3D Analysis of the Yemen Orb
4/10
niche or mildly interesting
UAP Insight significance score
- Author
- Mick West
- Published
- May 30, 2026
- Location
- Yemen
- Object type
- fast-moving object
UFO Reports from the US Military and Government
Original excerpt
This is a more focused spin-off from https://www.metabunk.org/threads/uap-hearing-new-video-yemen-orb.14427/ The Yemen Orb video appears to show a fast-moving object (the UAP) colliding with another object (the missile). It's not immediately clear from the video what is happening. @Zaine M. has done quite a bit of work on this, and has extracted a fairly high resolution set of data from the on-sc…
Key claims
- →Yemen Orb video shows apparent collision between UAP and missile
- →Object motion analysis suggests high-speed movement
- →High-resolution data extracted from video for detailed examination
- →Unclear what exactly is occurring in the footage
UAP Insight Analysis— AI generated, not official
A Metabunk analysis focused on a video from a UAP hearing showing what appears to be an object colliding with a missile, with contributors examining high-resolution extracted data to clarify the event.
Analysis by Claude · may contain errors
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