UFO in Pakenham, Victoria, Australia

UFO in Pakenham, Victoria, Australia

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This anomalous object was photographed with a Canon A70 digital camera by Lindsay Knowles in Pakenham, Victoria, Australia on 29 November 2003.  She did not notice the object at the time. Since small, dark, anomalous objects are often explained as flying insects or distant birds, we commented on this as a possibility. Lindsay replied, "My first thought was a bird but I have tried to take photos of birds in the same light and they look like birds, plus there are two areas of red lights coming from it." Lindsay informed us that another UFO sighting was recently made within 100 miles of the area. Enhancements of the photo seem to indicate heat and turbulence coming from the object. She said that some 'experts' mistakenly believed that it was the space shuttle coming in for a  landing. (The space shuttle does not land in Australia). Red lights appearing to come from the object can also be explained as photo quality degradation that occurs with enlargement, or as light from the sunset shining through a thin layer of bird feathers. A bird also produces heat, and when in flight, turbulence. Additionally, digital photographs of UFOs also seem to carry less weight as evidence due to the lack of a negative and easy digital manipulation with software programs. Is it a flying saucer - or just a bird? You decide.

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