Mick West | Explained: The Gimbal UFO's Glow/Aura is Just Image Sharpening @MickWest | Uploaded June 2019 | Updated October 2024, 16 hours ago.
The white glow that appears around black-hot "UFO" objects in thermal camera footage has puzzled some experts. But it turns out it's not that uncommon. It's just to do with the way the camera boosts the contrast gradients to highlight edges.
So it's not actually evidence of alien warp drive technology.
[CORRECTION] In the video I say the halo effect is a result of applying an optional unsharp mask. In some thermal cameras (particularly older cameras with a BST array), this effect is not optional and is actually a side-effect of the technology used (a rotating "chopper" disk modulates the incoming radiation, and the combined effect is essentially something that incorporates an unsharp mask)
I suspect that the FLIR video, being from 2004, would be more likely to use a BST array. The Gimbal video here is newer. But I'm not sure about the sensors used in either case. Thanks to @MrVipitis for pointing this out.
Sources of Thermal Camera Footage
- Dog and Man (inverted, added Unsharp Mark): youtube.com/watch?v=4uwwpE-I3ho
- Girl Dancing, Man in Parking Lot, (inverted): youtube.com/watch?v=kW3lkRmY2iA
- Two Jets flying together (unchanged) : youtube.com/watch?v=jWjpnCKcj8M
- Single Sukhoi Jet: (unchanged) youtube.com/watch?v=j__B6zx60K0
More footage showing halos (not used here)
- Molotov Cocktails: youtu.be/XjIx597gDqU
- Raytheon Thermal-EYE 300D Infrared Camera BST Thermal Core 14218 - youtube.com/watch?v=CrVkdTXhc44
-Raytheon Thermal-Eye 250D - Thermal Footage - Part 2 - By UGA: youtube.com/watch?v=42gAvDQNy3A
- 2012-9-7 Raytheon W1000-9 Thermal Weapon Sight: youtube.com/watch?v=EE-1pJ_BhY8
- Raytheon InfraRed 4000 Unit: youtube.com/watch?v=48JCMuUQ6Kg
- Raytheon W1000-9 Thermal Weapon Sight M4-30rds: youtube.com/watch?v=qj67RaLepsM
- Raytheon THERMAL-EYE G100 Enhanced Night Vision Camera: youtube.com/watch?v=sjI9Zm_iXp4
- flir military thermal night vision infrared imaging: youtube.com/watch?v=yaCQJBAQlts
For an easy to understand overview of thermal camera technology, see: flirmedia.com/MMC/CVS/Appl_Stories/AS_0015_EN.pdf
The white glow that appears around black-hot "UFO" objects in thermal camera footage has puzzled some experts. But it turns out it's not that uncommon. It's just to do with the way the camera boosts the contrast gradients to highlight edges.
So it's not actually evidence of alien warp drive technology.
[CORRECTION] In the video I say the halo effect is a result of applying an optional unsharp mask. In some thermal cameras (particularly older cameras with a BST array), this effect is not optional and is actually a side-effect of the technology used (a rotating "chopper" disk modulates the incoming radiation, and the combined effect is essentially something that incorporates an unsharp mask)
I suspect that the FLIR video, being from 2004, would be more likely to use a BST array. The Gimbal video here is newer. But I'm not sure about the sensors used in either case. Thanks to @MrVipitis for pointing this out.
Sources of Thermal Camera Footage
- Dog and Man (inverted, added Unsharp Mark): youtube.com/watch?v=4uwwpE-I3ho
- Girl Dancing, Man in Parking Lot, (inverted): youtube.com/watch?v=kW3lkRmY2iA
- Two Jets flying together (unchanged) : youtube.com/watch?v=jWjpnCKcj8M
- Single Sukhoi Jet: (unchanged) youtube.com/watch?v=j__B6zx60K0
More footage showing halos (not used here)
- Molotov Cocktails: youtu.be/XjIx597gDqU
- Raytheon Thermal-EYE 300D Infrared Camera BST Thermal Core 14218 - youtube.com/watch?v=CrVkdTXhc44
-Raytheon Thermal-Eye 250D - Thermal Footage - Part 2 - By UGA: youtube.com/watch?v=42gAvDQNy3A
- 2012-9-7 Raytheon W1000-9 Thermal Weapon Sight: youtube.com/watch?v=EE-1pJ_BhY8
- Raytheon InfraRed 4000 Unit: youtube.com/watch?v=48JCMuUQ6Kg
- Raytheon W1000-9 Thermal Weapon Sight M4-30rds: youtube.com/watch?v=qj67RaLepsM
- Raytheon THERMAL-EYE G100 Enhanced Night Vision Camera: youtube.com/watch?v=sjI9Zm_iXp4
- flir military thermal night vision infrared imaging: youtube.com/watch?v=yaCQJBAQlts
For an easy to understand overview of thermal camera technology, see: flirmedia.com/MMC/CVS/Appl_Stories/AS_0015_EN.pdf
