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Mackinnon79

Mackinnon79

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I took this picture on May 1, 2009, while on a trip to Las Vegas. We were going back to our hotel after visiting the Hoover Dam. We were on the Lake Mead Parkway, and this was taken out the passenger side of the car, looking North.

Saw the light, and then saw it just vanish.

The light I am referring to is just left of center of the picture, just over the top of the hill.

I have no idea what it is, and would like some opinions on what you think.

Thanks!
 

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Could be a comm. tower out there. Could be anything really.

You could look up the coordinates and estimate and see if anything might explain it.
 
Photos like that are so hard to judge, sure there could have been something there, but the photograph lends support to the "it's a plane" or "it's a balloon" crowd.

In the days where we are flooded with video and other forms of "evidence", a still photo this vague is essentially useless.

I'm by no means trying to be a jerk, and I do appreciate that you have posted this image, but I really doubt we'll be able to get anywhere with it.
 
You would have to confirm this, but in staring at the pic I think I see a difference in color below and above the light that continues in a jagged line bothe left and right of it. It's so foggy that I can't tell for sure. Is there a mountain range over there that we can barely see? If so, the light is right at the top of the range, which may indicate it isn't in the air at all.
 
Got it!

I blew up the photo.

Here is what I found out.

It's a 1953 Studebaker (like the one pictured below) that has been converted into a weather monitoring device. It is suspended by a high-capacity weather balloon. Don't ask - it seems there is a meteorologist at UNLV that has a penchant for oddity.

Anyway, the car in your picture is colored teal, not blue, and the light you are seeing in your picture is actually the sun reflecting off of the windshield in the car, although the windshield is a bit dusty. You must have caught it at just the right time -- great shot!

This would not have been possible without the absolute stunning resolution and detail in that small spec of light provided in the photo.

Now, where else are you going to get service like that than The Paracast? :D

[Edit: I know, I was being an ass -- again.]
 

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Bob, I would say it was there for about a minute...But I wasn't looking at a clock, so I can't be sure.

Methshin, I know it's not a good photo, and I wasn't trying to say it was anything in particular. Just asking for opinions. I agree that it might be a plane... Just wondering what others thought.

Schuyler, as far as I can remember, that was just cloud cover. I don't remember there being other mountains that far back... But I'll admit I could be wrong.

Bob(again), That's it!!! That's exactly what I saw! Thanks for being so helpful... No, really, I mean it. :) :p ::D
 
Another light in the sky photograph to me. For an individual to discern any amount of detail based on that piece of photography alone would have to be either clearly qualified, or off his rocker. Having said that, I'm not willing to split hairs as I feel that I fulfill neither. My honest first guess would be that it's a conventional aircraft or a star or planet.
 
Two friends of mine were camping in the Olympic Mountains in Northwest Washington State many years ago. It was a clear night when they saw a light in the distance that appeared to move horizontally. It was orange in color and they were convinced it was a UFO--until the Moon rose over the hill and revealed itself. Apparently the eliptical orbit of the moon and the jagged positioning of the distant hill made it look like the UFO was moving horizontally.

They tell this story on themselves quite willingly, but it is an insightful story in that it shows just how easily you can be fooled. These are well-educated people who are not in any way 'believers' in UFOs, yet they fooled themselves enough to be frightened. Of course, they were in the mountains, entirely alone, in an otherwise deserted place, which had to have added to the mystique. Who knows what bears, coyotes, Sasquatch, or goblins are out to get you in a place like that?
 
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