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by jcrawfordor 2008 days ago
I have the local knowledge to tell you that there aren't parked vehicles in or near that part of the building. You can even see in aerials that it's that it's a lawn with walking paths and a prefab outbuilding. I think this SAR image may be from before the outbuilding was there, and historical imagery shows that it used to just be an extension of the lawn. I think the bright objects are a distorted reflection from elements of the building facade, perhaps. I don't know, I'm squinting at the SAR image having a hard time deciding if it depicts the outbuilding or not, and it perhaps says something about the limitations of SAR images that it's not clear to the untrained eye whether or not an entire building is there. I think it's possible the building is there and is just made of materials with very low reflectivity, there are sort of "ghost lines" that seem in the right place for its edges.
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You're right. Here's the back of the building - https://i.imgur.com/JRcer7d.jpg

Why am I worried about SAR when Google is ten times creepier, lol.

Could definitely be some kind of artifact