Irrefutable Photos Of UFOs?
- FATE Magazine
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Some photographs may have already been debunked or identified, or are still under debate and suspicion. However, until proven otherwise, these are some classic UFO photographs that are considered real:
A photograph of Vancouver Island.
Date: October 8, 1981
Location: Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
A woman named Hannah McRoberts (25 years old) from Campbell River, BC, was with her family at a rest area about thirty miles north of Kelsey Bay, on the east coast of Vancouver Island, from October 10 to 15, 1981. During these five days, she says she took several photos of her family and the local landscape, using her Mamiya 35 mm camera with a 50-55 mm lens, 125 shutter speed, and ASA 100 film.
At one point during the holiday, they observed that one of the mountain peaks was topped by a rather suggestive cloud, as they described it; of “a volcano emitting steam,” so Mrs. McRoberts also photographed it. Neither of them noticed anything else in the air at the time, and the presence of the UFO was only discovered by them when the prints and negatives returned to them after processing.
The photograph remains that of a legitimate disc-shaped UFO; the image, including its original negative, has been analyzed by several people, among them Richard Haines, a former NASA scientist and current member of the National Aviation Reporting Center on Anomalous Phenomena (NARCAP).
The Foo Fighters
Date: mid-1940s
Location: various points of the 2nd World War.
Photos of Foo Fighters are very rare. These UFOs have been called by many names, all of which reveal a lack of understanding of their nature and origin. For the Allies, they were either "kraut fireballs" or "foo fighters," with the latter term surviving. It is believed that the Germans and Japanese also saw them.
Reports of “inexplicable transparent, metallic, and shiny balls” began in large numbers in June 1944, around the same time the Allies invaded France and Nazi Germany began launching V-1 flying bombs aimed at London, thus initiating the era of unmanned missiles. The reports intensified in November 1944, not long after the first German V-2 ballistic missiles were fired at London and Paris.
Pilots and their crews reported that the “strange things” flew in formation with their planes, “played tag” with them, and generally behaved as if under intelligent control. At no point was it said that they displayed aggressive behavior. However, most people assumed they were an experimental enemy device being prepared for operational use. Rumors of highly advanced weapons were common at this time, fueled by the incredible reality of the V1 and V2 weapons. Rumors persist that the US Eighth Air Force in England commissioned a study into these reports, but no documentary evidence has yet been found.
Cylindrical UFO over NY
Date: March 20, 1950
Location: Manhattan, New York
This cylindrical-shaped UFO was photographed over New York City on March 20, 1950. The photographer's name was redacted from the Project Blue Book files – as were most names when the material was finally declassified and released.
However, a file buried within the Project Grudge data concerns a cylindrical object photographed above Manhattan in 1950 – by one of New York City's most prestigious photographers (now displayed in the Library of Congress). The photographer was Irving Underhill, who was adamant that what was in the photo was an object, and that it wasn't there before or after he started taking photographs.
The Air Force, however, had other ideas. They said it was actually the Moon in a long-exposure photograph.
However, this explanation is questionable for several reasons, including the object's shadowing and the Moon's position.
Hudson Valley UFO wave
Date: May 26, 1987
Location: Newtown, Connecticut, USA.
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This photograph, taken during the so-called Hudson Valley wave in the mid-1980s, supposedly by a state trooper, shows an arc of colored lights hanging in the night sky. The trooper who allegedly took the photograph was never found.
The UFO displayed a semicircular pattern of very bright multicolored lights. Five drivers reported that, when the object became visible, several cars lost power and had to leave the highway.
Dr. Bruce Maccabee analyzed the photo. His findings indicate that the object was enormous, perhaps more than three hundred meters in diameter, and that the lights showed a definite pattern. He also indicated that the lights appeared to be flashing very rapidly in some kind of sequence, giving the impression that some were out of focus while others were sharp.
UFO photographed by Italian pilot
Date: June 18, 1979
Location: somewhere in Italy
On June 18, 1979, military pilot Giancarlo Cecconi was returning to Treviso Air Base, Italy, in his G-91R fighter jet with his G-91R 14 group from the 2nd Fighter Regiment of the Air Force after completing a reconnaissance mission.
Suddenly, the Istrana (TV) radar center registered the presence of an “unauthorized intruder” on its radar screens and instructed Cecconi to approach an unidentified aircraft that had entered the restricted area.
Cecconi had a camera on the plane with unused film, and when he started flying toward the unidentified object, he turned on the camera.
He approached the UFO to a distance of 70-80 meters at a speed of about 300 knots (450-500 km/h) and made the recordings. This incident is considered one of the most reliable UFO sightings and photographs, thanks to radar, visual observations, and the testimony of Cecconi, who was considered a highly respected pilot.
UFO photographed by a French doctor.
Date: March 23, 1974
Location: Tavernes, Var, France.
Photographed by an anonymous French doctor on March 23, 1974 in Tavernes, Var, during a large wave of UFOs over France.
Skeptics doubted the image, claiming that "light beams can't end like that." Of course not, normally. But the skeptics simply forgot to consider other explanations—that these weren't light beams, but light emission from ionized air, for example. The object in the photograph is still considered a UFO.
The aforementioned photo appeared on the windshield of ufologist Jean Bedet's car, left by an anonymous witness. According to French scholars consulted, they believe it may be a prank by Bedet himself to confirm an alleged observation he made during a UFO alert issued that day.
Battle of Los Angeles
Date: February 25, 1942
Location: Los Angeles, USA.
Spotlights converge on an unidentified object over Los Angeles on February 25, 1942. The bright bubbles around the flashes are exploding anti-aircraft projectiles.
Three months after the U.S. entered World War II following the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Americans in Los Angeles, California, experienced a night of panic.
More than 1,400 rounds of anti-aircraft artillery were fired by a series of batteries over several hours as military authorities believed the country was being directly attacked by a series of "unidentified aircraft" sighted by numerous witnesses.
A few years ago, the Los Angeles Times, the newspaper that published the photo, came forward and presented the original, unretouched image , which sparked a series of debates about its veracity. In any case, the image remains, if not the most classic in world ufology, still a UFO.
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