A New Method to Derive an Empirical Lower Limit on the Mass Density of a UFO

TL;DR

This paper presents a novel method to estimate a lower bound on UFO mass density using speed, acceleration, infrared luminosity, and angular size measurements, independent of distance assumptions.

Contribution

It introduces a new approach to derive empirical lower limits on UFO mass density based on observational data and physical principles.

Findings

Provides a way to estimate UFO mass density without knowing distance.

Uses infrared luminosity and angular size to infer minimum mass density.

Applicable to large datasets collected by sky surveys.

Abstract

I derive a lower limit on the mass of an Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) based on measurements of its speed and acceleration, as well as the infrared luminosity of the airglow around it. If the object's radial velocity can be neglected, the mass limit is independent of distance. Measuring the distance and angular size of the object allows to infer its minimum mass density. The Galileo Project will be collecting the necessary data on millions of objects in the sky over the coming year.