The FOX5 "Manhattan UFO" - Analyzed in Blender3D

[@thhedk]

But I made a mistake, it seems like it's an old video! I rotated my sun so it was right, but in the wrong way. But my shadows align with a sun at 21.1 degree, that is May 14/15th or August 7th at 6:05 PM - anyone with a Gold member to FlightRadar who can check for the helicopter these days +- ? :) The suns angle in the camera is the same despite my error, but maybe the helicopter actually flies over Governors Island.

[@DavidFilskov]

What made you think that the video is old and what do you mean "rotated my sun"? - "positioned" your sun, perhaps?

[@thhedk]

​@@DavidFilskov Because the only way I got the shadows right in November, was because I rotated the whole sun orbit, or maybe it's easier to say I rotated the scene. There was an article at Fox where they talked about it, saying it was aired November 18, but I realized it had to be an evening shot, so I thought it was shot the day before. But you can't even make these shadows in November so I tried setting the time at 6:05, and found the two days in the year they aligned. I'm still waiting for someone who has a gold account to FlightRadar before I pay $39 for it, but maybe I can't wait because I'm curious :D

[@thhedk]

...but what a super freaky coincidence, that a helicopter of the right type flies almost at the same place at the exact time I incorrectly said :D

[@DavidFilskov]

Yes! - it makes more sense now - that your mistake was due to an unlikely coincidence! And explains the not perfect helicopter position. But didn't FOX5 say the clip was recorded recently?

[@thhedk]

@@DavidFilskov As a non American I have no idea what kind of show it is, the clock says 6:05, and unlike our way of telling time, you can't see if it's a morning or evening show :D They don't really say it but it's obvious some kind of stock footage. All I have is this sentence and I can't understand it: "The footage, which was part of FOX 5 NY's Hayley Fixler's congestion pricing report"