Navy's Plasma-Based IR Signature Patent: A Defensive Countermeasure Unlikely to Explain Navy UFO Sightings

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A Navy patent describes using laser-generated plasma to mirror infrared glow or draw 2D/3D images in midair to mislead heat-seeking missiles, framed as a defensive countermeasure, and while some speculate it could explain Navy UFO sightings, radar and other sensors showing solid high-altitude objects argue against that, since such effects would degrade with distance and require close viewing, though other nations might pursue similar ideas.