Huge UFO Caught On Satellite Imaging Over Chile (1992)

Originally posted by boncho
Here is something more on it (direct statement) from the Chilean Director of Skywatch:

The original image has been colored for analysis purposes and temperature variation is 40°C between colors. The black ring shows a temperature over 50°C and in the central part about 10°C. The lines that can be seen in front of the UFO belong to electromagnetic interference that apparently eminates from the UFO. Importantly this does not represent a malfunction with this satellite, for similar photo's were taken by GOES image servers around the world and erased very quickly in the U.S.A.

Luis C. Sanchez Perry
Chilean Director
Skywatch International

WOWZA!!!!!

I don't think I've ever seen something like this on ATS.
I have the feeling this is going to be a historic thread...

EDIT: Oh...1992? That's sucky... has this been posted before? I've never heard of it before.

I just have one word for it. Niiiiiiceeeee!
1992, quite astonishing that most of us, desktop ufo researchers, haven't seen it yet.

One of most deserved flags I gave so far.

I'm gonna have to agree that it's the moon.

If you understand the way the pictures are taken then you'd see how this is possible.

Originally posted by stainlesssteelrat
I just have one word for it. Niiiiiiceeeee!
1992, quite astonishing that most of us, desktop ufo researchers, haven't seen it yet.

The reason most "desktop" UFO researchers haven't seen it is because it is a 20 year old solved mystery.

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This should make anyone question the integrity of the director. As others have pointed out, it was shown years ago that not only is this the Moon but similar photos have been taken and are readily available to the public. There is no conspiracy to cover this up as he claims. And what a nonsense conspiracy he is suggesting in the first place, removed from servers in the US but not the rest of the world? What would that accomplish?

Originally posted by WingedBull
The reason most "desktop" UFO researchers haven't seen it is because it is a 20 year old solved mystery.

That explains it well, thanks. Got fooled ;], obviously missed something in imagery technique.

First of all If this was the moon it seems to me it would not be platter shaped but bandaid shaped dew to how the cam works second the temp grad would have a higher temp showing in the middle from the over lap it would look like a messed up figure 8 heat sig or a circle with a fuzzy line threw it and there would not be electrical interference but thats only if you apply logic I could be wrong it would not be the first time and it will not be the last. Either way if it's the moon its an awesome pic and if it's not the moon it's still an awesome pic.

ETA Also if the cam really distorted the image of moving objects would not the surface of the planet be messed up it's not. I would be more out to buy the pic being of another sat from a really bad angle or even that we just don't know than the moon.

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That's no mystery its Galileo bringing home a landing party

Do people even read the other posts before commenting repeatedly, "It's not the moon, it's oval!"

As explained, it takes 18 photos to capture the earth in its entirety. The few where it captures the moon, it moves in the interim, and so we get a squashed version. This was brought up (repeatedly), and proved to be the mean (repeatedly). I think someone even broke down in one of the photos exactly where the moon would have been in a photo, and that is where it should have been.

Originally posted by dannotz
I'm gonna have to agree that it's the moon.

If you understand the way the pictures are taken then you'd see how this is possible.

The people who took the photo probably understand how it was taken, so how come they don't tink it is the moon?
Your obviusly so clever, why don't you explain it to us so that we can all understand how it is the moon.

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I laughed at this post

Originally posted by Shamatt
The people who took the photo probably understand how it was taken, so how come they don't tink it is the moon?

They did. It was people like Luis Sanchez Perry who did not understand what the photo was showing and promoted lies about it.

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According to THIS PAGE, the camera takes 18 minutes to take a picture of the earth.

Ahhh thanks for the link.

I found it useful.

I suppose I can go with the fact that it is the moon, but I do have one last question.

According to Mario Vilches, the gigantic saucer measured "400 kilometers (240 miles) in diameter."

Doesn't the moon have a bit larger diameter then that? Seems 240 miles would be rather small for the moon.

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Well depends how far away it is. The moon doesn't exactly look at big as the united states when you see it in the night sky. It looks like the size of a quarter.

its obviously the light from venus reflecting off of swamp gas that surrounds a weather balloon that never happened

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Okay, okay, we all had our fun.

But it's the Moon.



Moon examples can be found Here, Here, and Here.

Originally posted by onehuman
I suppose I can go with the fact that it is the moon, but I do have one last question.

According to Mario Vilches, the gigantic saucer measured "400 kilometers (240 miles) in diameter."

Doesn't the moon have a bit larger diameter then that? Seems 240 miles would be rather small for the moon.

Yes it it is. However, you should not take Mr. Vilches' measurement at face-value and should be how he came up with those figures in the first place.

Is it just me or are there not distinctive oval rings around the UFO as a result of electromagnetic interference.

If that's the moon than I'd be thankful I learned something new about our good ole moon.

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It could still be the moon as Easy mentioned, but they are not the same pictures as this thread, at least not the one I looked at.