[INTPenis]

They would be old, which is a perfect time to come forwards.

Anyways, I'm not saying I can identify which natural phenomenon it is, I'm just using the process of elimination.

Because let's assume this was a sentient thing, at least sentient enough to know that these aircraft posed a danger to it.

Well that's where the paradox starts because this thing apparently has the ability to disable the instrumentation of a fighter jet with such precision that it does not damage the aircraft, it does not damage the aviators and it can be restored after leaving its sphere of influence.

So one must ask, why would an object with such power be afraid of these aircraft?

So you might say, "it's merely an effect of being near the object, not a deployed capability against these aircraft".

Ok fine but that's a very specific non-conscious effect to be flying around inside Iranian airspace with. If this particular object has that effect then why don't all UFOs disable all instrumentation in a sphere around them all the time?

How come only these particular planes that were heading towards it, like in a movie or a novel.

[ikrenji]

i wouldn't think they would be afraid of human aircrafts...

I'm pretty sure they would be able to identify threatening aircraft from non threatening, humans can do this too.

as for their motivations of floating around random places around earth ~ could be literally anything

[INTPenis]

That's a very human centric view though. If we see them as balls of multi-colored light then what makes you think they can even grasp what an aircraft is, let alone radio signals.

Sure they might have been studying us for centuries, and that's how they can disable our instrumentation precisely without damaging anything. But then again that raises the question, why? Why even let us detect them in the first place if they have no message to send.

And if they have a message to send, how come they have complete control of our technology but can't convey their message?

Nothing adds up here.

To me as a skeptic the only common factor is human imagination.