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Original excerpt
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAG_JIqPcOQ [The above is a summary video of the this thread] Looks like a diffraction artifact - i.e. glare around a bright light. The following is the subtitles of the discussion between Jeremy Corbell and an unidentified person claiming to be from the Intelligence Community. Emphasis mine. External Quote: 00:00:43,320 Kind of shocked that a buddy of mine…
Key claims
A Metabunk user analyzed the 'Chandelier' UFO video (PR038) and concluded it was a diffraction artifact caused by glare around a bright light source, possibly from a Jeremy Corbell discussion.
Alternative explanation
The observed object was identified as a diffraction artifact caused by glare around a bright light.
Analysis by Claude · may contain errors
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