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UFO. United States

ID #1522335388
Added Thu, 29/03/2018
Author July N.
Sources
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Initial data

Initial information from sources or from an eyewitness
Incident date: 
12.03.1967 14:00
Location: 
Пикако Пик, NM
United States

1967 Picacho Peak (Picacho Peak) (nm, USA).

Around 12:00 on 12 March 1967, the student Government of the University of new Mexico nahodylsya in a desert area near Picacho Peak in new Mexico when they discovered a big round silvery object hovering in the air directly above a rocky hill about 500 metres away.

He has prepared his 4 "X 5" camera for shooting, set it at F8 and 1/100 speed shutter and fixed a good black and white image of the object.

The object seemed to be stationary or moved very little during the pictures.

The student got distracted for 3 seconds, and when he wanted to take another photo, the object disappeared. He remembered how the air felt some kind of electrical smell.

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Student of the University of new Mexico took a photograph of what he calls a UFO, while photographing land formations to Geology lesson. The picture was taken with a press camera 4 × 5 with a speed of F8 at a speed of 1/100 sec. He said that the object no noise and disappeared when he looked down, to replace the plate in the camera.

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Another description from the web site "Xenophilia.com":

March 12, 1967 at about 14:00 student of the University of new Mexico made a trip to the desert area near Picacho peak (the state of new Mexico), when he saw a large round silvery object hovering in the air directly above a rocky hill about 500 yards.

He has prepared his 4 "X 5" Press Camera, set it to F8 and the shutter speed to 1/100 and made one good black and white image of the object. He seemed to be stationary or barely moved during the photo. The student looked down to change plates to your camera for 3 seconds, but when he turned to take another photo, the object disappeared.

He remembered how the air felt electric smell!

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Original news

1967 Picacho Peak, New Mexico, USA:  At about 2:00pm on March 12th, 1967, a New Mexico State University student was hiking in a desert area near Picacho Peak, New Mexico, when he spotted a big round silvery object hovering in the air just above a rocky hill about 500 yards away.  He prepared his 4″ X 5″ Press Camera, set it at F8 and 1/100 shutter speed, and snapped one good black and white picture of the object.  It appeared stationary or was moving very little at the time of the photograph.  He looked down to change the plates of his camera, needing only 3 seconds, but when he looked back to take another shot, the object was gone.  He recalled smelling an electrical odor in the air too!

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 (Picaco Park) Las Cruces, New Mexico- A New Mexico State University student took this photo of what he says is a UFO, while photographing land formations for a geology class. The picture was taken with a 4×5 press camera at F8 at 1/100/second. He said the object made no noise and disappeared as he looked down to change plates in the camera.

Another description from “Xenophilia.com” website: About 2:00 pm on March 12th, 1967, A New Mexico State University student was hiking in a desert area near Picacho Peak, New Mexico, when he spotted a big round silvery object hovering in the air just above a rocky hill about 500 yards away. He prepared his 4″ X 5″ Press Camera, set it at F8 and 1/100 shutter speed, and snapped one good black and white picture of the object. It appeared stationary or was moving very little at the time of the photograph. He looked down to change the plates of his camera, needing only 3 seconds, but when he looked back to take another shot, the object was gone. He recalled smelling an electrical odor in the air too!

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