One of the most convincing UFO images of the 20th century has been converted into a high-resolution format. This image updates the discussion on what has been called the best UFO image ever published.
Known as the Lake Cote image, it was taken from an airplane on the morning of September 4, 1971 by a team from the National Geographic Institute of Costa Rica studying the potential impacts of a hydroelectric project being planned around the Arenal Volcano.
Unbeknownst to the photographer at the time, an image of an unusual metal disc-shaped object was captured in the corner of one of their frames. The nature of the unusual object has been fiercely debated for years: some say it is an edit, others call it an optical illusion, and others say it is a flying saucer.
Several researchers have studied the photograph over the years, publishing reports on it in 1989 and 1990, concluding that it contains no evidence of optical defects, intentional deception, or other information to support that it is an "ordinary photograph". However, not everyone is convinced of this.
Quoted from IFL Science, in the final chapter of this story, the team from UAPMedia UK recently obtained a high-resolution scanned version of the image.
According to UAPMedia UK, Costa Rica's Esteban Carranza was given a copy of the original negative found in the National Archives of Costa Rica when her uncle died last year. After discussing the image with Sergio Loaiza, the technician who took the image, Carranza sent the image to a photo lab in Kansas where it was subjected to a drum scanner, a type of high-precision digital camera that can scan images at very high resolution.
Talking about the renovated image of Lake Cote, a number of researchers say it still doesn't completely settle the debate about what was actually captured atop Costa Rica's volcano. However, they hope to spark discussion around other images or videos of the unidentified aerial phenomenon.
"This is a very interesting photo, and really captures the imagination. I'm always impressed by how 'true' it looks. However, for the truth, I can't really say, but I want it to be true. It definitely looks a lot more convincing than a lot of the pictures. another one I've seen in years," said Graeme Rendall, author of UFO Before Roswell and Flying Saucer Fever.
"Historic images like these from Costa Rica still have a lot to say, and new insights are sometimes at hand. If we can socially democratize and crowdsource our search for answers, we will arrive at the truth than if we just wait for further confirmation from the government." us," added Jeremy Corbell, documentary filmmaker and UFO expert.
