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Explained: New Navy UFO Videos

Mick West · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Media, journalism & propagandaScientific method & science communication

What it is

Mick West explains the three Navy UFO videos (FLIR, GIMBAL and GOFAST) released in 2020, giving mundane explanations such as a distant plane and camera artifacts. He notes the videos were not new and had been circulating since 2017.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as a calm, evidence-based debunking whenever the Navy UFO videos come up.

  • 5 people recommended it
  • 5 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “Mick West has some great videos on it”

    Explains UFO videos with geometry, imaging, and gimbals.

    rhinoceraptor, 2022-09 · Strong recommendation · in “Navy Says All UFO Videos Classified, Releasing Them Will Harm National Security”

  2. “extremely well-researched videos analyzing UFO claims”

    Thorough, evidence-based analysis of the Gimbal video.

    mrandish, 2026-05 · Strong recommendation · in “US Government releases first batch of UAP documents and videos”

  3. “I was also freaked out by these videos until I saw this”

    Explains the Navy UFO videos with domain knowledge.

    DSingularity, 2020-04 · Recommendation · in “Pentagon officially releases UFO videos [video]”

  4. “Mick West's full playlist with explanations”

    Mick West explains the UFO videos in a playlist.

    acqq, 2020-06 · Recommendation · in “Astronomers detect regular rhythm of radio waves, with origins unknown”

  5. “I'd recommend checking out Mick West's videos on them”

    Mick West analyzes the three Pentagon videos.

    treesprite82, 2021-06 · Recommendation · in “Sam Harris on UFO Disclosure”

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Topics: ufo, uap, debunking, gimbal, flir

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