# The object accelerates sharply at the end of the clip, as the aircrew describe.

> Disputed: The object accelerates sharply at the end of the clip, as the aircrew describe.

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# The object accelerates sharply at the end of the clip, as the aircrew describe.

The object accelerates sharply at the end of the clip, as the aircrew describe.

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** One piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Frame-by-frame measurement after correcting for zoom and field of view still shows a large angular acceleration.
- The pod's track-loss is caused by the object's motion, not by the operator's zoom change.

## What would rule it out

- The angular motion, corrected for the zoom change, is consistent with the pod's slew rate and ordinary relative motion.

## Evidence 1 for · 1 against

[Underwood reports erratic jumps on radar before he acquired the target on the pod.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nimitz-encounter/evidence/EVD0D1SBYGT7F2C/underwood-reports-erratic-jumps-on-radar-before-he-acquired)

Suggestive

FOR

[The sharp movement coincides with the operator's change of field of view and a digital zoom, which magnify…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nimitz-encounter/evidence/EVD0D1SBYRM1TWN/the-sharp-movement-coincides-with-the-operators-change-of)

Supported

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[What does the FLIR1 video show?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nimitz-encounter/questions/QST0D1SBTKT171M/what-does-the-flir1-video-show)

Most likelyThe apparent acceleration is an artefact of the field-of-view change and loss of track; the object is a…

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The object accelerates sharply at the end of the clip, as the aircrew describe. [Answer ANS0D1SBY9066EE]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D1SBY9066EE
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