Pas-de-Calais, France · 2007-09-02 · from the GEIPAN archive
A witness reports observing a strange shape on a photograph, with no direct observation at the time the photo was taken. This type of case, where spots are noticed on a photo while nothing was seen with the naked eye, has become very frequent with the proliferation of digital cameras. The origin of the largest spot is probably a bird or insect that passed relatively close to the camera, hence the blur. The small central gray spot is a slight defect in the camera, probably visible on all photos. This case, which is not very strange, is classified "B": probable passage of a bird or insect within the camera's field of view.
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