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# Shape, Size, and Plane-Backdrop Assessments

## Source Basis

This report consolidates trail/egg morphology, local bright-core/trail morphology, plane-backdrop size assessment, and cigar-shape morphology. It cites [DOD 111719799 video](/?open=Release_2%2Fvideo_2605_DOD_111719799_DOD_111719799.mp4), [DOD 111719809 video](/?open=Release_2%2Fvideo_2605_DOD_111719809_DOD_111719809.mp4&t=15.433&preset=normal&zoom=4.72093023255814&panX=-1628.7209302325582&panY=-1888.4186046511632&contrast=1.15&brightness=1), [USCG C-144 Tyndall UAP 1 TIC TAC IR hot 24 April 2024](/?open=Release_2%2Fvideo_2605_DOD_111720693_DOD_111720693.mp4), [DOD 111719852 video](/?open=Release_2%2Fvideo_2605_DOD_111719852_DOD_111719852.mp4), [DOD 111689011 video](/?open=Release_1%2FDOD_111689011.mp4), [video 2605 DOD 111719799 DOD 111719799 20260524t143228z capture lead](/?open=Release_2%2FAnalysis%2Fimages%2Fvideo-2605-dod-111719799-dod-111719799-20260524t143228z-capture-lead.png), [video 2605 DOD 111719809 DOD 111719809 20260602t023625z capture lead](/?open=Release_2%2FAnalysis%2Fimages%2Fvideo-2605-dod-111719809-dod-111719809-20260602t023625z-capture-lead.png), and [video 2605 DOD 111720693 DOD 111720693 20260524t164724z capture lead](/?open=Release_2%2FAnalysis%2Fimages%2Fvideo-2605-dod-111720693-dod-111720693-20260524t164724z-capture-lead.png).

## Observation

Size and shape claims are fragile because range, background, zoom, sensor profile, and edge effects all matter. But the archive does preserve repeated morphology questions: trail, egg, sphere, cigar, and plane-adjacent comparison.

## Speculative Synthesis

If field envelopes are real, apparent size may fluctuate with field intensity, viewing angle, and sensor band. A "large object" may be a field volume; a "small object" may be the luminous core. This makes shape/size analysis more interesting, not less.

## Working Assessment

Keep size claims conditional unless there is a strong reference object. Use shape families as comparative evidence across cases.

## 111719809 Bright-Core / Tail Assessment

Source anchor: [DOD 111719809 video](/?open=Release_2%2Fvideo_2605_DOD_111719809_DOD_111719809.mp4&t=15.433&preset=normal&zoom=4.72093023255814&panX=-1628.7209302325582&panY=-1888.4186046511632&contrast=1.15&brightness=1), local timestamp [15.433s](/?open=Release_2%2Fvideo_2605_DOD_111719809_DOD_111719809.mp4&t=15.433&preset=normal&zoom=4.72093023255814&panX=-1628.7209302325582&panY=-1888.4186046511632&contrast=1.15&brightness=1), source jump [Open captured source frame](/?open=Release_2%2Fvideo_2605_DOD_111719809_DOD_111719809.mp4&t=15.433&preset=normal&zoom=4.72093023255814&panX=-1628.7209302325582&panY=-1888.4186046511632&contrast=1.15&brightness=1).

Captured frame: [video 2605 DOD 111719809 DOD 111719809 20260602t023625z capture lead](/?open=Release_2%2FAnalysis%2Fimages%2Fvideo-2605-dod-111719809-dod-111719809-20260602t023625z-capture-lead.png).

![111719809 bright-core capture](/media/Release_2/Analysis/images/video-2605-dod-111719809-dod-111719809-20260602t023625z-capture-lead.png)

### Observation

The capture shows a compact bright white contact left of the reticle, with a softer gray extension trailing or blooming behind it. The contact reads visually as a teardrop, egg, or bright core with a short wake/envelope. The surrounding background is blocky and low-detail, so the apparent tail could be a real source feature, motion smear, sensor bloom, compression, or a background texture aligned with the target.

