Description

The original poster (OP) of this clip kindly provided the raw file from their drone. Here's my stabilized version with some brief commentary. Feel free to mute if you're not interested.

The object appears to be between the size of a golf ball and a basketball, based on comparisons with nearby cacti and the drone's altitude of roughly 300 feet above ground. This helps narrow down possible explanations.

It performs two notable maneuvers: first, it tumbles, appearing double-lobed at times and crescent-shaped; second, toward the end, it accelerates, roughly doubling its speed while changing direction by about 70+ degrees from its mostly straight trajectory.

I found this intriguing and wanted to share the improved stabilization, especially since the OP was generous enough to send the raw footage.

Link to OP: https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/1ooefp8/4\_k\_drone\_footage\_… (https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/1ooefp8/4_k_drone_footage_of_a…)

Original Footage Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/71i733mo8To (https://youtu.be/71i733mo8To)

Link to download the 4K stabilized footage: https://limewire.com/d/3NHc5#7t9gtgYdIr (https://limewire.com/d/3NHc5#7t9gtgYdIr)