Fast Moving Object Caught By Mavic Pro

Robert Mitchell · Jul 11, 2017

Guess ya'll missed the part where I stated that I have identical footage from three occasions, one of which I took with a gopro (with a higher shutter speed) and clearly made out a hummingbird.

They fly like a bat out of H*** and in a straight line and their wings are non-existent in normal video

But... it could be an alien, or a projectile or a bug nevertheless, lol!

Lelantos · Jul 11, 2017

Robert Mitchell said:
...I have identical footage from three occasions, one of which I took with a gopro (with a higher shutter speed) and clearly made out a hummingbird.

Can you post it?

Robert Mitchell · Jul 11, 2017

Lelantos said:
Can you post it?

Sure, I'll try to find it. Could take a while as they are buried in hours of footage. I actually made some notes of all three so I could go back and look... now where are those notes? LOL!

I found it fascinating that at least three times I had captured a hummingbird with my drone, and thus the theory (and it is ONLY a theory) that they are somehow attracted to the harmonics and do strafing runs? I know for a fact that some species of bees are attracted to drones for some reason.

If I do find I'll post it back here.

MrMavic · Jul 15, 2017

It was Elvis coming back. Get real, every time someone sees a bug or something fly by they think it's a UFO. Better to spend time trying to figure out how to keep Mavic from spazzing out when flying towards the sun.

DaveWilson · Jul 15, 2017

I hate to rain on your parade, but I don't understand what's going on here... I always thought it was illegal to fly over forest fires. Perhaps in your country it's OK... But it's definitely an area where aircraft may be doing waterbombing and you're flying around exactly where they would be approaching this looming disaster. Again, paving the road for more problems for the drone community. Perhaps I'm missing something... or maybe that fast moving object was a bullet trying to shoot you down. I just don't understand the disregard for safety.... What part of this makes good sense, and why do people do this?

paulwills · Jul 15, 2017

dirkclod said:
Naaa,
UFO . See em all the time

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Cant see a thing ... tell the US government they will think its a weapon of mass destruction and invade ;-)

dougf · Jul 15, 2017

I'm also wondering why this flight is near a fire.

alex815 · Jul 15, 2017

To catch a hummingbird 's wings you would need about 376 f/s. A friend of my mine videoed them for discovery channel. It can very well be a hummingbird.

Wysiwyg · Jul 15, 2017

dundeels said:
Hello All-

So I was flying above my neighborhood this past Saturday afternoon and didn't notice anything unusual, until I reviewed the video earlier tonight. By chance this happened to catch my eye. It's at the 0:05 second mark in this video. I would absolutely love to hear some thoughts as to what this could possibly be? Another drone possibly? It just seems incredibly fast. I was up at 394 feet and moving at 12mph. Whatever this was, it appears to have closed the distance on me fast.....

Thanks,

Jerry

Where's the video?

Static8 · Jul 15, 2017

dundeels said:
Hello All-

So I was flying above my neighborhood this past Saturday afternoon and didn't notice anything unusual, until I reviewed the video earlier tonight. By chance this happened to catch my eye. It's at the 0:05 second mark in this video. I would absolutely love to hear some thoughts as to what this could possibly be? Another drone possibly? It just seems incredibly fast. I was up at 394 feet and moving at 12mph. Whatever this was, it appears to have closed the distance on me fast.....

Thanks,

Jerry

WHere's the video

wes · Jul 15, 2017

A Bug. close up.

Wipster · Jul 15, 2017

dirkclod said:
Naaa,
UFO . See em all the time

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A bug

SteveG · Jul 16, 2017

I caught one last year. Just like yours, I didn't see it till the video was on my computer.

dirkclod · Jul 16, 2017

Yea that's where I see em and is a bug with the sun reflecting of it just right . There was a long thread last year in PP and I made that clip being funny or trying to

jimmybbq · Jul 16, 2017

uh. I don't see the video either ?

sparky1111 · Jul 16, 2017

If u cant identify it then it's an UNIDENTIFIED flying object and that's all there is to it.
So it's a UFO unless we have some close 4k stills.

FlyGuy8675309 · Jul 16, 2017

jimmybbq said:
uh. I don't see the video either ?

I can't either. Anyone have the link to OP's video?

dirkclod · Jul 16, 2017

FlyGuy8675309 said:
I can't either. Anyone have the link to OP's video?

Looks like he took it down Tuesday .

stratos · Jul 16, 2017

dirkclod said:
Naaa,
UFO . See em all the time

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well not sure if its smart flying above some forest fires, there might be helis or low flying planes ..

dirkclod · Jul 16, 2017

stratos said:
well not sure if its smart flying above some forest fires, there might be helis or low flying planes ..

That's in my hunting club and knew what was going on but you are correct never fly into a forest fire . That was just a controlled burn .
We do em all the time .