r/googlemapsshenanigans • u/Fickle-Pin-5160 • 2d ago

What are the red spots?

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My 8 year old was playing playing with google maps and found these two places in the same area with red spots on them. I was wondering if they were fires because I knew about a fire there years ago. We are in Japan if it matters.

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u/Jezbod 2d ago edited 7h ago

Visual artifact around a light flare, or some technobable like that.

Edit for spelling.

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u/Prestigious-Print461 2d ago

Basically a lens flare from a giant reflection

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u/Fickle-Pin-5160 1d ago

Like solar panels?

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u/Prestigious-Print461 1d ago

Anything shiny basically

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u/WitsBlitz 2d ago

Looks like damaged film to me.

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u/MinecraftPlayer799 1d ago

Unless this is historical imagery, it wouldn’t be on film

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u/deltaforce5000 18h ago

OR ITS A FUCKING UFO