# West 2022: A Gimbal Glare Explainer

> Mick West, 2022. 5 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The glare explanation of GIMBAL in its author's words.

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# A Gimbal Glare Explainer

Mick West, 2022. _Metabunk_.

West's summary of 16 January 2022 of the evidence for GIMBAL as rotating infrared glare: glare fixed to the camera frame, bumps before each rotation, no rotation during the aircraft's banks, and the rotation matching the pod's gimbal roll.

**2004 Nimitz encounter and the Navy videos** Web pageChecked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The glare explanation of GIMBAL in its author's words.

## Cited by on this site 5 records

[The shape is glare from a hot source, probably a distant jet's engines, that rotates when the pod rolls…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nimitz-encounter/answers/ANS0D1SBZZP3G4S/the-shape-is-glare-from-a-hot-source-probably-a-distant-jets)

Answer

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[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)

Evidence

EVD

[Mick West](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nimitz-encounter/people/FIG0D1SBM8P4R02/mick-west)

FIG

[The 2004 Nimitz encounter and the Navy videos](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nimitz-encounter)

The mystery article

MYS

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

Question

QST

## Cite it

```
West, M. (2022). A Gimbal Glare Explainer. Metabunk. https://www.metabunk.org/threads/a-gimbal-glare-explainer.12230/
```

[Read it free at metabunk.org](https://www.metabunk.org/threads/a-gimbal-glare-explainer.12230/)

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29 Oct 2026, for editors

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