For example, they see far better in low-light conditions, but they can only clearly see about 20 feet in front of them regardless of the lighting conditions. Cats have some advantages and disadvantages compared to human vision. Some basic internet research was performed into the visual acuity of cats, under the witness’s assumption that the cat’s eyes were following the object in the video (link provided to the witness: ). There are few reflective surfaces in the video frame, so spatial confirmation of an object between the camera lens and the cat could not be verified. All edges of the object were considerably blurry. Considering the object’s path (right to left) and speed, one would expect considerable motion blur in the direction of travel with less motion blur on the top and bottom of the object, but this was not observed. The object itself was magnified and sharpened in analysis. In addition, the cat’s eyes are reflecting the same color as well. However, there is a tissue box in the upper right-hand corner of the screen that softly reflex the same color as the object passing through.
This hue from the television screen is not an exact match, but very close to the color of the object passing through the frame. Results included similar color schemes coming from the television screen left and in the reflecting light on the curtains behind the cat. Screen right (where the object enters the view) contains the kitchen area of the home and a television is on and can be seen on some frames of the video screen left.Ĭolor analysis was performed on the original video file.
Also submitted with the video were frame-by-frame still shots of the object, as well as images with a negative filter and an x-ray filter.įurther discussion with the witness revealed there was a wall behind the camera with no windows or light sources. The witness claims to have a very clean home with no bugs or excessive dust, and a normal temperature at the time the video was taken. A female notices the object when viewing the video screen and comments accordingly. Two individuals were in the room (including the witness) at the time of the occurrence and did not report visibly seeing the object in front of the camera. The anomaly occurs at 1:25 into the video, towards the end.įrame by Frame Breakdown Filtering and Cropping IntroductionĪ video was submitted by a witness depicting an indoor video of the witness’s cat sitting on a bed when a blue object enters the frame and moves right to left rapidly across the screen.Īccording to the witness, the cat “follows the object as it crosses through the frame”. The highest visibility being in 2-3 of the frames.” The Evidence The Video This is not a possibility for one, because in the frame by frame breakdown of the object, there is a visible timing difference between them.Īlso there is a visible figure of something inside of the object. I have had people on reddit who believe that this is the reflection from the cats eye. It appears that the cat sees the object out of frame and then follows the object as it crosses though the frame. While we were filming and talking a bright blue object shoots across the screen from right to left. We were having a stupid conversation about cats and how awful it sounds when they have sex. “Sighting occurred while filming my cat while my now ex girlfriend and I were temporarily living at her grandmother’s house while she was in a nursing home. The case was assigned to TBV Investigations team member Jeremy Enfinger for investigation. The following case was submitted to The Black Vault on February 18, 2018. Case File Status: Likely Explainable Background