THE RETURN OF THE SPHERE, 6 DECEMBER 2023: Analyses

 

Edited by Pier Giorgio Caria

The new filming equipment that Jaime Maussan has given Juanito Juan has made it much easier for him to manage the content of the extraterrestrial media that manifest themselves to him.

Unlike the photos and films that Sánchez used to take, it is now much easier for him to send copies directly from the original, intact in all their components, including metadata. With such material at his disposal, it is no longer a problem to certify the authenticity of this documentation through the appropriate research. The excellent analyses carried out by Sante Pagano on Juanito Juan's latest photos and films have proven beyond doubt the total absence of any manipulation in this extraordinary documentation.

Next, we present the study carried out by Sante Pagano on the second film, which shows a flying sphere inside the Mexican coachbuilder's house. The sphere is the same as the first one that Sánchez was able to touch on 29 August 2023. The event became famous for the phrase 'TE PUEDO TOCAR' uttered by Juanito.

The new video document was made by Juanito Juan on 6 December 2023 and was presented in this report of mine:

Sante Pagano's analysis follows.

VIDEO ANALYSIS OF 6 DECEMBER 2023 - Juanito Juan

Edited by Sante Pagano

METADATA ANALYSIS

The video contains all the original metadata and the analysis of the same does not reveal that it has been manipulated; moreover, it shows that the video was recorded on 6 December 2023 at 04:45:06 using a "Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra" mobile phone.

The analysis of the metadata did not reveal the use of image editing applications; moreover, the dates of creation and modification of the document coincide in all the verification parameters, which means that no graphic alteration was made in post-production.

The metadata analysis concludes that the document is genuine and has not been graphically manipulated.

GRAPHICAL AND OBSERVATIONAL ANALYSIS

The video was exported in JPEG format so that the images could be analysed for authenticity and then subjected to ELA testing.

These tests did not reveal any digital alterations made in post-production. Here are the analyses of three frames selected for demonstration purposes.

Search for suspension wires and structures
From the observations and analysis carried out, there is no structure such as a mobile or pedestal to suspend the sphere. Similarly, there is no wire to keep the sphere suspended in the air. In order to reach this conclusion, I relied on a series of specific tests in which various graphical parameters such as brightness, contrast and histogram were modified. Furthermore, since the light source emits light in all directions, an observation test should have shown the presence of a shadow in the room or a reflection on the surface of this hypothetical support.

A specific analysis for light sources and reflections does not show this either.

The sphere shows that it keeps its centre of gravity perfectly on the axis, and even if it were supported by a wire, the centre of gravity, stressed by various forces such as the mass of the object or the displacement of air, would change, causing an inevitable oscillating or rotating movement along its axis. It should also be borne in mind that, even if such a sphere were artificial, it would have to be of a certain weight in order to accommodate in its structure, in addition to the envelope it contains, various devices or lights capable of emitting such a powerful intensity of light. This weight would then make the sphere's centre of gravity even less stable, with the result that it would be very difficult for it not to oscillate or rotate on its own axis, even in the presence of small external forces. It is possible that more cables could be used to achieve the stability of the object, but the analyses carried out show that there are no such deceptive devices.

In the observational analysis, I used the windows of the door as reference points to check the stability of the centre of gravity, comparing the distance between their outer edge and the central multi-coloured light of the sphere (B). I also used the reflection of the sphere on the floor (A) and its distance from the nearest tile joint.

These reference points do not show any change in the position or orientation of the sphere. However, the fact that the sphere was not supported by any structures or suspended from any wires had already been completely ruled out in the video now known as “Te puedo tocar?”

Here the sphere shows even more clearly that it can control its own centre of gravity in any direction or orientation. In fact, when the sphere is subjected to an external force, in this case the touch of Juanito Juan's hand, it does not change its centre of gravity in any way, it maintains its axis and does not undergo any oscillatory or rotational changes.

Here is the video I used to arrive at these considerations. This video was created by a YouTube creator who, in an attempt to prove the falsity of Juanito Juan's video, instead demonstrated exactly the opposite.

The image below shows the vertical and horizontal orientation of the two spheres and the variations in their centre of gravity, which can be seen by the two white lines drawn on the X and Y axes.

Thus, in sequence "1" we have the sphere reproduced by the YouTube user. Whereas in sequence "2" we have the sphere filmed by Juanito Juan.

As can be seen, sphere '1', when touched, completely changes its centre of gravity, oscillating up and down and changing its horizontal orientation.

Sphere '2', on the other hand, when touched by Juanito Juan, remains perfectly still, without any change of direction or oscillation.

OBSERVATIONAL ANALYSIS OF LIGHT

The light reflected by the sphere appears to be natural rather than a graphically added light source. This can be seen from the reflections generated by the light emitted by the sphere and scattered throughout the room. Reflections that show a consistent response to the aforementioned light source. In particular, a number of very important details were found to be very difficult to reproduce graphically, one in particular.

These details are represented by the reflection on what appear to be two screens (1), the reflection on the oven control panel (2), the handles of the kitchen drawers (3), the floor (4) and the upholstery of the chairs (5).

On the floor we can also see a detail that gives us very important information about the physical structure of the object. This is the curved reflection highlighted in green in the image below.

In fact, it seems that the sphere is not well focused by the camera, or at least it does not notice that there is no light coming from the centre of the sphere. In fact, the camera only manages to detect this detail when Juanito zooms in, so much so that there are two frames (one immediately following the other, of course) that are too discontinuous with each other, going from a situation in which the object is fully illuminated (image 1) to another in which the centre is suddenly deprived of light (image 2).

In fact, everything happens through a completely unnatural transition. So the object seems to project light mainly around its circumference, and this detail seems to project itself onto the floor.

On every other occasion when the centre is completely enveloped by light, this is actually done in a completely gradual manner and the light source comes from the circumference of the sphere (from the right of the observer) and not exactly from the central area.

Here is an example of this sequence of images, numbered chronologically from 1 to 6. Note that this sequence would actually have about twenty frames in total, but I have only shown six to avoid too much confusion. So the transition of the sphere from full to partial brightness would take place over an even longer period of time.

Finally, while some might conclude that this reflection (A) is simply the result of the presence of the arch (B), I would point out that this would not explain the presence of the shaded area below (C). All this has been better explored and explained in the analyses of the two photos taken by Juanito Juan on 14 December. This report will follow these.

In conclusion, the different lens flares also show consistency in their behaviour and propagation with respect to the light source inputs, as they show consistent adaptation according to shifts in camera space and changes in light intensity.

LIGHT ANALYSIS BY GRAPHICAL TEST

Level scanning analysis
This analysis uses an algorithm to search for light sources in the environment, highlighting the most relevant light sources and reflections. This test confirms the results of the observational analysis above.

Luminance gradient analysis

According to the luminance gradient (Figure 1), the light is distributed in a uniform manner throughout the room. The elements and areas within the room collect the correct amount of light emitted by the light source, which is better distributed in the areas closest to the light source. This detail is best seen in the analysis of the luminance gradient by examining the principal component (Figure 2).

CONCLUSION

The analyses, tests and observations carried out show that the document is genuine. Furthermore, no graphic alterations have been detected.

Sante Pagano, 22 January 2024