Bryce Canyon, Utah, United States
The Bryce Canyon Photo
Tourist Roger Louie took two canyon photographs about thirty seconds apart on 7 June 1994; a blurred whitish disc-like form appears only in the second and was noticed after development. Louie documented the camera context on an early personal web page. MUFON Orange County reportedly suggested a bald
Why This Case Matters
A useful provenance case: named photographer and near-original web documentation are better than many UFO photos, but the object was unseen at exposure and is highly compatible with a bird crossing the frame.
Chronology
- 7 Jun 1994 two frames taken ~30 sec apart
- object noticed after film development
- prints delivered to MUFON Orange County in 1996
- informal eagle suggestion reportedly given later
- internet reposts often change date to 1997
The Witnesses
Evidence
The following evidence types are documented for this case:
Conventional explanations: Bird, especially a large bird crossing the scene, is the leading ordinary explanation; motion blur and absence from the prior frame fit. Film/lab artifact is less likely but not excluded without negative inspection.
What Remains Unresolved
- Original negatives and scans
- exact camera/lens/shutter data from source page
- written MUFON analysis if it exists
- reproducible photogrammetric estimate
- media rights.
Key Takeaways
- Correct the event date to 7 June 1994. The 'bald eagle' idea was reportedly an informal phone opinion, not a published method-shown analysis.
Sources
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