UFO Photos, Page 1 of 7
Pictures are arranged by the year in which they occurred.
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1870-Mt. Washington, New Hampshire. This photo is dubbed, "the oldest UFO
photograph ever taken." This item was the subject of bidding at Ebay in 2002, when
finally the photo was purchased for $385.00 by Samuel M. Sherman, who was the
president of Independent-International Pictures Corp. This was originally a "stereo"
photograph. Certainly it was difficult to manipulate photos at that time, and
remember, there were no flying objects then; at least, not from this world.
1927-Oregon. Taken in Cave Junction, Oregon. There is some question as to
whether the photo was taken in '26 or '27, but nonetheless, if this is an authentic
photograph it is incredible. Reportedly snapped by a volunteer fireman. Be sure to
click on to see full size image to really appreciate the picture.
St. Paris, Ohio, 1932. This picture was taken of George Sutton near midday May
1932. We can see that it was in 1932 from the license plate on the automobile in the
photo that accompanied this shot. The unidentified flying object in the picture could
not have been a street lamp, simply because there were no street lamps at the time.
There are no power poles or power lines visible anywhere in this picture. This
picture shows a vintage automobile. The owner of the photo album says there were
no electric street lights along this road in those days. Nobody has been able to
account for the dark object seen over Sutton's left shoulder in this photograph.
Los Angeles, February 25, 1942: 02:25pm: Alarm sirens installed in the event of a
Japanese air raid are started, as flying objects are seen and announced in the sky
off the city. A blackout is declared and the anxious and even terrified inhabitants
follow the instructions by turning all the lights off. 03:16pm: Anti-aircraft guns open
fire on the unidentified flying objects coming from the ocean, and projector beams
are searching the sky. Witnesses observe small objects flying at high altitude, of red
or silver plated color, moving in formation at high speed, and untouched by the AAA
salvos. This large object has been touched by many AAA projectiles, according to
the reports. The anti aircraft defence continues to shoot at UFOS without results
Washington D. C. October 29, 1942. This was taken above Washington, D.C. on
October 29 1942. An object at the very right of the frame was initially thought to
represent a high-wing monoplane flying down and right from the upper left-hand
corner. Unusually it appears too fast for the shutter, its configuration is more
disk-like and it is followed by an exceptionally long dark streak (this extends back
and upwards to the top of the frame) that is normally associated with jet aircraft.
Morristown, New Jersey, 1947. On the morning of July 10, 1947, John H. Janssen,
editor of the Daily Record (an American aviation journal) was flying his own plane
from Morristown Airport in New Jersey. He spotted six, luminous spherical craft with
hazy rings around them flying in a trail high in the sky above him. He grabbed his
camera and shot a picture. He was only able to get four of the six objects in the
image frame. Two weeks later, on July 23rd, he had another encounter of what
looked to him like the same or very similar aircraft. He was again flying his airplane
out of Morristown and was at 6,000ft.
Scotland, 1947. An alleged UFO picture taken in the Outer Hebrides in Scotland in
1947. It is important to see the original picture on this one to get the full effect. This,
to me, is a very good picture of an object that is not identifiable by comparision to
any known aircraft today. It is obviously a metallic, two layered object which has
never been explained away. A true UFO!
Czaplinek, Poland 1947. This alleged UFO picture has seemingly been shot at
Czaplinek in 1947. The picture was taken at an angle looking up over a mountain,
and the larger picture makes a much more believable image, giving the object
dimension, and scale. Check it out. Early photographs like this are very important,
coming at a time when photo manipulation was very difficult compared to present
time.
Cincinnati, Ohio, 1949. During the Jitney Carnival at the St. Peter and Paul Church
in Norwood, Cincinatti Ohio, Reverend Gregory Miller, purchased from army
surplus, an 8 million candle power searchlight. Sergeant Donald R. Berger of ROTC
of the University of Cincinnati would operate it. During the height of the festivities, at
08:15pm, Sgt. Berger's sweeping searchlight suddenly flashed across a stationary
circular object in the sky. Reverend Miller and later others joined in and observed.
This was only the beginning. Davidson took ten "still" photographs of the large
disc-shaped object that flew in and out of the searchlight beam.
May 8, 1950 This is one of the most famous UFO pictures ever taken.
Photographed by Paul Trent, and first witnessed by his wife. They were published
in a local newspaper in McMinnville, Oregon shortly thereafter. These photos have
been deemed authentic for over 50 years.
