Alagamar, Natal area, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
The Alagamar Photograph, Natal
Roberto Di Sena, described as a former Brazilian military member, found a small domed disc in one digital photograph taken around 08:30–10:00 on 26 November 2006 near Natal. He did not see the object while shooting. Brazilian UFO researchers examined the image and considered it genuinely present in
Why This Case Matters
Better provenance than many orphan UFO photographs because the photographer is named, camera and approximate time are known and an uncropped frame survives, yet the absence of any visual sighting makes scale and distance essentially unconstrained.
Chronology
- 26 Nov 2006 morning Di Sena takes casual Pentax Optio 60 photos
- later notices object in one frame
- material supplied to Brazilian UFO researchers
- A.J. Gevaerd/CBPDV publicise case; Claudeir Covo performs reported analysis
- no government investigation or final resolution located
The Witnesses
Evidence
The following evidence types are documented for this case:
Conventional explanations: Bird, balloon, insect, thrown/wind-carried object, model or composite remain possible. A single frame without observed distance cannot establish size or flight characteristics.
What Remains Unresolved
- Original full-resolution file and metadata
- complete Covo methodology/report
- sequence of adjacent frames
- exact camera position
- chain of custody
- licensing
- whether later analysis tested compositing and near-camera objects quantitatively.
Key Takeaways
- A genuine photograph of an unexplained image feature is not the same as a photograph of a large distant craft. Provenance is promising
- geometry is not.
Sources
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