# What's the straight dope on this UFO video? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 1, 2005, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-this-ufo-video/306323 "2005-06-01T03:53:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kewk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7ab992/32.png) [@Kewk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kewk)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2005, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-this-ufo-video/306323/1 "2005-06-01T03:53:31Z")
[http://www.filecabi.net/v.php?file=ufoondemand.wmv](http://www.filecabi.net/v.php?file=ufoondemand.wmv) ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2005, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-this-ufo-video/306323/3 "2005-06-01T04:29:14Z")
Until it moved (which happened on a separate filming), the close up of the UFO definitely looked like the planet Venus to me. I would need to know the angular distance from the Sun, it’s position and see if it matched the phase it was in. As for the part of the piece where it was moving, it could have been anything. Even more compelling is… **Manhattan** , what are you doing here and why are you banned inside of an hour from your post? Ah, things are not what they seem \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ that goes for UFO’s as well as imposters. There is an answer to everything. ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2005, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-this-ufo-video/306323/4 "2005-06-01T04:35:02Z")
And as for it moving…it could have been the clouds that were doing the moving. ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2005, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-this-ufo-video/306323/5 "2005-06-01T04:44:33Z")
Ahem. That there news anchor’s darn purrrty. I like them blondes. :rolleyes: Oh, wait. . . UFOs? Yeah, um, they look good. And stuff. . . Tripler . . . mmmmmmm, anchor. ---
**Author:** ![Cagey\_Drifter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@Cagey\_Drifter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cagey_Drifter)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2005, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-this-ufo-video/306323/6 "2005-06-01T19:22:03Z")
Does anyone know the date of that broadcast? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2005, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-this-ufo-video/306323/7 "2005-06-01T20:19:47Z")
When I hear “Air Force base” (or airport or airfield or anything else suggesting airplanes) in a UFO report (at 2:31), my first thoughts tend to run toward flares. But Venus is a good alternate theory. ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Twain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85e7bf/32.png) [@Mark\_Twain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Twain)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2005, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-this-ufo-video/306323/8 "2005-06-02T21:49:59Z")
Hmmm… I personally don’t believe in the UFO thing… But, I have to admit that held my attention. Now I’m curious to know how he pulled that off. I don’t think it would be Venus fooling a “reporter” like that. Am I mistaken or did it move pretty fast in the stablized shot where you could see the light tower? Maybe it’s to create a buzz for the War of the Worlds movie! I still have my doubts tho’, but I can offer no explanation! ---
**Author:** ![Xtapolapocetl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/58956e/32.png) [@Xtapolapocetl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xtapolapocetl)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2005, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-this-ufo-video/306323/9 "2005-06-02T22:13:23Z")
> [@Mark Twain](#): > > Maybe it’s to create a buzz for the War of the Worlds movie! I wouldn’t rule this out. They’ve been doing strange stuff with “viral marketing” these days. If it is marketing, look for a web presence soon. Although I’d think that naming the guy “Yahweh” would offend a lot of people. Isn’t that the Hebrew spelling of Jehovah, who just-so-happens-to-be God? By the way, wasn’t this the plot of a Brady Bunch episode? I cancelled my cable subscription two years ago because I realized that the news I see on TV had absolutely nothing to do with the real world. From time to time it’s nice to see that I made the right decision. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2005, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-this-ufo-video/306323/10 "2005-06-03T01:20:52Z")
It looked a lot like a meteorological balloon to me. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2005, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-this-ufo-video/306323/11 "2005-06-03T02:32:41Z")
The report is from [KTNV Action News](http://www.ktnv.com/) in Las Vegas, Nevada. The [posted news story](http://www.ktnv.com/news/may05/330168.asp) has a 31 May 2005 date. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2005, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-this-ufo-video/306323/12 "2005-06-03T03:03:18Z")
So, what’s your theory going to be when people all over Los Angeles see that thing next week? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2005, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-this-ufo-video/306323/13 "2005-06-03T04:05:17Z")
> [@Mark Twain](#): > > Now I’m curious to know how he pulled that off. I don’t think it would be Venus fooling a “reporter” like that. You’d be surprised how scientifically deficient most reporters are. It’s like an achille’s heel to them. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_fun_ball/32/17664_2.png) [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2005, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-this-ufo-video/306323/14 "2005-06-03T04:32:44Z")
> [@1920s Style "Death Ray"](#): > > It looked a lot like a meteorological balloon to me. Yep. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2005, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-this-ufo-video/306323/15 "2005-06-03T05:16:55Z")
Well, it’s unidentified, it’s flying, and it’s an object, so it’s clearly a UFO. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2005, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-this-ufo-video/306323/16 "2005-06-03T06:14:58Z")
Well, one thing is for certain. The guy doing the “summoning” is a complete nutcase. ---
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2005, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-this-ufo-video/306323/17 "2005-06-03T14:37:04Z")
I didn’t click the link, but I think it’s related to Prophet Yaweh (however he spells it). He’s been featured on the old Art Bell show pretty regularly of late. It seems he is summoning a UFO to land here between June first and fifteenth. Last night he said he didin’t promise to have the UFO land, just to summon it. I think I hear some back-peddling already and it’s only the second!