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Yes indeed. Assuming the jet was traveling at around 400 knots, the photographer would have had only a very brief window to capture the shots:

One more thing. We often assume a great deal about the additional five photographs — not least that the "jet" is visible in several of the frames, moving across the scene. I was quite convinced this was the case, but I'm not so sure anymore. I...

One more thing. We often assume a great deal about the additional five photographs — not least that the "jet" is visible in several of the frames, moving across the scene. I was quite convinced this was the case, but I'm not so sure anymore. I...

Frame rates of manual cameras with electric winder or motor drive of the time were very slow - 2 to 4 fps typical - the high end Nikon F4 maxed out at 5.7 fps. On a manual wind 35mm SLR maybe one frame every 2 sec if you are quick. Even having...

It is entirely possible that some of the reports were associated with Jupiter and Saturn; the relatively bright star Porrima was also in the same small segment of the sky, which could have added to the general feeling of High Strangeness. But...

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QB7Nkz-g7EY

One more thing. We often assume a great deal about the additional five photographs — not least that the "jet" is visible in several of the frames, moving across the scene. I was quite convinced this was the case, but I'm not so sure anymore. I...

Yes indeed, this is important to remember. Lindsay's copy was most likely made by photographing one of the original color prints. It is slightly damaged — I'm sure it's scratched, there could be stains, and it was stored for decades before being...

My mother did her own developing in the bathroom in the 1950s. Dad made a blackout screen for the window, they bought a red lightbulb and a lens, and dad made her an adjustable enlarger. It's not that complicated, when you're dealing with...

I agree. And this is the heart of the matter. People do fake UFO photos, and since we have no idea who took the photo, it's pointless to speculate about a potential motive. And you don't even need a motive to fake a UFO photo, do you? I've had a...

Just went to get ground coffee at local Starbucks drive through. Amazingly as the young punk rock girl handed my bag of coffee to me, I noticed that she had a tattoo of the Bob Dobbs head with his pipe, from the Church of the SubGenius. I...

Not sure how common in terms of numbers or compared to other countries, but it was certainly a hobby thing. One of my schoolteachers in the 1980s (in UK) had a darkroom and did his own processing. If the Calvine photographer had an interest in...

Being a silver halide process if the negatives or prints were not properly washed and fixed [1] then they can degrade over time if not stored properly - light fast and tempturate control. (Been there, done that) Each analog camera copy of a...

Just went to get ground coffee at local Starbucks drive through. Amazingly as the young punk rock girl handed my bag of coffee to me, I noticed that she had a tattoo of the Bob Dobbs head with his pipe, from the Church of the SubGenius. I...

Agreed, but that can also go down the Inter-dimensional Bigfoot path. For many, Bigfoot has gone from a relic flesh and bone hominid roaming North America to a quasi-spirit being, or at least a creature that lives in another dimension. This shift...