YouTube video · UAP Gerb · 13 February 2024
Incredible UFO Footage - METAPOD
Gerb analyses a 2015 clip from near El Escorial, Spain, of a crescent 'pod' with a glass-like face, sent by a pseudonymous 'Modesto' to a Spanish UFO channel. He compares it with similar footage from Peru (1998), Mexico (2006), Vancouver (2021) and an alleged 2022 Blue Angels leak, and says it passes the eye test. Balloon and CGI readings are noted as commentary. There is no sensor or official data, so the db keeps this as an episode only.
Open questions
- Who filmed it, and does the original file survive?
- Natural cause proposed, not demonstrated: balloon or model.
Leads to follow
- The original micro SD file offered to UFO OVNI.
Timeline
On the recordWitness testimonyAlleged / one person's word
1998
'Parachutes of Mayu', PeruFive or more similar pods, per Gerb.
2006
'Monterrey witch', MexicoSame shape seen from behind, per Gerb.
6 Sep 2015
METAPOD filmed near El EscorialCrescent pod with a glass-like face.
7 Sep 2015
'Modesto' sends the clip to UFO OVNIPseudonymous; location withheld.
2021
Vancouver: three similar objects
2022
Alleged Blue Angels cockpit framesSecond-generation leak.
The claims, checked
On the record (1)
The original upload and a 2017 re-upload have been taken down.analysis
Alleged / one person's word (11)
The clip was filmed on 6 Sep 2015 near El Escorial, towards Las Navas del Marqués, and emailed the next day to the YouTube channel UFO OVNI by someone signing as 'Modesto'.Pseudonymous source; exact location withheld.anonymous'Modesto' → UFO OVNI → UAP Gerb → told it
The object made no sound, descended vertically and moved away; the sender's friend saw 'something alive with limbs' inside.anonymous'Modesto' (email)unnamed friend → 'Modesto' → UFO OVNI → told it
The friend said it was not the first time he had seen it and that his late father had seen it too.anonymous'Modesto' (email)unnamed friend → 'Modesto' → told it
The sender's mix-up over who is 'Modesto' suggests pseudonyms were used.analysis
The pod shows three of the five observables: sudden acceleration in its altitude drop, no visible propulsion and low observability.analysis
Its rotation reverses from counterclockwise to clockwise while it holds station in wind.analysis
The object is a balloon (a heart-shaped balloon or inflatable tent) or a model on a string.Commentary; natural cause proposed, not demonstrated.analysisonline debunkers
The object is CGI, judging by jitter in three frames.Commentary; Metabunk users themselves put the jitter down to air currents.analysisonline debunkers
The same crescent pod appears in the 1998 Mayu footage (Peru), the 2006 'Monterrey witch' (Mexico), Vancouver 2021 and the 2022 Blue Angels frames.Gerb's comparison.speculation
The Texas 2023 hang-glider clip is the likeliest of these to be prosaic, perhaps a balloon.speculation
The footage passes 'the eye test' and looks like a one-occupant observation craft.speculation