Fanned out cones with pointy bright lighted nose.
It was a full moon. I was taking night pictures of fishing boats on the docks (most being time exposures of 2 to 13 secs).
I didn't notice the objects until I put the photos on my computer. First I wondered what was in the dark sky in one photo...shaped like a badminton birdie..a point or nose that is brightest, with a sort of skirt that stems out from there and a little red light off to the side below the skirt.
After seeing the thing in one photo, I started picking apart other photos from the night and found more. The pictures speak for themselves. They might be something logical..if so I would like to know what they are???
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Dear ((name deleted)),
I believe the anomalous object, located to the left of the Moon, may be a lens "flare," i.e. a reflection off the surface of a lens in the body of the camera lens. Just a guess. Probably not a UFO.
I will look at the others, too.
Thanks for the report and photos!
Cordially,
Peter Davenport
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((RESPONSE #1 FROM WITNESS))
That is what I was thinking maybe, but weird that they all are shaped the same way and so clear. What a strange lense flare!! I have taken lots of night pictures and never had this happen before. Did the photos come in clearly? I think I may have sent them too small so when u zoom in it breaks up. For some reason when I send photos over outlook they don't send well. If you want I can send one through AOL and see if it is more clear.
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((RESPONSE #2 FROM WITNESS))
The more I study these I see that indeed they all seem to line directly with a light..all pointing away from the light. Weird though how the same light in diff pictures without moving the camera (was on a tripod), create these flares in different "outshoots" of the light beams, as if they "moved" since the last photo.
Anyway..they had me freaked out for a good part of a day...but I am convinced you are correct.
Thanks for your time.
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It was a full moon. I was taking night pictures of fishing boats on the docks (most being time exposures of 2 to 13 secs).
I didn't notice the objects until I put the photos on my computer. First I wondered what was in the dark sky in one photo...shaped like a badminton birdie..a point or nose that is brightest, with a sort of skirt that stems out from there and a little red light off to the side below the skirt.
After seeing the thing in one photo, I started picking apart other photos from the night and found more. The pictures speak for themselves. They might be something logical..if so I would like to know what they are???
((BEGIN CORRESPONDENCE WITH WITNESS))
Dear ((name deleted)),
I believe the anomalous object, located to the left of the Moon, may be a lens "flare," i.e. a reflection off the surface of a lens in the body of the camera lens. Just a guess. Probably not a UFO.
I will look at the others, too.
Thanks for the report and photos!
Cordially,
Peter Davenport
((END CORRESPONDENCE))
((RESPONSE #1 FROM WITNESS))
That is what I was thinking maybe, but weird that they all are shaped the same way and so clear. What a strange lense flare!! I have taken lots of night pictures and never had this happen before. Did the photos come in clearly? I think I may have sent them too small so when u zoom in it breaks up. For some reason when I send photos over outlook they don't send well. If you want I can send one through AOL and see if it is more clear.
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((RESPONSE #2 FROM WITNESS))
The more I study these I see that indeed they all seem to line directly with a light..all pointing away from the light. Weird though how the same light in diff pictures without moving the camera (was on a tripod), create these flares in different "outshoots" of the light beams, as if they "moved" since the last photo.
Anyway..they had me freaked out for a good part of a day...but I am convinced you are correct.
Thanks for your time.
((END RESPONSE))
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Newport
USA
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44.65
-124.05
cone
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Occurred : 4/24/2005 21:00 (Entered as : 04/24/2005 21:00) Reported: 4/25/2005 5:36:06 PM 17:36 Posted: 5/11/2005 Location: Newport, OR Shape: Cone Duration: 3 hours Characteristics: There were lights on the object
Fanned out cones with pointy bright lighted nose. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect lens flares. Witness concurs. PD))