What was different for me was the statement:Same stuff different day. Nothing new in that report. Most likely an artifact from the IR image processing system (the videos are synthetic sensor data) interacting with odd atmospheric conditions. It seems physically impossible for actual objects to move like the tracking systems displays.
"Furthermore, beyond what the pilots saw with their own trained eye, the technological feat they encountered was further verified by the impressive Aegis SPY-1 radar, America’s premier radar system at the time, and even gun camera footage and sonar systems from submarines accompanying the carrier."