This is not a strong fleet frame. It is a morphology and boundary frame. It belongs in the same size/shape family as other bright-core notes because it raises the question of whether the visible body is the physical object, the hot core, or the sensor-visible edge of a larger field envelope.

### Hypothesis To Test

Disclosure-forward hypothesis: the bright core may be a compact hull or field node, while the gray extension is a field envelope, wake, or sensor-coupled boundary. Under the [C07 - Field Propulsion and Morphology Model](/?open=Release_2%2FAnalysis%2FC07-Field-Propulsion-and-Morphology-Model.md) / [C20 - Frictionless Propulsion Field Coherence Theory](/?open=Release_2%2FAnalysis%2FC20-Frictionless-Propulsion-Field-Coherence-Theory.md) model, the visible object could be a core-plus-envelope system rather than a clean solid body.

Conventional alternatives remain active:

- a small hot object with ordinary sensor bloom;
- motion smear from target or platform movement;
- compression block alignment;
- a conventional aircraft, flare, or drifting object at unknown range;
- viewer zoom/pan making a low-resolution target appear more structured than it is.

### Working Assessment

The source-backed statement is:

> In [DOD 111719809 video](/?open=Release_2%2Fvideo_2605_DOD_111719809_DOD_111719809.mp4&t=15.433&preset=normal&zoom=4.72093023255814&panX=-1628.7209302325582&panY=-1888.4186046511632&contrast=1.15&brightness=1), the [15.433s](/?open=Release_2%2Fvideo_2605_DOD_111719809_DOD_111719809.mp4&t=15.433&preset=normal&zoom=4.72093023255814&panX=-1628.7209302325582&panY=-1888.4186046511632&contrast=1.15&brightness=1) capture shows a compact bright contact with a faint trailing or envelope-like extension. The frame supports testing bright-core / tail / field-boundary morphology, but it does not establish physical size, craft type, or field propulsion without adjacent-frame persistence and range context.

### Follow-Up

- Reopen the interval around [15.433s](/?open=Release_2%2Fvideo_2605_DOD_111719809_DOD_111719809.mp4&t=15.433&preset=normal&zoom=4.72093023255814&panX=-1628.7209302325582&panY=-1888.4186046511632&contrast=1.15&brightness=1) and track whether the gray extension remains attached to the bright core.
- Compare normal, edge, thermal-like, and invert presets at fixed zoom.
- Do not estimate meter-scale size from this frame unless sensor range, field of view, and lock-box meaning are established.
- Keep the frame linked to prototype analysis as a possible core/envelope morphology candidate, not a confirmed field craft.

## Tyndall 111720693 Edge-State Amendment

Two duplicate local capture leads submitted on 2026-06-15 asked for an eight-frame review of [USCG C-144 Tyndall UAP 1 TIC TAC IR hot 24 April 2024](/?open=Release_2%2Fvideo_2605_DOD_111720693_DOD_111720693.mp4) at [12.988s, edge preset, 2.97x zoom](/?open=Release_2%2Fvideo_2605_DOD_111720693_DOD_111720693.mp4&t=12.988&preset=edge&zoom=2.9656813843562206&panX=-728.732457683348&panY=-226.21685505252606&contrast=0.6&brightness=0.8). The submitted view also targets [18 - Theoretical Craft Prototypes / Field-Obscuration Synthesis](/?open=Release_2%2FAnalysis%2F18-Theoretical-Craft-Prototypes-Field-Obscuration-Synthesis.md), because this is a good test of the ovoid/tic-tac masking family.

