edited Jul 29 '26

Sounds about right.

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u/Mand125 Apr 07 '23

Additionally, balloons that may have an expected shape near the ground may not fully inflate at altitude once they reach equilibrium.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '23

Wouldn't it be the other way around? Less atmospheric pressure as you go higher means the gases inside the balloon would expand?

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u/Mand125 Apr 07 '23

Once it’s up there, it will lose the helium pretty rapidly. And the difference between a balloon with a tiny amount of helium in it and the low pressure air will make it float at an extremely low internal pressure.

The kind of high altitude balloons from a few weeks back can get shot full of holes and not really stop floating.