Lubbock, Texas, 1951. The famous photographs from the "Lubbock lights" in
Texas, 31 August 1951. Years later, ignoring all testimonies and evidences,
skeptics stated that these objects were... birds. This most ridiculous explanation
was typical of how early UFO photos were swept away. This is one of the classics
of Ufology.
Washington D. C. 1952. During the dawn of Ufology in the United States,
unidentified flying objects made themselves known to the leaders of the free world
in 1952, buzzing over the White House, the Capitol building, and the Pentagon.
Seemingly the unknown objects were defying the very governmental agencies
sworn to protect the United States from foreign powers. Washington National
Airport and Andrews Air Force Base picked up a number of UFOs on their radar
screens on July 19, 1952, beginning a wave of sightings still unexplained to this
day.
lac Chauvet, France, July 18, 1952. A collection of pictures that have been filed and
studied by the French GEPAN then SEPRA state financed investigation committee,
and considered genuine. The photograph was taken by André Fregnale. The image
underwent an investigation by Claude Poher, director of the GEPAN, and he
deemed that the photograph was not a fraud but a genuine UFO. A very good
picture.
Paris, France, Eiffel Tower, 1953. Double discs are seen passing over Eiffel Tower
at 3:45 a.m. in 1953 and M. Paulin took this picture. The photograph is from the
Michael Mann collection and was published in TRUE Magazine at the time. A very
interesting photograph, and not a bad one considering the time period, and the
distance from camera to object. Look at the original image to see the two objects
over the Tower.
Australia, 1954. This very compelling photograph of a clearly defined round UFO
with top and antenna was taken by sheep farmer W. C. Hall in 1954. If you look real
closely, you might see another unknown object in the distance just above a
mountain. An excellent photo, and for a newspaper clipping, it is in excellent
condition.
Namur, Belgium, 1955 (1) Three photographs were taken on June 5, 1955 at about
07:30 P.M. near Namur. The witness indicated that he has visually seen a sharp
gleam moving high in the sky without any noise and at high speed. He indicated
that the gleam accompanied an object of discoïdal shape leaving a white trail
behind him.
Namur, Belgium, 1955 (2) The second photograph taken on June 5, 1955 in Namur.
The witness continued by indicating that the object lost altitude, made a turn and
then went upwards to reach his own trail. See larger image to see dimension of the
clouds, and get perspective of the object's size. An excellent photo.
Namur, Belgium, 1955 (3) The third photograph taken on June 5, 1955 in Namur.
The witness continues by explaining that when the object joined its trail, the trail
was disspating, the UFO then accelerated and left, while luminous particles were
ejected behind it. Be sure to see the full-size image to appreciate the long trail
behind the object, and dimension of the photo itself.
South Africa, 1956. This photograph was taken by Elisabeth Klarer over Rosetta,
Natal, South Africa on July 17th, 1956. The story of meteorologist and abductee
Elizabeth Klarer, and her famous flying saucer hill on the Midlands Meander near
Durban, has baffled investigators. It has been suggested that this is an everyday
item tossed into the air and filmed, and that is always a possibility for one who sets
out to hoax.
Summer 1956, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil This clearly defined round disc was
photographed by one A. Stizak. The photo was taken on a clear day. If you look
closely, you can see three white dots underneath. Its authenticity was confirmed by
ICUFON director Colonel Colman VonKeviczky.
Rouen, France, 1957. Flying to intercept a mysterious radar reflection, an unknown
French Air Force pilot photographed this craft in March 1957 over Rouen with his
gun-sight camera. The UFO paced the plane for several minutes before speeding
off past the maximum velocity of the French airplane. This UFO appears to be of the
same type that appeared in McMinnville, Oregon over the farm of Mr. Paul Trent. It
was first published in the Royal Air Force Flying Review in July,1957 and also in
Flying Saucer Review in July, 1957.
January 16, 1958, The Trinidade Island Photographs. Trindade is a small rocky
island in the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean 600 miles off the coast of Bahia,
Brazil. Professional photographer Almiro Barauna would take a sequence of
pictures of this UFO off of a Naval vessel. More than 50 witnesses saw the UFO,
including the ship's Captain.
Warminister, Scotland 1965. Photograph of what was dubbed "The Warminster
thing," at that time. Taken on August 29, 1965 by Gordon Falkner, a young factory
worker. A this time there were many UFO reports in the region, some reported as
cigar shaped, other reported as discs. It is important to note that a disc observed at
certain angles can appear to be "cigar" shaped
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