![Tyndall 111720693 edge-state full-frame contact sheet](/media/Release_2/Analysis/images/video-2605-dod-111720693-12988-edge-state-review-source-frame-contact-sheet.png)

![Tyndall 111720693 edge-state crop review](/media/Release_2/Analysis/images/video-2605-dod-111720693-12988-edge-state-review-geometry-review.png)

The one-second pass keeps the target silhouette coherent across [12.488s](/?open=Release_2%2Fvideo_2605_DOD_111720693_DOD_111720693.mp4&t=12.488&preset=edge&zoom=2.9656813843562206&panX=-728.732457683348&panY=-226.21685505252606&contrast=0.6&brightness=0.8), [12.631s](/?open=Release_2%2Fvideo_2605_DOD_111720693_DOD_111720693.mp4&t=12.631&preset=edge&zoom=2.9656813843562206&panX=-728.732457683348&panY=-226.21685505252606&contrast=0.6&brightness=0.8), [12.774s](/?open=Release_2%2Fvideo_2605_DOD_111720693_DOD_111720693.mp4&t=12.774&preset=edge&zoom=2.9656813843562206&panX=-728.732457683348&panY=-226.21685505252606&contrast=0.6&brightness=0.8), [12.917s](/?open=Release_2%2Fvideo_2605_DOD_111720693_DOD_111720693.mp4&t=12.917&preset=edge&zoom=2.9656813843562206&panX=-728.732457683348&panY=-226.21685505252606&contrast=0.6&brightness=0.8), [12.988s](/?open=Release_2%2Fvideo_2605_DOD_111720693_DOD_111720693.mp4&t=12.988&preset=edge&zoom=2.9656813843562206&panX=-728.732457683348&panY=-226.21685505252606&contrast=0.6&brightness=0.8), [13.131s](/?open=Release_2%2Fvideo_2605_DOD_111720693_DOD_111720693.mp4&t=13.131&preset=edge&zoom=2.9656813843562206&panX=-728.732457683348&panY=-226.21685505252606&contrast=0.6&brightness=0.8), [13.274s](/?open=Release_2%2Fvideo_2605_DOD_111720693_DOD_111720693.mp4&t=13.274&preset=edge&zoom=2.9656813843562206&panX=-728.732457683348&panY=-226.21685505252606&contrast=0.6&brightness=0.8), and [13.417s](/?open=Release_2%2Fvideo_2605_DOD_111720693_DOD_111720693.mp4&t=13.417&preset=edge&zoom=2.9656813843562206&panX=-728.732457683348&panY=-226.21685505252606&contrast=0.6&brightness=0.8). The shape reads as a dark elongated body with a brighter or warmer end, while a separate small bright mark remains lower in the frame. The pass supports morphology tracking, but not a range claim: there is no shared-depth proof between the main silhouette, the lower bright point, the cloud/terrain texture, and any aircraft reference.

Working assessment: promote this as a medium-confidence tic-tac/ovoid shape sample and a medium-low confidence field-obscuration sample. It strengthens the statement that [Tyndall UAP 1](/?open=Release_2%2Fvideo_2605_DOD_111720693_DOD_111720693.mp4) has a repeatable elongated sensor-visible silhouette in this interval. It does not prove physical size, hull material, or a hidden field envelope without a stabilized centroid/boundary comparison against raw mode and background motion.

## Transcript Telemetry Amendment

[C43 - Flight Characteristics and Telemetry Observations Summary](/?open=Release_2%2FAnalysis%2FC43-Flight-Characteristics-and-Telemetry-Observations-Summary.md) adds witness-transcript constraints to the shape/size lane. [FBI September 2023 Sighting - Serial 003](/?open=Release_1%2FSerial-3_Redacted.pdf) and [FBI September 2023 Sighting - Serial 004](/?open=Release_1%2FSerial-4-Redacted_Redacted.pdf) describe a cigar or linear object with a very bright eastern light, no wings or exhaust, slow east-west motion, and disappearance or light-out behavior; the estimates range from tree-line-relative altitude to about `5000 feet AGL`. [Western US Event](/?open=Release_1%2FWestern_US_Event_Slides_5.08.2026.pdf) supplies the strongest size-control row because AARO later estimated the large orb at roughly `1050 meters` range and `12-18 meters` diameter. These details should constrain future size claims: preserve witness estimates, but do not turn them into precise dimensions without range/geometry support.

