Audio Waveform Analysis
Audio waveform analysis is a forensic technique used to examine the amplitude and frequency patterns of audio tracks in video footage to determine characteristics such as continuity, synchronization with visual elements, source origin, and potential manipulation. By visualizing audio as a waveform, analysts can identify cuts, splices, ambient noise patterns, and whether audio matches the visual timeline of a recording.
Application to Flyby Footage
In analyzing the Flyby Footage, a Reddit user conducted audio waveform analysis to determine whether the audio track represented original cockpit sound or ambient noise from the screen recording environment. The analysis revealed that the audio waveform does not exhibit a cut or discontinuity at the point where there is a visible footage cut (a frame jump) in the video. This finding provides strong evidence that the audio heard in the footage is not synchronized original cockpit audio but rather continuous ambient sound from the location where someone was filming the computer screen playing the original footage.
This conclusion supports the interpretation that the flyby footage is a Second-Generation Recording— a recording of a screen rather than a direct file copy— and suggests the ambient sounds heard may represent noise from a ship, operations center, or other military facility where the screen recording was captured. Comparison has been made to ambient audio from the USS Nitze during the 2019 spherical UAP water entry event, with similarities noted in the background noise profile.