Coast path near Tintagel, Cornwall, United Kingdom
The Tintagel Holiday Photograph Disc
A 2005 holiday photograph submitted to UFOEvidence by a woman named Patricia shows a dark elliptical blur above a coastal path near Tintagel. Nobody reported seeing an object when the photograph was taken; it was noticed only afterward. The submitter identified the camera as a 2-megapixel Olympus C-
Why This Case Matters
A classic accidental-photo case where the metadata that would establish scale and motion are absent and the mundane bird/insect explanation is stronger than the disc-like appearance.
Chronology
- Early 2005 holiday photograph near Tintagel
- object unnoticed at exposure
- Patricia emails UFOEvidence asking what blob is
- follow-up identifies Olympus C-150 2 MP camera
- image later mirrored by The Black Vault and other archives
The Witnesses
Evidence
The following evidence types are documented for this case:
Conventional explanations: Bird or large insect close to lens is the leading explanation; small debris and image artefact are also plausible. With no contemporaneous visual sighting, distance and size cannot be inferred from silhouette.
What Remains Unresolved
- Original file/EXIF
- photographer identity
- exact date/location
- shutter speed/focal length
- adjacent photographs
- independent forensic examination.
Key Takeaways
- Present as an unresolved photograph, not an observed flying disc. The family's own bird suggestion is evidentially important and fits the after-the-fact discovery.
Sources
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