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SUBJECT: THE INVESTIGATOR'S EDGE SERIES FILE: UFO2476
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PART 3
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MUTUAL UFO NETWORK (MUFON)
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Dan Wright's Newsletter - September 22, 1990
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THE INVESTIGATOR'S EDGE
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__________________________
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There are an estimated 100 million cameras of all types in the hands of the
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American public. And so there is a grain of validity to the charge by UFO
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skeptics that, if our claims are valid, then more clear photos ought to surface.
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Countering this claim to some extent is the fact that most people own a fixed-
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focus camera, don't know much at all about photography and, if the camera is
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handy at the crucial moment, usually have slow (100 or 200 ISO) film inserted
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for daylight shots.
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Further, the great majority of camera owners don't realize that even the best
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flash attachment is useful only up to about 40 feet. No doubt, photography
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professionals smile on New year's night when tens of thousands of flashes are
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seen in the stands during half-time of the Orange Bowl football game. Another
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"flash" of ignorance occurred on a summer night in 1989 in Gulf Breeze, Florida.
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Two young women followed a disc-shaped object near the Pensacola Bay. When it
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suddenly darted in front of their car, the rider grabbed her camera and snapped
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a picture - with the flash on. What they received back from the processor was a
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massive white reflection on the film from the flash bouncing off the inside of
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the windshield.
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Occasionally, as in the situation of repeated events in the same locale, you or
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the witness may have a camera at the ready. In that instance, keep the
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following in mind:
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1. If at all possible, employ a 35 mm camera, as the images on film are likely
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to be sharper and the background in better perspective. Inexpensive
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"instamatic" cameras tend to condense the actual distances of structures and
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terrain in the view-finder. Unless the person is quite adept with the
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instrument, it is best to leave it on the all-automatic setting, allowing the
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camera to determine distance and focus.
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2. Presuming dark or nearly dark conditions, use film with a high ISO (formerly
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ASA) rating - at least 400. Film with an ISO of 1000 or 1600 is exclusively for
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low light.
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3. With high-ISO film, the camera is more sensitive to motion, most importantly
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from the photographers own hands. One way to eliminate that inadvertent motion
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is to use a tripod. However, as we all know too well, genuinely anomalous
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objects tend to remain in one location only momentarily. So, setting up a
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tripod is usually impractical. In it's absence, one can minimize the motion by
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bracing the camera against something handy - a car roof, fence post, even the
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shoulder of a fellow witness.
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4. Before the expected event, take a few shots of the area as a control. These
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can assist in the later analysis as well as argue against any claim that the
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anomalous image in question was hoaxed.
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5. Take more than one photograph. If the light/object is moving, shoot at least
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once with the
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camera motionless, then also while panning the object (moving the camera to keep
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the image in the view-finder).
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6. If at all possible, capture some fixed structure (e.g. part of a building, a
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utility pole or tree limb) in the foreground. This greatly assists the
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analytical effort. If the background consists only of sky, it is virtually
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impossible to determine the objects size and distance from the photographic
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image.
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7. Afterward, locate the precise spot where the photographer stood. Then,
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carefully measure the distance from that spot to the point(s) of the fixed
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structure(s) shown in each frame.
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8. With the witness' assistance, complete a MUFON form 8, "Photographic Cases".
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The camera model, it's inherent capacities and that of any accessories, as well
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as the type of film is critical to document for meaningful analysis.
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9. If the photo/videotape was shot at night, take daylight photos of the same
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scene while standing at the original spot of the witness.
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10. Obtain the print(s) and especially the negative(s) from the witness,
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ensuring that all originals will be returned unharmed.
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11. Forward the original photo materials along with the Form 8 and your case
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report to International case director Walt Andrus. He will forward the
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film/tape to Dr. Bruce Maccabee or another party appropriate. Copies of all
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should be sent here for preliminary evaluation.
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By the way, keep a camera loaded at all times. You never know...
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* THE U.F.O. BBS - http://www.ufobbs.com/ufo *
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