PR100: Drone? Flying Car?
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- Author
- Hwy666
- Published
- November 2, 2026
- Object type
- quadcopter drone
Original excerpt
So I looked at this clip and I've always been wary of heat imaging because the visual doesn't usually match the physical shape of the object. If you fly a quadcopter at full throttle, it'll assume an upright, almost 90 degree position. The motors will get warm and may generate enough heat to travel along the arms of the quadcopter. In this clip the heat signature, especially when it zooms in arou…
Key claims
- →Thermal imaging clip analyzed on Metabunk forum
- →Heat signature pattern attributed to quadcopter at full throttle
- →Motor heat distribution along quadcopter arms explains visual anomaly
- →Thermal imaging visual does not always match physical object shape
Metabunk forum member analyzes a UAP clip (PR100) using thermal imaging analysis, suggesting the heat signature pattern is consistent with a quadcopter drone at full throttle rather than an anomalous craft. The post notes that thermal signatures from quadcopter motors traveling along the arms can mimic unusual visual patterns.
Alternative explanation
The heat signature and visual pattern are consistent with a quadcopter drone operating at full throttle, not an unknown craft.
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