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by numpad0 1014 days ago
It's suns and shadows on sea surface. IIRC some of videos show target ranging, which is around the altitude the aircraft were flying, in miles. Aircraft altimeters are almost always in feet so pilots generally don't immediately notice that.
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you realise the thing was tracked by AEGIS Cruiser radar and observed from multiple jet fighters at various altitudes visually and using IR sensors.