Yorba Linda: Boy photographs hat-shaped UFO
On January 24, 1967, a 14-year-old boy in Yorba Linda, California, photographed a large, cylindrical object with legs hovering near houses. Experts analyzed the image and ruled out hoaxes, estimating it as a genuine three-dimensional craft nearby.
Background
Zeuge und Sichtung
A 14-year-old boy named Tom Kirsch observed the object at 5:25 p.m. on January 24, 1967, in Yorba Linda, California. It appeared as a dark, hat-shaped structure, large and cylindrical with dull metallic surface, hovering above houses across the street, featuring four thin appendages extending downward.
Fotografie und Reaktion
He fetched his Mark XII camera quickly, capturing one black-and-white photo as the object began moving away. He alerted his family, but it vanished by the time they arrived upstairs. The image reached Ann Druffel of NICAP Los Angeles in June 1967.
Analysen und Bewertungen
Joseph Carson, a Los Angeles photographer, tested models and rejected hoax claims. A commercial photographer's densitometer analysis showed no tampering, placing the object 100 feet or less from the lens. Over four years, six experts, including aerospace photogrammetry and Al Cocking of a geodetic firm, confirmed a real, three-dimensional object in hover or slow motion, ruling out double exposures, cutouts or suspended models. One noted possibly three visible legs.
Bedeutung
Despite a skeptic's toy model theory, multiple professional endorsements support authenticity. No profit sought by witness; image freely shared. Linked to 1967 UFO wave.
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