Tuesday, 31 May 2011

Shape shifting UFO?

On the 8th of Feb 2009, I captured an object that taught me a lot about IR pass filters. The actual filming of the UFO is terrible due to the shakiness, which I apologise for. With walking around the garden to try and get a clearer shot, the footage is rather shaky. So in the second half of this video I show a stabilised version.


In this footage it shows the object looking as though it is constantly changing shape, or 'shape shifting'. This is only an illusion, what in fact we are seeing are IR light frequencies between 920nm and 1200nm. We are only seeing the twinkly parts of the UFO reflecting lower than 920nm of IR light, 1200nm being where near infrared light ends, also the very limit the camcorder's CCD will see. Any frequency of light that is higher that the rated IR pass filter used is being blocked due to the way IR pass filters work, so the UFO still won't be seen. An IR pass filter restricts visible light and IR light up to what ever the lens is rated at, this acts as an exposure control system on camcorders that have the 'white out' effect. This prevents daylight use by opening up the aperture and over exposing the image. To capture a UFO that is reflecting IR light, but not visible, a camcorder needs to be able to receive as much IR light as possible. If I had used a 720nm filter with an additional ND8 filter to control exposure levels on my unmodified Sony nightshot DCR DVD106E, we would be seeing a lot more of the craft. If a 1000nm filter was being used, (apart from producing a darker image) the UFO might not have been seen at all due to the possible weak Sun and clouds etc...
 A modified camcorder however would've produced a very bright, very different piece of UFO footage. A modified camcorder that has the ability to film in the near infrared spectrum without the usual problems of a 'white out' effect has the advantage of seeing cloaked UFOs reflecting IR light in their full glory. An unmodified camcorder that has to control nightshot mode with IR pass filters for daytime use run the risk of partially seeing or even missing a cloaked UFO altogether. To up the chances of spotting a cloaked UFO when using IR pass filters, a strong high Sun is recommended, or a weaker IR pass filter with the addition of an ND filter.

Here is some raw unedited images from that piece of UFO footage...Click on image for a closer look.

©Darren Ashmore
©Darren Ashmore
©Darren Ashmore
©Darren Ashmore
©Darren Ashmore
©Darren Ashmore
©Darren Ashmore
©Darren Ashmore
 The IR pass filter used in this capture was rated at 920nm, so visible light plus infrared light up to 920nm is being blocked. In these images, we are only seeing 920nm up to 1200nm of infrared light, a very small window of light, this makes the UFO look like it is continuously changing shape as it flies on by.

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