Letters From Our Readers, Sept. 27, 2021

targeting pod image
An F/A-18F crew flying from the USS Theodore Roosevelt used a targeting pod to capture this image of the “gimbal” in January 2015.
Credit: U.S. Navy
HEILIGENSCHEIN There are some unidentified aerial phenomena that are difficult to explain, but I don’t think the “gimbal” is one of them (“Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Research Gathers Momentum,” Aug. 30-Sept. 12, p. 33 ) . The “gimbal” to me looks like a shadow of the aircraft (taking the photo)...

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