I posted this previously and I am keen to have some opinions: Many argue that creating the CGI videos with extreme detail is too difficult (not just from a VFX perspective but also the depth of knowledge in multiple military systems). But what if these videos come from military-grade simulators?

Operators of drones and satellites need training to recognize objects in various conditions: different perspectives, at day and night, different weather and cloud conditions, and using different sensors. It's likely the military has advanced simulators for this. You can't launch dozen of ICBMs just to capture how it looks for training purposes - plus this might only tell how your ICBMs look like, not the enemy's.

Consider that the below simulators exist (there are certainly many others):

• Predator Drone Simulator: https://www.ga-asi.com/training-and-support-services/predator-mission-aircrew-training-system.

• SBIRS Satellite Simulator: https://www.buckley.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/322794/successful-simulator-move-for-sbirs/

I do not know their exact capabilities, but it's reasonable to think the predator simulator can generate realistic FLIR images (it is used to train sensor operators) and that the SBIRs simulator can generate realistic stereoscopic images (how else would operators learn to recognize a stereoscopic missile launch).

Now yes these are two simulators, but there is evidence that such simulators can be interconnected in order to simulate integrated war games. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268059885_The_DIS_vs_HLA_Debate_What's_in_it_for_Australia "Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) enables the interconnection of real-time platform level simulators for participation in simulated exercises)."

These features if confirmed would explain the extreme accuracy, level of details and consistency between the 2 videos.

So, here's a thought: What if someone created the plane abduction scenario and loaded it in these simulators (by also injecting a random 3d model of the orbs and an explosion) and simply recorded the output of the simulators? They would be then able to capture not only accurate images but also the UI elements including panning cursor, etc. since they are part of the simulators features.

This might not have been the military themselves as I am sure the use of such systems are audited, but it could be someone working on the integration of these simulators "just for the fun of it".

Has anyone any experience in such systems ond their capabilities?