Swedish researcher Beatriz Villarroel from Stockholm University, together with an international team of scientists, discovered mysterious objects in astronomical images stored since the 1950s that have never been explained.
It all started with a careful analysis of old astronomical photos, in which Villarroel discovered something unusual: objects that resemble artificial satellites, shining brightly in the sky and disappearing too quickly.
She argues that such objects should not have appeared on screen until 1957, when the first space shuttle was launched.
Villarroel’s latest research, published in the scientific journal Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, reveals three mysterious objects photographed by the Palomar Observatory in 1952. These objects suddenly appeared in photographs and disappeared after 50 minutes, leaving scientists completely baffled.
The article discusses two versions that explain this phenomenon. According to the first version, these are three independent objects located in the inner part of the solar system or even in orbit around the Earth.
According to the second version, the short flash of light was caused by the gravitational lens of a massive object between them and the Earth. But the cause of the flare and the nature of the resulting gravitational lens remain a mystery.
Equally surprising, the date of the shooting (July 19, 1952) is known to many in connection with the sighting of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) in the skies over Washington, including the White House and the Capitol.
This case attracted the attention of the American press and even concerned US President Harry Truman and the CIA.
Another work by Villarroel describes nine sources of light captured in photographs of the starry sky in April 1950. These objects appeared and disappeared within 30 minutes, adding even more mystery to what was happening.
“I think it’s very important to do things like this [nearby] search for alien objects because the [astronomical] community usually looks for things that are very, very far away. I think it’s time to do something new,” say Villarroel, who is now working to create the ExoProbe project to search for anomalous objects among the large number of human satellites currently in orbit.
