EXCLUSIVE: 60-meter-long ‘glowing orange’ UFO the size of an Olympic swimming pool has been spotted in Chile, leaving experts baffled: ‘We’re getting closer to the truth’

A giant UFO imaged over Chile in 2010 has been described by alien hunters as truly unidentified.

The image appeared to show a glowing orange object hidden behind clouds and was taken in 2010 by a family picnicking in the Andes Mountains.

The National Aviation Reporting Center on Anomalous Phenomena (NARCAP) investigated the sighting the same year, but scientists are reopening the case as part of a new documentary that seeks to prove or disprove strange phenomena.

A physics expert from the University at Albany said: ‘This object is truly unidentified, so it is a real UFO.’

The only evidence of the sighting is a July 2010 report describing the exterior as having a red and white woven pattern with a large area of ​​straight individual lines along the bottom – and the ‘disc’ may be as long as 60 meters.

The photo was taken during the day on a Sunday and shows the sun shining through white clouds and a band of reddish clouds to the left, surrounding a glowing “solid” orange object with “interesting surface details,” the NARCAP report said.

The story of the image dates back to February 14, 2010, when a couple and their one-year-old daughter spent the day at the El Yeso Reservoir.

The mother took sixteen photos of the beautiful valley and the sky above, and when she returned home, she saw the reddish clouds near the object.

The Chilean government shared the photo with NARCAP, an advisory body of aviation professionals that researches UPAs and aviation safety.

Ted Roe, head of the organization, led a long analysis of the image, with a 23-page report published on July 2, 2010.

Roe was featured in “The Proof is Out There,” where he said, “This study makes it clear that this is in fact an external anomaly.

The story of the image dates back to February 14, 2010, when a couple and their one-year-old daughter spent the day at the El Yeso Reservoir. The mother took 16 photos of the beautiful valley. The photo shows one of the images taken that day

The report states that part of the UAP appears to be obstructed by cirrus or cirrocumulus clouds, making it difficult to estimate the true size of the UAP. However, NARCAP believes the object could be more than 200 feet long

“It looks like it wasn’t inserted into the photo, so we’re left with an unidentified aerial phenomenon.”

However, the case stalled after the report was quietly released in July.

The sighting was featured on The History Channel’s ‘The Proof is Out There’, where experts determined that no camera effects were associated with the ‘blob’ and concluded that the object is ‘a real UFO’ – saying ‘we come closer to the truth’. .’

‘The Proof is Out There’ is a non-fiction series that enlists experts to investigate videos and images of bizarre sightings captured by the public.

Tony Harris, the show’s host, told DailyMail.com: ‘I think a lot of these cases can be explained, but the beauty of the show is that by doing the work we are weeding out the nonsense.

‘We’re getting closer. Through the process of looking at things like the Andean UAP, having the experts look at it and coming to the conclusion that they can’t identify it (is a) ding ding ding (moment).

‘I think this is one step closer. If we can’t identify it with the crew we have on board, professors from renowned universities and theoretical physicists, I think that means we’re getting closer somewhere.”

Experts examined the image under red, green and blue factors to see how the light might have been distributed

The red and green wavelengths contributed more detail and overview definition to the UAP

The top edge of the object could be seen in each of the three shades ‘as if a light source were illuminating it’

The report states that part of the UAP appears to be obstructed by cirrus or cirrocumulus clouds, making it difficult to estimate the true size of the UAP.

However, NARCAP believes the object could be more than 200 feet long.

Roe also examined the image under red, green and blue factors to see how the light might be distributed.

The red and green wavelengths contributed more detail and contours to the UAP than the blue, but the upper edge of the object could be seen in each of the three shades “as if a light source were illuminating it,” the report said.

Pixel distortion was also investigated, where the image was magnified to the point where individual pixels were visible to see if they had been enabled or stuck in the air.

Roe concluded in the report that “no such distortions in brightness or spatial displacement were detected, which could indicate that the UAP was present when the image was taken.”

Now, 13 years later, the mysterious case in the Andes has been reopened for a new look.

In the episode “The Proof is Out There,” astronomer and video effects designer Mark de Antonio explains that the strange formation could be the result of the prism effect.

The effect occurs when the sun hits ice crystals in the atmosphere, creating a beautiful rainbow.

“And that’s what I think we’re seeing (in the image),” de Antonio said.

‘If you divide the image in half, you have the sun (on one side) and the object (on the other side).

The distance from that center frame to the object is the same. There is very little chance that an object will be at exactly the same distance from the sun unless there is lens flare.’

Lens flares occur when bright light hits the camera lens, creating artifacts, but not all experts agree with De Antonio.

National Weather Service meteorologist Juan Hernandez said, “While I am not a photography expert, it does not appear that we are looking at a camera artifact effect.

He points to the orange spot in the clouds and sees no explanation as to why it is there.

Most artifacts appear as lines, but the UAP is shaped like a disk.

“The likely explanation for a reddish tinge in any cloud would be a setting sun, but it’s the middle of the day,” Hernandez said.

Another expert, physicist Matthew Szydagis of the University at Albany, also sides with Hernandez.

“I agree with the conclusion of the NARCAP report, which suggested that this object is truly unidentified and therefore a genuine UFO.”

Harris told DailyMail.com that the verdict does not mean they are aliens.

“It means exactly what it says: ‘undefined,’” he said.

“We felt comfortable going on air and saying exactly what it is.

‘The Proof is Out There’ is currently in its fourth season.

“The point of our show is that we stay with these clips and try to identify them, even if it’s outside the show,” Harris said, suggesting that the truth about the UAP in the Andes could be officially established.