|
On retrouve l'original
En fait, la solution a été donnée le 26 décembre 2008 sur above top secret par atc_eh. Un cadeau de Noël, en somme. (le post original est sur fond gris)
THIS IS NOT AN IMAGE OF A UFO
I stumbled across this image and could not let the assertion that this is a UFO go unchallenged. I am probably uniquely qualified to debunk this as an expert on both Mt. Washington and stereoviews of the White Mountain region of New Hampshire. I'm also a climber who has summited Mt Washington many times in all seasons including winter.
BACKGROUND
1. The image is a heavily-cropped portion of a genuine stereoview taken during the winter of 1870-1871 by photographers A F. Clough and H.A. Kimball. Cropping has removed key contextual information, which would immediately disprove this as a UFO photo.
2. From Nov 1870 to May 1871, an expedition under the US Army Signal Corps spent the winter on Mt Washington making scientific observations. There was great public interest in this adventure and their exploits were telegraphed daily. Clough and Kimball were two NH photographers attached to the expedition who made many interesting images which were distributed widely.
3. This expedition was documented in a book called "Mount Washington in Winter". It describes their research and the difficult living conditions in one of the world's most extreme environments. No UFOs or paranormal events were documented. Read it yourself here:
books.google.com...
4. There were a number of structures on the summit at this time including two hotels, and the train depot where the observers overwintered. No wooden fences as these would blow away
5. Mt Washington is famous for its ferocious weather especially wind which sculpts snow and ice creating strange and beautiful formations which were common subjects of White Mountain stereoviews. Rime ice forms on all vertical surfaces exposed to wind and can appear milky or cloud-like.
6. In wintry conditions, ground, sky, and clouds can all blend together creating a disorienting effect on observers and climbers and it can be difficult or impossible to scale objects properly. This is why viewing a cropped image might lead some people to think they are looking at clouds.
7. I own one of these images and have seen several others. The "mystery" object is present in the original photograph and has not been caused by retouching, camera trickery, or damage.
THE ORIGINAL IMAGE
|
L'image originale, où nous avons rajouté un cadre rouge qui délimite la partie utilisée par Samuel Sherman. Effectivement, en choisissant ce cadrage, on peut faire passer ce monticule de névé pour un nuage, ce qui transforme l'objet en objet volant, donc en OVNI.
La photo complète à haute résolution est d'ailleurs maintenant disponible sur wikimédia
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?
In the foreground are frost formations on Lizzie Bourne's cairn, just below the summit of Washington on a day with high overcast. (A cairn is a purpose-built pile of rocks). This is a very close photo. The "mystery" object is only a few inches long. There is a clear demarcation between ground and sky in the background on what was a rare winter day with moderate visibility. The background below the horizon line is wind-sculpted ice and snow, not clouds. |
Effectivement ce qui a été photographié là, n'est que du névé sculpté par le vent. Voici des exemples plus récents, des curiosités "surgelées" du Mont Washington
 
WHAT IS THE MYSTERY OBJECT?
Using a period stereoscope or magnifying glass and/or having some familiarity with the gear and/or process a scientist would use, it is perfectly clear that the object is a wooden "standard". That's just a fancy name for a ruler, in this case, a folding ruler. Expedition members carried them to make observations like snow depth, rime accumulation, etc. They even complained about losing or breaking them in poor weather. You are looking at a ruler placed on a snow-covered cairn to scale an object in featureless terrain. Yes, it is that boring. No mystery zeppelins here. Sorry believers, it's another hoax. |
Pour identifier cet objet, nous disposons des photos à haute résolution de Wikimedia
Et cette fois, plus de swastika. Manifestement, ce n'était qu'un artéfact de traitement. Comme la stéréoscopie le montre, l'objet est de petite taille, et l'identification donnée par atc_eh semble bien possible, quand on regarde les mètres pliants de l'époque
Here are a few examples of folding rulers from about this period:
|
Surtout, cette identification explique la présence de l'objet sur ce monticule de névé: il est là pour donner l'échelle
CONCLUSION
This is not a UFO. What you have is a not-so-clever crop of a real image by an unscrupulous person perpetuating the UFO myth. The person who cropped it probably thought he was looking at something unique, but this photo is not even especially rare.
|
Curieusement, si depuis 2009, de plus en plus de sites présente les photos originales, peu d'internautes semblent avoir fait l'effort de les observer en stéréoscopie. Voici deux images pour le faire, et un lien expliquant comment. (les myopes sont avantagés)
(Selon la résolution de votre écran, observer l'un ou l'autre de ces images stéréoscopiques en vision parallèle )
L'intérêt d'observer l'image en stéréoscopie, c'est qu'on voit immediatement:
- que le fond de l'image n'est pas un nuage, mais un monticule de névé sculpté par le gel et le vent
- que l'objet est de petite taille et posé à même ce monticule
Ce monticule de névé est une curiosité naturelle du mont Washington, et était d'ailleurs présentée comme telle par les photographes Clough et Kimball.
Trois vues (16, 17 et 18) montrent l'oeuvre du gel. Il n'est question nulle part de mystérieux engin dans le ciel
Notons que quelques irréductibles ufomanes, comme ceux sur UFOdb, ayant eu accès au couple stéréoscopique complet, ont choisi de ne garder qu'une des photos, afin de pouvoir continuer d'affirmer
This UFO picture is very important for ufology, considering it was shot before any known manned flight had occured. Clearly visible in the photo is a cigar-like object that has to be ruled as a solid unidentified flying object.
Cette photo d'OVNI est très importante pour l'ufologie, considérant qu'elle a été prise avant qu'aucun vol humain ait eu lieu. Dans la photo est clairement visible un objet en forme de cigare qui doit être jugé comme un objet volant non identifié solide.
C'était notre rubrique "Plus con que moi, tu meurs"
|
