"We were first to post the story yesterday by almost an hour, thanks to some fantastic international patrons of aviationintel.com, and I have yet to find any in-depth analysis of the evidence presented by the Iranian Government of what appears to be an RQ-170 Sentinel displayed in a basketball gym, almost fully intact. The experts have chimed in all over the networks and print media, and I have to say this is even worse superficial analysis than the Stealth Blackhawk tail fiasco back in May (a story we were over a day ahead of anyone else, broken on the Lars Larson National Radio Program). I am not trying to sing my own praises here, I am just trying to underline that you have to be careful who you listen to. Just because they may work for a well-known news outlet it does not mean their commentary is totally informed. One “expert” today even said the drone was a fake because the wings were drooping. Apparently he did not look at the evidence for more than a couple of seconds, as this is fully explained by the pictures that have been distributed. Others have said that the drone is the wrong color. Have they ever been in a gym with sodium lights and wood floors? All whites can look beige, especially to the odd white balance metering in modern SLR and video cameras."
- imabonehead
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