Felix Baumgartner's world record jump, with a "UFO" ?

[Verdilac]

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=vvbN-cWe0A0

I know this is quite a few years old but At 1.12 into the proceedings a white object zooms over, just visible from out of the hatch. It maybe a satellite but could have spelled disaster if it wasn't.

Its interesting when slowed down and watched on full screen.

Apologies if this has been posted before.

[Bill Ryan]

It's a meteor... it travels vertically downwards. Download it in 720p using keepvid.com, and then step through it frame by frame. The sequence starts at 1:12.67 (i.e. just after 1:12).

[Verdilac]

Ah I see. Keepvid is a really good tool, thanks very much for sharing .

Can you imagine what Felix must have been thinking when he saw that, assuming that he did catch it.

I liked the parts after he put his legs out of the pod and just sat there admiring the views for a few moments, a class act.

[EFO]

Hi Verdilac,
I watched that jump broadcasted live in 2012 by an Arabic tv network (MBC - on BADR4 satellite) and I was impressed and frightened when Baumgartner start spinning uncontrolled after he left the pod. 40 km diving is something...

Off topic:Any Video Converter is an other interesting tool no matter the website.Thank you Mr. Ryan for Keepvid,looks interesting and deserves a look.

[chitters2004]

You can also skip forward/backward frame by frame on YouTube after pausing with the "," and "." keys.