## Follow-Up Amendment - Horizon And Aircraft-Speed Control

An approved public follow-up asked this report to widen the horizon context, estimate speed from the aircraft in the background, and remove washed-out enhanced imagery. The visual cleanup is complete above: the washed-out enhanced crop from the Tyndall edge-state group has been removed, leaving the full-frame sheet and raw crop sheet as the evidence-bearing aids.

For the speed question, the source-backed constraint is negative but useful. The plane-backdrop lane can support relative framing only when the object and aircraft share a defensible depth plane, lens field of view, platform motion, and timestamped displacement track. In this report's source set, the reviewed frame groups preserve morphology and apparent backdrop relationships, but they do not provide a calibrated horizon line, aircraft range, aircraft groundspeed, camera angular rate, or a multi-frame object centroid track tied to the aircraft reference. A speed estimate from the aircraft alone would therefore launder a visual comparison into a kinematic measurement.

Working assessment: keep the aircraft/backdrop comparison as a size-and-depth warning, not a speed proof. Upgrade this only if a future pass extracts a stable horizon, the aircraft identity/range or ADS-B-equivalent control, and at least three timestamped object positions in the same geometric frame.

## Tyndall 111720693 Plane-Relative Retest

An approved public lead asked whether the UAP in [USCG C-144 Tyndall UAP 1 TIC TAC IR hot 24 April 2024](/?open=Release_2%2Fvideo_2605_DOD_111720693_DOD_111720693.mp4) can be estimated in relation to the aircraft-like silhouette around [11.633s](/?open=Release_2%2Fvideo_2605_DOD_111720693_DOD_111720693.mp4&t=11.633&preset=invert&zoom=4.526984126984127&panX=-2705.663492063492&panY=-739.4206349206349&contrast=1.15&brightness=1). The submitted control window was a three-second balanced pass with four frame observations.

![Tyndall 111720693 plane-relative full-frame review](/media/Release_2/Analysis/images/video-2605-dod-111720693-11633-invert-plane-relative-review-source-frame-contact-sheet.png)

![Tyndall 111720693 plane-relative crop review](/media/Release_2/Analysis/images/video-2605-dod-111720693-11633-invert-plane-relative-review-geometry-review.png)

The four sampled states show a useful but limited geometry pattern:

| Time | Source observation | Measurement boundary |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [10.133s](/?open=Release_2%2Fvideo_2605_DOD_111720693_DOD_111720693.mp4&t=10.133&preset=invert&zoom=4.526984126984127&panX=-2705.663492063492&panY=-739.4206349206349&contrast=1.15&brightness=1) | The submitted crop is mostly cloud/thermal background; no strong aircraft-relative target sits inside the crop. | Baseline background state. |
| [11.133s](/?open=Release_2%2Fvideo_2605_DOD_111720693_DOD_111720693.mp4&t=11.133&preset=invert&zoom=4.526984126984127&panX=-2705.663492063492&panY=-739.4206349206349&contrast=1.15&brightness=1) | A dark aircraft-like silhouette approaches the crop from the right/top-right, with a separate small bright point visible to its right in full frame. | The bright point and silhouette are not proven to share range. |
| [11.633s](/?open=Release_2%2Fvideo_2605_DOD_111720693_DOD_111720693.mp4&t=11.633&preset=invert&zoom=4.526984126984127&panX=-2705.663492063492&panY=-739.4206349206349&contrast=1.15&brightness=1) | The dark aircraft-like silhouette is centered in the submitted crop; the separate bright point remains nearby in full-frame context. | Strong morphology frame, weak size/range frame. |
| [13.133s](/?open=Release_2%2Fvideo_2605_DOD_111720693_DOD_111720693.mp4&t=13.133&preset=invert&zoom=4.526984126984127&panX=-2705.663492063492&panY=-739.4206349206349&contrast=1.15&brightness=1) | The aircraft-like silhouette has moved to the crop edge; the bright point remains a separate contrast feature in the wider frame. | Useful for apparent image-plane motion, not for physical speed. |

The enhanced inspection aid makes the silhouette easier to see, and ImageJ/Fiji capability plus smoke testing passed before this amendment, but the raw source sheet is enough to support the main observation. Enhancement does not upgrade the estimate: it does not supply range, aircraft identity, lens field of view, platform rate, or shared-depth proof.

