Originally Posted by
Ninthace
The only pictures I can find are the one posted in this thread and ones of the ac and object in the self same orientation but with a different landscape. I note that in the most popular image, that published in this thread, the object is more sharply focussed than anything else in the picture. It looks like it has either been retouched or is an artist’s impression. Is that actually the real picture?
Hello. We have been told by multiple people directly involved that 6 clear, full-colour photos were taken. The photographer supposedly sent all 6 negatives to the Daily Record. "The best" of the 6 was printed and sent to the RAF in Scotland for comment. This was forwarded to the MOD, and then the newspaper, at MOD's request, sent on the negatives for analysis. They were allegedly returned to the newspaper, which itself claims to have no record of them. After the passage of decades, and the transfer to digital imagery, that's not particularly unbelievable, especially as they never printed the story. They may even have sent them back to the photographer who has maintained his silence ever since he was interviewed by the military.
Again, to the best of our knowledge, the black and white image is a very low quality scan of a photocopy (perhaps of another photocopy) of just a fraction of 1 of the 6 photos.
Every colour image online is a recreation to our knowledge.