'Flying saucer' spotted in Chile, called 'official UFO'

[The Seeker]

Just saw this, thought perhaps our resident photo experts might give it a look-see...




interesting...




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[robomont]

as grainy as it is,i bet its real,shame there wasnt more to the story.like flight path and maneuvering description,total time visible,time of day,weather conditions at ground and at altitude of craft.

[The Seeker]

as grainy as it is,i bet its real,shame there wasnt more to the story.like flight path and maneuvering description,total time visible,time of day,weather conditions at ground and at altitude of craft.

Robo, at times I am convinced that the EM fields around these craft are causing massive distortion which results in the grain-I-ness of the pics...

going to try and track down more info on this one...

also hoping Deuem and Sander can have a go at it...


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[burntheships]

Found a bit more story on the sighting below, and the link to the
actual CEFAA report.

http://www.cefaa.gob.cl/web/multimedia.html

The government office investigating UFOs in Chile has released an analysis of two high quality photos showing what appear be genuine unidentified flying objects above a remote copper mine. The office, known as the CEFAA (Committee for the Studies of Anomalous Aerial Phenomena), is located within the Ministerial Department of Civil Aeronautics (DGAC), the equivalent of our FAA, under the jurisdiction of the Chilean Air Force. It is responsible for the analysis of selected reports of unexplained aerial phenomena in Chilean airspace, most of them from pilots and aviation personnel.

The photos were taken at the Collahuasi copper mine, more than 14,000 feet above sea level in the Andean plateau in the far north of Chile. An extremely remote location with low oxygen levels and unusually clear skies, the area is desolate and inhospitable. The Collahuasi mine produces copper concentrate, copper cathodes and molybdenum concentrate from three open-pit mineral deposits. (Click here for a map).

http://dailyridge.com/headlines-now/2014/07/16/wacky-wednesday-chile-releases-official-study-on-ufo-photos/

[The Seeker]

Here is some more from that article:

Four technicians – professionals specializing in electricity, electronics, and fluid control – were working there in April, 2013. They witnessed a disc-shaped object which approached slowly and was present for more than an hour, moving around in different positions and hovering at about 2000 feet. One technician took pictures with his Kenox Samsung S860 camera. The strange object made no sound, and eventually moved away towards the East.

The witnesses decided not to tell anybody because of the negative associations they had with UFO sightings, and therefore had every intention of always keeping the sighting private. But some months later, the photographer casually showed the pictures to the chief engineer at the mine, who asked for copies. The engineer sent the images to the CEFAA in February, and provided the agency with information reported to him by the witnesses. He too has requested anonymity.

Chile's meteorological office at the DGAC confirmed that there was an absolute clear sky at that time, and that there was no possibility of lenticular clouds. All other meteorological phenomena have been ruled out by Chilean officials as a possible explanation.

http://dailyridge.com/headlines-now/2014/07/16/wacky-wednesday-chile-releases-official-study-on-ufo-photos/


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[burntheships]

@Seeker,

Did you notice the Black and White image, very interesting
as it seems to display a field around the "UFO".

[robomont]

after bts pointed out copper mine,that got me thinking of usgs ground penetrating radar .they have that tech.then i think of usgs being highly involved in volcano research and ufos are regularly seen over volcanoes.maybe there is usgs or another foreign gov entity that uses these craft.

[The Seeker]

@Seeker,

Did you notice the Black and White image, very interesting
as it seems to display a field around the "UFO".

Yes, I did see that, BTS; waiting to see what A51 and the rest weigh in with...


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[ArMaP]

Translate from the PowerPoint file available here.

Collahuasi case

Several witnesses observed for a couple of hours an unusual phenomenon in their workplace, in mid-April 2013, in Minera Collahuasi, in northern Chile at an altitude of 4,300 meters . They took several photos and did not want to delve deeper into the matter. Eventually two photographs were handed to the group's chief and he sent them to the CEFAA, ensuring that participants are professionals in the field of electricity, electronics and fluid control, all owners of a very pragmatic mind. Described the phenomenon as a flattened disc, bright colour, of a diameter of 5 to 10 meters. Performed ascending, descending and horizontal movements in short distances, about 600 meters above the ground. Clearly visualized as a disk at some times, it then would take the form of a glossy globe, but the most obvious was the silver figure, fixed, static disk. The witnesses left with the impression that the movements were associated with a particular control. Weather conditions were excellent. The evidence was analysed by a meteorologist, which ruled out the possibility of a lenticular cloud. One expert in image analysis (the full study is attached on this site) concluded that the photographs correspond to an object that could not be identified.

There are two images taken by a camera Samsung S860 model Kenox. According to the story, the object was
for a few hours in the sector.

The object to be analysed is marked by a red circle (middle). The photos, according to the witness,
were taken outside.

Image # 1: SDC15253 (1) JPG.



Image #2 : SDC15254.JPG



The photos were taken around noon judging by the shadows cast

Analysis of image # 1 SDC15253 (1). JPG. Here's a zooming of the object being analysed and several filters were applied to highlight detail.




The filters highlight the consistency and solidity of the object.



This image, processed and improved, shows a seemingly solid object and that was reflecting the sunlight



As scope, the reflection on the object's surface gives the impression that it could be of own source more than reflection of the sun for its intensity (in the images with filters we can see as completely dark the area of reflection, indicating that it is of very high temperature).

Analysis of image # 2 SDC15254 . JPG
Here is a zooming of the object being analysed and several filters were applied to highlight details to help clarify the object.





It can be seen in the various filters, that there are two clearly defined areas, one with a circular ring shape in the perimeter zone and a hemisphere at the center.
Both areas have different colours, the hemisphere has an extremely strong brightness always appears "white" or "black" without going through other shades, meaning that it saturates the CCD taking the maximum value of white, unlike the ring that varies its tone when using different filters.



There are even 4 very faint light rays, difficult to visualize and enhance with filters, but they are observed, meaning that they come from a very powerful source of energy that can be seen in broad daylight.
No solid areas are visible, probably due to the high luminance emitted by the object. The object emits light energy, is no reflection of the sun, the light also comes from what appears to be the bottom of the object which should have "shadow".

Conclusion

It's an object or phenomenon extremely interesting, and it would qualify as a UFO itself.

[deuem]

I was only able to grab 1 frame from the video but based on that one frame it shows an interaction with the air. This UFO is not the Area 51 type. Different fields. I would need to figure it out better to give a better answer. It does appear to be 3D. Meaning not a flat 2d rendering or sticker. Looks like we have a new contestant in the UFO world that deserves some time spent. It could also be right on the visible UV a to visible light frequency. The why so bright. give it around a 70% number. Interesting UFO. So it passed the first round.