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One of the best UFO photos ever - made by National Geographic Institute of Costa Rica in 1971
Witnesses
3 witnesses
Duration
Unknown
Source material
3
Timeline
2
Source context
Limited context
Interesting, but still missing stronger corroboration or harder source material.
Source provenance
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Live sighting record 64c66ff3-426f-4c25-80e9-64f695336ab4.
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Correlations
Field Intelligence
Moon phase
98% illumination
Full moon — bright sky
Solar window
Weather
Open-MeteoArea activity
Context notes
Full/near-full moon (98% illumination)
Heavy cloud cover (100%) — limited visibility
Extracted details
Observed facts
Occurred
Sep 4, 1971, 12:00 AM
Timezone
Central Standard Time
Location
Lake Cote
Observers
3 witnesses
Witness account
Narrative
On September 4, 1971, the Costa Rican National Geographic Institute was taking aerial photos from 10,000 feet of Lake Cote, the small body of water that would later become the larger Lake Arenal, as part of preliminary studies for the future hydroelectric project. The study was funded by the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) to determine water sources in the area for their planned hydroelectric project. Photographer Sergio Loaiza, along with Costa Ricans Juan Bravo and Francisco Reyes,...
Case progression
Timeline
Witnesses place the encounter near Lake Cote.
r/aliens carried the report into the source network.
Ledger
Source material
media
Cover image
Visual reference carried with the original report.
source
Original report
Direct source material from r/aliens.
telemetry
Environmental pass
Historical atmosphere, astronomy, and nearby infrastructure were resolved for this case.