Description

I did an analysis on the Kiev bridge UFO video, originally posted here (https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/an0s20/ufo_over_the_river_foot…), but recently revived here (https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/oo0ptl/ufo_under_the_bridge_in…) by u/Spektremshill (https://www.reddit.com/u/Spektremshill/).

TLDR EDIT: I thought this was a fake video, due to incorrect shadow projections. But then I realized I may be completely wrong thinking that's a shadow. It could be a reflection of the object in the water. Further analysis needed.

Assumptions: The video was recorded by a drone, approximately 460' above the ground. The object appears to be flying about 50-100' above the water based on the way it appears to fly from under the bridge in the background.

Here's what the shadows should've approximately looked like:

https://preview.redd.it/o3e9dvgmsmc71.png?width=3214&format=png&auto=…

To create this analysis, I found the location where the video was recorded. (EDIT: I don't think I can link to Google maps, automod keeps slapping me.) I geolocated a 3D model to the coordinates, and configured the sun location accurately to the location. I estimated it was autumn, due to the trees looking brown, and by matching the shadows in the video from other known objects I estimated the time to be about 1:30. The main reference I used was the sign down at the lower left near the road.

Here's what a top view would look like, if the sun were actually casting shadows on an object flying by.

https://preview.redd.it/l45tzkbosmc71.png?width=2141&format=png&auto=…

The object's shadows in the video are completely wrong. They are simply located directly underneath the object, and do not change in relationship to the sun/drone/object positions. We should see the shadow more towards the right in the distance, and more towards the left as it gets closer and moves out of the right side of the frame.

https://preview.redd.it/1hnjuxbqsmc71.png?width=1990&format=png&auto=…

EDIT: This is the bridge in the background, it's called "Metro Bridge". I would link to it, but automod slapped me because Google only gives me a shortened link and I guess that's not allowed. This is how I estimated the height of the object, since it appears to fly under this. Also, I noticed you can't see the object at all until it suddenly appears in front/under of the bridge. The person who created the CGI probably didn't feel like trying to mask the bridge in front of the object, so they made it just appear under the bridge and go from there.

https://preview.redd.it/9crx92trsmc71.png?width=1793&format=png&auto=…