Of course, among the photographs of unidentified flying objects, there are many fakes obtained using photomontage. We present 10 images that have been repeatedly checked by experts and have not received a satisfactory explanation.
South Africa, 1956
This photo was taken by a woman who enjoyed universal respect and trust in society. Her husband was a Major in the South African Air Force, and Elizabeth herself worked in Air Force intelligence. A total of 7 photographs were taken in the presence of two witnesses at the foot of the Drakensberg mountains.
Possible explanation: optical atmospheric phenomenon.
Woonsocket, Rhode Island, 1967
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Harold Trudel managed to take several pictures in the East Woonsocket area of the United States. The photographs show the dome on a disc-shaped object of slightly asymmetrical shape. Trudel claimed that the UFO was moving very quickly. An eyewitness watched the "saucer" for five minutes, until it rushed north.
Possible explanation: it is possible that the eyewitness designed the "UFO" himself and somehow launched it into the sky.
Apollo 16, 1972
During the fifth American landing on the moon, astronaut Charles Duke was collecting samples from the surface of an Earth satellite when this famous photograph was taken. An unidentified flying object can be seen just to the right of the center. NASA representatives could not explain the appearance of a UFO in the picture.
Possible explanation: lens flare in the camera.
Waterbury, Connecticut, 1987
Pilot Randy Etting with 30 years of work experience was walking in the evening near his home when he suddenly noticed orange and red lights in the sky approaching from the west.
Randy immediately called the neighbors and took out binoculars and a camera. By this time, the lights were approaching and flying over Interstate 84. The engines of the cars on the I-84 at that moment died. This UFO encounter has been confirmed by many witnesses, including Etting's neighbors and motorists.
Possible explanation: a classified NASA or Pentagon experiment.
Puebla, Mexico, 1994
December 21, 1994 Carlos Diaz filmed a volcanic eruption in the Mexican state of Puebla. Among his pictures was this one, in which you can see a mysterious luminous object.
The photo has undergone meticulous examination and has been published in many print media. The disc-shaped UFO, captured in the picture, emits bright red-yellow light rays. On its sides you can see a kind of portholes.
Possible explanation: a cloud illuminated by a volcanic eruption.
Valpara, Mexico, 2004
This photo was also taken in Mexico by local newspaper journalist Manuel Aguirre.
At a great distance over the city of Valpara, a series of glowing lights are seen emanating from a spherical or disc-shaped object. The photograph was also found to be genuine.
Possible explanation: a strange atmospheric phenomenon.
Capitol Building, Washington, 1952
This is probably the most famous UFO photograph taken at the dawn of ufology in the capital of the United States. According to a number of eyewitnesses, on July 19, 1952, mysterious UFOs circled over the White House, the Capitol building and the Pentagon. The objects also appeared on the radars of the national airport and Andrews Air Force Base and then disappeared without a trace.
McMinnville, Oregon, 1950
On May 8, 1950, a certain Mrs. Trent noticed a UFO near her home and called her husband. Paul Trent managed to take a photo of “a flying saucer, which was then published by a local newspaper. The picture gained fame, appearing on July 26, 1950 in the pages of Life magazine. Numerous checks by a number of experts have proven its authenticity.
Possible explanation: air probe.
Battle of Los Angeles, 1942
On February 25, 1942, sirens sounded over Los Angeles, warning of an attack by the Japanese Air Force on the city. According to the instructions, the frightened townspeople put out the lights in their houses.
American air defense forces began to fire at luminous objects rushing towards Los Angeles from the ocean, but the shells failed to hit any of them. Eyewitnesses claimed to have seen small red or silver UFOs flying at high altitudes in a specific order.
Possible explanation: ball lightning of unknown nature.
Costa Rica, 1971
On September 4, 1971, a cartographer plane commissioned by the Costa Rican government, flying at an altitude of 4500 meters over one lake, took a picture of a mysterious object. During the official investigation, the UFO was not identified as any of the objects known to science.
Possible explanation: original airborne probe or cloud formation.
Note that with the advent of the era of smartphones and digital cameras, the flow of UFO photographs has disappeared, although given the presence of cameras in most of the world's inhabitants, the number of images should have increased.
If we exclude the version about the allergy of aliens in relation to digital cameras, it remains to admit that most likely modern technology simply makes it possible to better recognize strange objects that turn out to be clouds or air probes.
Source: Naked Science
