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Kid Berwyn

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43. Rex Heflin took outstanding photos of a UFO in 1965.
Sun Jan 15, 2023, 12:49 PM
Jan 2023

An employee of Orange County, California, Mr. Heflin took a series of four UFO images with his office Polaroid while checking road signs that were being blocked by vegetation in 1965. Here's his first photo:



Note how the dust on the ground directly underneath the object stands straight up. That is clear evidence for physical nature of UFO phenomenon.

The brilliant and fearless Anne Druffel studied the pictures and reported:



Excerpt...

Computer enhancement also confirmed that the UFO in Heflin’s photo is a large object, approximately 20 feet in diameter and more than 100 feet from the camera, as first estimated by Heflin. Kelson also independently detected an unusual blurring effect around the craft which he stated was not due to motion, camera focus, or to the gaussian effect. This correlates with Dr. Nathan’s finding 30 years prior of an unexplained fuzziness in the craft image.

Our reanalysis of the Heflin UFO photos in 2000 has led to the following conclusions:

1. The photos are totally consistent with Heflin’s written and verbal testimony regarding the sighting.
2. The photos depict a solid unidentified craft which is moving through the air, leaving a trail.
3. William Spaulding’s hoax conclusion in the mid-1970s was derived from faulty data.
4. The smoke-ring photo is linked by computer-enhancement data to the other three, by cloud and trail data which were previously unavailable.


There is evidence that for 28 years, three of the original four photos were in the hands of unknown persons who took good care of them while possibly accessing data from them. Why they were returned to Heflin under totally inexplicable circumstances remains an unsolved mystery.

The UFO field’s study of Rex Heflin’s incomparable photos continues, and will continue in years to come. Ongoing studies into more technical aspects are being conducted presently by Dr. Kelson, and there is more evidence emerging that the unexplained blur around the object might possibly be evidence of ionization, long speculated by many researchers and scientists in the field to be involved in UFO propulsion.

Source(via Wayback Machine Internet Archive):

http://www.anndruffel.com/articles/ufo/goodbyerexheflin.htm



There’s a fourth pic, which was taken as the thing departed, that showed a smoke ring.



Mr. Heflin was in the right place at the right time, with his camera at the ready, because photographing traffic accidents and roadway hazards were part of his job. Were it me that day in his stead, I likely would not get a single photo. Heck, I’d probably still be staring with my jaw on my chest.

What UFOs are, I don’t know. I do know the subject deserves scientific study. For those who wonder, “Why bother?” The answer is we might learn something. For some reason, that thought seems to frighten many people.
Seriously you now tell me this. Duncanpup Jan 2023 #1
😄 Luciferous Jan 2023 #4
The movie Signs. I don't believe dogs need foil hats. fightforfreedom Jan 2023 #6
Because the objects with close-up, clear pictures don't remain "unidentified" for long? nt sl8 Jan 2023 #2
And not one of them was an alien spacecraft. fightforfreedom Jan 2023 #3
Big difference between an alien spacecraft and UFO, though. nt sl8 Jan 2023 #5
A very important distinction JohnSJ Jan 2023 #12
It is called evidence of absence nt Shermann Jan 2023 #7
I've never heard them claim they are seeing "alien spacecraft" RandiFan1290 Jan 2023 #8
Lots of people have claimed they have seen an alien spacecraft. fightforfreedom Jan 2023 #11
--- and the ones we do see, have cloaking devices made by Tesla 3Hotdogs Jan 2023 #15
I went to Amazon PJMcK Jan 2023 #20
👇👇👇😱 Goonch Jan 2023 #9
Not every mystery needs an explanation. twodogsbarking Jan 2023 #10
The first initial explains it simply PJMcK Jan 2023 #13
There was time when people thought there were Martians. Aliens from Mars fightforfreedom Jan 2023 #17
Because of the Fuzzy Far-Away Ray, of course . . . hatrack Jan 2023 #14
Poster thinks we're the only intelligent life in the universe lol JuJuChen Jan 2023 #16
I never said that. fightforfreedom Jan 2023 #18
Yes, you did. Butterflylady Jan 2023 #22
No, I did not. You are taking my post the wrong way. fightforfreedom Jan 2023 #27
+1 chowder66 Jan 2023 #29
The Universe may be terming with intelligent life. We may never detect it though Kaleva Jan 2023 #24
There is a big difference edhopper Jan 2023 #34
👍 well stated Karma13612 Jan 2023 #36
I miss Bill Hicks 303squadron Jan 2023 #19
Lol. fightforfreedom Jan 2023 #21
UFOs are real. Alien spacecraft may not be Kaleva Jan 2023 #23
Because the deep state is keeping them from us Javaman Jan 2023 #25
Au contraire mom frere Alpeduez21 Jan 2023 #26
Best post, you win. fightforfreedom Jan 2023 #28
Bingo! Beastly Boy Jan 2023 #32
Fuzzy aliens edhopper Jan 2023 #35
That is soooo cute! ❤️ Karma13612 Jan 2023 #37
Take me to your leader. fightforfreedom Jan 2023 #42
Lol! Kaleva Jan 2023 #38
+1 dalton99a Jan 2023 #50
Because then they would be IFOs. nt eppur_se_muova Jan 2023 #30
I am guessing it's because most of these videos were shot by people Beastly Boy Jan 2023 #31
We've never seen a good Yetti pic either. LakeArenal Jan 2023 #33
No good clear picture or video of bigfoot. Darn. fightforfreedom Jan 2023 #40
This message was self-deleted by its author fightforfreedom Jan 2023 #41
For the same reason that billions of cameras have not caught a ghost dalton99a Jan 2023 #39
Do ghosts even show up on cameras though! Polybius Jan 2023 #51
Perhaps their photons work differently on semiconductor devices than on human photoreceptors dalton99a Jan 2023 #52
Rex Heflin took outstanding photos of a UFO in 1965. Kid Berwyn Jan 2023 #43
The UFO in that picture looks like a hat or it could a hubcap from that era. fightforfreedom Jan 2023 #44
A 20-foot wide one that caused dust underneath to stand up. Kid Berwyn Jan 2023 #46
That looks like an ink blot to me. fightforfreedom Jan 2023 #47
Who said anything about "an advanced space ship"? You did. Kid Berwyn Jan 2023 #48
Please stop. fightforfreedom Jan 2023 #49
Why, because my posts don't match your narrative? Kid Berwyn Jan 2023 #54
Because most cheap smartphone cameras are designed for taking close pics (and selfies). Justice matters. Jan 2023 #45
Lake Cote, Costa Rica, 1971 crickets Jan 2023 #53
Of course they don't exist. frogmarch Jan 2023 #55
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