# The shape is glare from a hot source, probably a distant jet's engines, that rotates when the pod rolls…

> Disputed: The shape is glare from a hot source, probably a distant jet's engines, that rotates when the pod rolls through its gimbal singularity.

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Answer · 2004 Nimitz encounter and the Navy videos

# The shape is glare from a hot source, probably a distant jet's engines, that rotates when the pod rolls…

The shape is glare from a hot source, probably a distant jet's engines, that rotates when the pod rolls through its gimbal singularity.

**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

- Rotations follow pod bumps and match the roll needed at the gimbal angles shown on screen.
- The shape does not rotate when the aircraft banks.
- The flight path at 30 or more nautical miles is a straight, slow track consistent with an aircraft.

## What would rule it out

- The original file shows the shape's edges and internal structure resolved beyond a glare pattern, or radar data confirms a near object stopping and reversing.

## Evidence 1 for · 1 against

[Bumps precede each rotation and the shape stays fixed during the aircraft's banks.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nimitz-encounter/evidence/EVD0D1SC07G41KA/bumps-precede-each-rotation-and-the-shape-stays-fixed-during)

Supported

FOR

[A refined glare model requires an extra roll mechanism not demonstrated in the footage, and the initial…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nimitz-encounter/evidence/EVD0D1SC0FA0TTK/a-refined-glare-model-requires-an-extra-roll-mechanism-not)

Suggestive

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[Is GIMBAL a rotating object or rotating glare?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nimitz-encounter/questions/QST0D1SBTVM5ZTZ/is-gimbal-a-rotating-object-or-rotating-glare)

Open3 answers, none ahead

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The shape is glare from a hot source, probably a distant jet's engines, that rotates when the pod rolls… [Answer ANS0D1SBZZP3G4S]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D1SBZZP3G4S
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