Working assessment: this pass strengthens this report's morphology lane and weakens any premature aircraft-relative size estimate. The aircraft-like silhouette is source-visible and moves through the submitted crop over the three-second interval, but the nearby bright point cannot be converted into a meter-scale size or speed estimate by comparison to the aircraft-like silhouette alone. Keep this as a plane-relative control frame: useful for asking the right geometry questions, not sufficient for a physical estimate.

## 111719809 23.720s Bright-Core Retest

An approved lead also asked for a new pass through [DOD 111719809 video](/?open=Release_2%2Fvideo_2605_DOD_111719809_DOD_111719809.mp4) at [23.720s](/?open=Release_2%2Fvideo_2605_DOD_111719809_DOD_111719809.mp4&t=23.720&preset=normal&zoom=6.02654094&panX=-1657.438142286386&panY=-2810.4711597592386&contrast=1.15&brightness=1).

![DOD 111719809 full-frame review](/media/Release_2/Analysis/images/video-2605-dod-111719809-23720-bright-core-tail-review-source-frame-contact-sheet.png)

![DOD 111719809 crop review](/media/Release_2/Analysis/images/video-2605-dod-111719809-23720-bright-core-tail-review-geometry-review.png)

The pass from [23.220s](/?open=Release_2%2Fvideo_2605_DOD_111719809_DOD_111719809.mp4&t=23.220&preset=normal&zoom=6.02654094&panX=-1657.438142286386&panY=-2810.4711597592386&contrast=1.15&brightness=1) through [24.220s](/?open=Release_2%2Fvideo_2605_DOD_111719809_DOD_111719809.mp4&t=24.220&preset=normal&zoom=6.02654094&panX=-1657.438142286386&panY=-2810.4711597592386&contrast=1.15&brightness=1) keeps a small bright contact visible below and left of the reticle while the boxed crop region contains a darker cyan-edged L-like mark. The full-frame sheet is the safer evidence: it shows the bright contact persisting near the reticle field and separates it from the left crop mark, which may be a UI/overlay, edge artifact, or unrelated texture. The crop sheet is useful for filter behavior but is not enough by itself to claim a physical tail.

Theoretical scene panels:

| Panel | Read | Boundary |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Source frame | A small bright point persists from [23.220s](/?open=Release_2%2Fvideo_2605_DOD_111719809_DOD_111719809.mp4&t=23.220&preset=normal&zoom=6.02654094&panX=-1657.438142286386&panY=-2810.4711597592386&contrast=1.15&brightness=1) through [24.220s](/?open=Release_2%2Fvideo_2605_DOD_111719809_DOD_111719809.mp4&t=24.220&preset=normal&zoom=6.02654094&panX=-1657.438142286386&panY=-2810.4711597592386&contrast=1.15&brightness=1) in the full-frame sequence. | Evidence only. |
| Geometry read | The bright point and left boxed mark should be treated as separate features unless a stabilized track ties them together. | Observation plus low-level inference. |
| Field model | A disclosure-forward core/envelope model remains possible only for the persistent bright point, not for the whole boxed crop. | Speculative and provisional. |
| Limits | No range, horizon, or aircraft-depth control is present in this pass. | Falsified as a speed/size measurement. |

Working assessment: the [23.720s](/?open=Release_2%2Fvideo_2605_DOD_111719809_DOD_111719809.mp4&t=23.720&preset=normal&zoom=6.02654094&panX=-1657.438142286386&panY=-2810.4711597592386&contrast=1.15&brightness=1) pass strengthens this report's bright-core morphology lane but weakens any attempt to estimate physical speed or size from the apparent background. It should be cited as a persistence and separation check, not as proof of a field tail, vehicle type, or aircraft-relative velocity.