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Results of Investigations Concerning Pterosaur Sightings In Papua New Guinea |
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Blur Function Diameter |
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(Excerpts of original report are on the left; explanations by Whitcomb are on the right.) |
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Image Processing of Paul Nation Video
Plate 21 commences the research of the Paul Nation video. These frames were obtained at a distance of .5 to .75 miles. 17 seconds of digital frames were obtained. The frames . . . tested for:
source number: target cumulative number
spectral, spatial and temporal characteristics: target wavelength, size and motion
electromagnetic intensity variations: variable brightness of target(s)
possible combustion sources: fires possible ballistic sources: meteors or aircraft camera inherent diffraction sources: internal camera imaging artifacts on the focal plane
fabrication: potential of hoax |
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The principle purpose in examining the video of the two ropen-lights was to either eliminate or find any possible alternate explanation: Was there a commonplace explanation? Part of Mr. Paiva’s investigation was to determine if there were actually two sources of light, as it appeared there were. (He also wanted to find out whatever he could about the size and motion of the lights and how they changed in intensity.) Some obvious alternate interpretations were fires, meteors, airplane lights. In addition, he looked for two other possibilities: camera artifacts and a hoax.
The investigation began in December, 2006 and was completed around the end of February, 2007. |
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http://www.ropens.com/report/pg-03 |
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Pages 21-22 of R.I.C.P.S.P.N.G |
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Plates 21 and 22 indicate:
Results for these frames:
source number: target cumulative number = 2
spectral, spatial and temporal characteristics: target wavelength (.39-.78 microns), size (LOS indicates 1 meter diameter); and motion: static.
electromagnetic intensity variations: variable brightness of target(s): variable over the duration of 17 seconds of frames, decreasing as a function of time.
possible combustion sources: fires: none
possible ballistic sources: meteors or aircraft: none
camera inherent diffraction sources: internal camera imaging artifacts on the focal plane: none
fabrication: potential of hoax: none |
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“Plate 21” |
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“Plate 22” |
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The above processed images (of the two glowing forms videotaped in the remote interior of Papua New Guinea) show that there are indeed two sources of light. Each is about one meter in diameter. They both vary in intensity over the 17 seconds of video footage.
They are not fires because the center of the light is less intense (in both lights): very unlike a camp fire.
Neither light is moving, so they are not meteors or airplane lights.
The lights are not artificial mistakes inside the camera (artifacts): They are real.
After sophisticated image-processing and analysis, the video does not appear to be anything produced by a hoax. |