NUFORC Sighting 172895

Occurred: 2021-05-12 17:11 Local
Reported: 2022-11-10 12:16 Pacific
Duration: unknown
No of observers: 1

Location: Belmont, MA, USA
Location details: Object photographed while photographing a rainbow over trees in Belmont, MA.

Shape: Oval


Object was photographed, but not seen at the time the photo was taken.

May 12, 2021, my girlfriend photographed a rainbow with an iPhone 10 in three consecutive photos (1 – 3). The last photograph (3.) captured a white oval shaped object.

I have included the photos with their descriptions.

Photo Information:
1. First photo is of the rainbow, zoomed in.
2. Second photo is of the rainbow, zoomed out.
3. Third photo is of the rainbow, again zoomed in, but this time however the photo caught an oval shaped object at the top center of the image, which was not seen by the photographer at the time the photo was taken. It was seen only a couple of days later when I examined the photos.
4. This is simply an enlargement of the oval shape with no adjustment to the color or contrast. It is interesting by the fact that it looks as if there is disturbance in the air above and around the object.
5. The contrast is boosted in this image, as well I increased the DPI to reduce the pixelization to smooth it out. When I did this, I was expecting to see simply a white shape getting whiter. What really struck me were the colors that were hidden in the bleached-out whiteness of object in the original state.
6. This photo has the contrast pushed almost to the maximum.

I have no idea what this is, and I have never seen this kind of shape appearing in an iPhone 10 image before, assuming it could be a glitch in the picture.

Assuming it is not a glitch, but an actual object, if I were to interpret the colors in photos 4, 5 And 6, I would say the first photo captured an object as it is falling, leaving a sort of wake in the air above it. 5 Looks like the bottom part of the object is heated up while the top is cooler. 6 is that concept visually enhanced.

If there is further interest in this, I have the original, raw photos with the original metadata which I would be happy to share with you at your request.

Thank you.
David



Posted 2022-12-22

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