Analysis of photo req. [Japanese Naval Base 1948] Possible UFO Anomalies

Hi all,

Background:
Firstly, i came past these pictures which belonged to my Grandfather. He had a stroke and passed away 1 week ago. Word's alone can't honor a man i respected above anyone else. (But this thread is for my own curiosity)

- Fought during and after WW2. Once discharged from the Australian Air Force in 1949,
- He started working for General Electric through-out the development of the Sidewinder missile's in 1951 (As part of the electronics, communications and navigation team). Years later,
- He joined the NASA team and had been part of the moon landing.
Certificate from NASA:




Looking through the picture albums he had, i noticed something on this one photo which is impeded into the shot which was taken on that day in 1948, it is not a scratch, dust, stain or burn. Australian forces occupied Japanese territory after WW2, my Grandfather was stationed there with the 77th Squadron.

Photo details:
Location is the Japanese Naval Academy on either Shikoku Island or at Inakuni. (I am unsure of the exact location, only that the vast majority of his pictures are taken in these two locations)

Photo in question:


Taken with the following camera:


[edit on 26-10-2007 by sharplaya77]

[edit on 26-10-2007 by sharplaya77]

That is odd... I'll wait for an analysis too. The only clear thing is this: someone will post shortly talking about the Tether incident, lol.

reply to post by sharplaya77


" it is not a scratch, dust, stain or burn."

what makes you say that ?
Thats exactly what it looks like to me!

Originally posted by Agit8dChop
reply to post by sharplaya77

 

" it is not a scratch, dust, stain or burn."

what makes you say that ?
Thats exactly what it looks like to me!

I have examined the photo front and rear, cross referenced rear stains and front. There is nothing behind the two anomalies. Close inspection of the front image shows a consistent glossy cover.

Slight scratching with a needle point at the spots has indicated that the suggested anomalies are on the original print.

[edit on 26-10-2007 by sharplaya77]

Originally posted by sharplaya77

I have examined the photo front and rear, cross referenced rear stains and front. There is nothing behind the two anomalies. Close inspection of the front image shows a consistent glossy cover.

Slight scratching with a needle point at the spots has indicated that the suggested anomalies are on the original print.

[edit on 26-10-2007 by sharplaya77]

Hi, sharplaya

I have to say that the analysis of this kind of photos is totally different from the one of a recent one: in the old photos there are common issues which disappeared in the modern era of photography. What i know for sure is that the fact that the anomalies are on the original print does not mean that they actually were in the sky in the moment that the pic has been taken.
Since i haven't the required training/experience in order to help you i hope that someone else would be able to: why don't you try with JRitzmann?
www.abovetopsecret.com...



[edit on 26/10/2007 by internos]

The photo itself need not show difference in gloss quality for it to be debris or stains: the dirt/moisture is on the negative. Especially the circular object to the right-thats a water mark. The water evaporated on the negative and had some fine dust in the water, the small dot is the dust collected inside the moisture droplet (which collects in the center of the drop) The other is a smudge, most likely of negative emulsion.

Stuff like this happened not only on the negative, but on the projector lens that could have exposed the paper to make the print.

[edit on 26-10-2007 by jritzmann]

Thanks for the analysis, much appreciated.