Chile has published an official study of UFO photographs

06. 04. 2018
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Government Office Investigating UFO in Chile published an analysis of two high-quality photographs depicting authentic, unidentifiable flying objects over an abandoned copper mine.

This office, known as the Committee for the Study of Anomalous Airborne Phenomena (hereinafter referred to as CEFAA, transl.) is placed under surveillance Ministry of Civil Aviation (DGAC, no. transl.) that are similar to ours Federal Aviation Administration (in the US - FFA, no. transl.), under the administration of the Chilean Air Force. He is responsible for the analysis of selected reports of unexplained aviation phenomena in Chilean airspace, which he obtained mainly from pilots and aviation personnel.

UFO photographs were taken at the Collahuasi Copper Mine, more than 11 km above sea level, on the Andean Plateau, in the far north of Chile. The remote distance, low oxygen concentration and unusually clear sky make this area deserted and inhospitable. The Collahuasi mine produces copper concentrate, copper cathodes and molybdenum concentrate from three open deposits of minerals.

In April 2013, four technicians worked there - professionals specializing in electricity, electronics and fluid control. They witnessed a circular object approach, hovering at approximately 2 feet for more than an hour, moving around in various positions. One technician photographed the object with his Samsung S000 Kenox camera. This strange object made no sound and eventually disappeared to the east.

Witnesses decided not to tell anyone, due to the negative reactions they had with UFO sightings and so they intended to keep these sightings secret forever. However, a few months later, the photographer briefly showed his pictures to the manager of the mine, who wanted to make copies. The pictures were sent by CEFAA in February and at the same time provided the agency with the information provided by the witness. He also wanted to remain anonymous.

The Meteorological Institute in Chile under DGAC confirmed that at that time the sky was completely clear with no possibility of lenticular clouds. All other meteorological phenomena that could be a possible explanation were ruled out by Chilean officials.

CEFAA staff told me that there were no drones near the mine. "People in this area know about drones," said Jose Lay, CEFAA's director of national affairs. "Fishing companies use drones and make a really big noise. This was definitely not a drone. ”DGAC staff also ruled out experimental aircraft, weather balloons and anything else that might explain the incident.

When all possible explanations had been eliminated, CEFAA staff decided that the photographs were worth analyzing. The results of this study, led by a leading CEFAA analyst at the Meteorological Office, were published on July 3 and are available on the CEFAA website.

The report states that witnesses described the phenomenon as a "flattened disk of dazzling color, 5 to 10 meters in diameter [16 to 32 feet]. He showed ascents, descents and movements on the horizon in short lengths, about 600 meters above the ground. ”Witnesses felt that the object was being controlled by some intelligent force.

The report states that the first image, enlarged and focused, shows a solid object that reflects the sun. It adds that an object can also emit its own energy due to the high temperature as seen in the picture (the black area in Figure 2).

The second photo captures the object in the sky in a different position. (CEFAA does not know the time difference between the first and second photos.)

The text in this second enlarged photograph indicates lines where very thin rays reflected off an "extremely light hemisphere." Analysts concluded that the object "radiated its own energy, which does not match the natural light that is reflected outside the object." At noon, the glow below the object could not be caused by the sun reflected from the top.

The study concluded that "it is an object or phenomenon of great interest and can be qualified as a UFO."

Despite the persuasiveness of this analysis, CEFAA staff acknowledged the limitations of the Collahuasi case. "Witnesses were unwilling to cooperate," Jose Lay told me. "We tried to contact them, but we didn't get any feedback. Thus, we treated the material in the same way as we treated several identical or similar cases: we created them for future reference or comparison purposes. That's all we can do about it. "

Retired General Ricardo Bermudez, now retired, says: “We acknowledge that this is the decision of only one CEFAA analyst among several. So we still have to be careful. ”He convened a meeting of the CEFAA Scientific Panel next week, which is made up of high-ranking specialists from laboratories and universities.

Although not experts in photography and video, the opinion of this renowned group, which supports the work of CEFAA and, if necessary, assists with investigations, could shed light on this case.

The media in South America showed great interest in these photographs. In the United States, Bruce Maccabee, a naval scientist and well-known photo analyst, says, "In the second picture, the hemisphere shape appears very clear, bulging downward — perhaps a UFO shrouded in a cloud of steam." more, but it is clear that the object covered a "considerable distance" between the capture of the first and second photographs.

"This is not a purely normal thing to see in the sky (bird, plane, cloud, etc.)," ​​added Dr. Maccabee in email. "It makes it either a real thing - a UFO - or a Canadian joke that doesn't look like it, even though the inability to question witnesses reduces credibility. This case is certainly worth further investigation. "

It is really unfortunate that eyewitnesses were not willing to talk to the authorities to ensure their anonymity. But even so, these photographs are important because they have been studied by a government agency that has access to the relevant information needed for proper analysis. This is unusual in itself.

I commend CEFAA for taking a case like this one. Experts carried out serious investigations and then released public information and did not acknowledge any UFO existence, which is legitimate.

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