| ID | #1624382215 |
| Added | Tue, 22/06/2021 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | Case 70617 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON)
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Research
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A New York City street photographer on his way to Coney Island said he photographed the disc-shaped object while taking "rapid-fire shots" of the bridge, according to testimony in case 70617 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database. The witness was driving with three friends to pick up another friend on June 16, 2015.
"I always carry a camera with me," the witness said. "I was shooting on a Fujifilm XT1 at the time, and it was in machine gun mode for quick shots. We were driving over a bridge when I decided to take a quick shot over the bridge, and I didn't have my vision in the viewfinder."
The flash attracted the attention of eyewitnesses.
"What caught my attention was the sudden flash of a string in the corner of my eye, something like lightning, but in the distance. At this point, I took my finger off the curtain and looked through the photos when I came across the object."
The witness provided one image with a description of the case. Some of the photos taken were later lost.
"Unfortunately, I didn't back up my photos, and the other three were lost when my Mac book crashed a few days ago. This is the only photo I have left."
The witness does not believe that the object was visible for very long.
"The object was moving at such a speed that I only held it in the frame for a couple of seconds. In addition, in such a short time, it moves from the front of the bridge out of the frame."
New York State Division Director Lillian Waters and Field Investigator John Reinhart investigated the case, which was reported on September 19, 2015, and closed it as information only.
"Although not visible to the naked eye, one image revealed a disk-shaped object with a domed top," the researchers said in their report. "The object was very large - perhaps 300 feet in diameter-and appeared to have bright yellow-orange exterior lighting."
Original news
Date: June 16, 2015
Location: driving to Coney Island
Time: night
Summary: A New York street photographer driving to Coney Island reported capturing a disc-shaped object while taking “rapid fire images” of a bridge, according to testimony in Case 70617 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database. The witness was with three friends on their way to pick up another friend on June 16, 2015. “I always carry my camera with me,” the witness stated. “At the time I shot with a Fujifilm XT1 and had it on machine gun mode for rapid shots. We were passing by the bridge as I decided to just rapid fire some shots of the bridge free hand and I did not have my eye sight in my view finder.”
The witnesses’ attention was caught by a flash. “What caught my attention was a sudden string flash at the corner of my eye, kind of like lightening but in the distance. At that moment I took my finger off the shutter and reviewed my photos from the rapid fire when I came across the object.” The witness submitted one image with the case report. Some of the photos taken were later lost. “Unfortunately I did not back up my photos and the other three were lost when my Mac book crashed a few days ago. This is the only photo I have left.”
The witness does not believe the object was visible very long. “The object moved at such speed that I only had it in the frames for about maybe a second or two. It’s also moved from the front of the bridge to out of the frame in that small amount of time.” New York State Section Director Lillian Waters and Field Investigator John Reinhart investigated this case that was reported on September 19, 2015, and closed it as Information Only. “Although not visible to the naked eye, one picture revealed a disc-like object with a dome shaped top,” investigators stated in their report. “The object was very large – possibly 300 feet in diameter – and appeared to have bright yellow-orange external lights.”
Source: Case 70617 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON)
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