 A variety of tests established the veracity
of the material taken in Pisco Elqui. The image shall be evaluated by ufologists
from the U.S., France and Mexico, consolidating the area's reputation as
a hot-spot for sightings.
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- Once more the skies of the region offered surprises to
its visitors. On November 6 2004 a group of travel agents from the capital
reached the area to tour the valley. At around 17:00 hours, visitors reached
Pisco Elqui with the intention of redoing a traditional post card of the
region. Tatiana Cornejo, representative for the Deltour Travel Agency,
decided to have a photo taken of herself in the town square, using the
local church as a background.
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- Back in Santiago, Cornejo noticed something: the upper
part of the photo shows a strange lenticular object. In spite of her skepticism
in these matters, she submitted the photo to the Altovalsol Space Center
to discard the possibilty of a UFO presence.
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- After taking this decision, several expert analyses were
made and experts from Ovnivision Chile validated that the object appearing
in the photo was indeed a UFO. Now the material shall be subjected to scrutiny
by ufologists from Mexico, Spain, France and the U.S..
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- According to Cristian Riffo, director of the Altovalsol
Space Center, photographic and filmed material that records the UFO presence
is subjected to several analyses in order to establish its veracity. For
paper photos, negatives are inspected to discard the presence of dirt or
film anomalies; digital photos are are subjected to exhaustive review to
discard possible hoaxes using special software.
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- "The possibility of satellites, atmospheric balloons
or airplanes must also be discarded. With regard to the Pisco Elqui photograph,
Ovnivision considers this to be a legitimate image, since it made it through
the tests. It is further impossible that it could be a bird, since to be
seen thus, it would have to have a 5 meter wingspan," explains Riffo.
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- Translation (c) 2004. Scott Corrales, Institute of Hispanic
Ufology. Special thanks to Liliana Nez.
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