A disc-shaped UFO, photographed by Juanito Juan in the Valle Hermoso

Edited by Pier Giorgio Caria

On the morning of Thursday 11 April 2024, Juanito Juan was sitting in the driver's seat of his car, turned to his left and, although dazzled by the sun, noticed the presence in the sky of an object silhouetted close to the disk of the star: he then took out his Samsung S23 Ultra mobile phone and took a photo. About ten minutes passed and he saw that the disk was still in the sky, slightly to the right of its previous position, so he took a second photo. After another two minutes, he took another picture, the third, and this time the flying object was very close to the solar disk, although it was further back and to the left of its previous position. Below we see the three shots with the UFO enlarged:

In photos 1 and 3 we can see that the disc reflects the sunlight on a small part of the fuselage, indicating that the object is of considerable size, while in photo 2 it is completely dark as it is completely backlit. You can also clearly see the different inclinations of the object, which was obviously moving. If we put the enlargements of the disc together, we can see the above more clearly, as we can see in the composition on the left.

Juan Manuel Sánchez's contact experiences continue at such a fast pace that it is difficult to keep up. I believe that in the last few decades he has had the greatest intensity and frequency of sightings of flying objects of non-human origin and the associated photographs and films, which he punctually publishes on social networks and makes available to researchers for analysis. This activity therefore represents an important methodological change on the part of extraterrestrial civilisations who, with the intensification of their manifestations - aimed at generating evidentiary material on their presence - I believe they wish to emphasise, on the one hand, an approach to the moment of the great public contact between us and them, on the other hand also the worsening of the world situation, which, with the clash between Russia and NATO forces over the skin of the Ukrainian people and the dramatic genocide taking place in Gaza at Israeli hands, together with the clash that has also begun with Iran, is sliding ever faster in the direction of World War III. There is therefore also the risk of a degeneration towards a nuclear confrontation.

If you zoom in on image 1, you can see a second, smaller object almost perpendicular to the disc-shaped object:

Next we see Sante Pagano's analysis of two photos taken by Juanito Juan on 17 January 2024 in which a disc-shaped flying object appears, some of which have already been presented in the article at the following link: https://www.progettocoscienzacosmica.com/it/le-sfere-volanti-e-juanito-juan-una-presenza-continua-non-di-questo-mondo/

Pier Giorgio Caria – 16 April 2024

DISK-SHAPED OBJECT WITH CARVINGS

Juanito Juan - 17 January 2024

Edited by Sante Pagano

In the following documents we can see two photographs taken by Juanito Juan on the 17th of January 2024.

PREMISE AND INITIAL ASSESSMENTS

By zooming in, it is possible to see in detail the morphology of the object immortalised in the two photographs, which, according to the metadata, were taken 19 seconds apart.

Although the quality of the photos is good, unfortunately the object was at a very high altitude, which did not allow Juanito's device to capture more detail. Furthermore, according to the metadata, Juanito did not use his Panasonic, but a mobile phone, which unfortunately has a much more limited graphical resolution.

For this reason, it will not be possible to do a lot of graphical analysis, because you need to have a certain amount of information, specifically graphical information, and unfortunately we are very close to the limit. However, we have enough elements to be able to draw a satisfactory general conclusion about the authenticity of these photographs. I will therefore concentrate on studying the metadata.

METADATA ANALYSIS

The two photos contain all the metadata and only partially the geolocation metadata due to the privacy settings on the device. 

The metadata does not appear to have been tampered with in any way and contains all the information necessary for optimal forensic analysis.

Their analysis shows that the two photos were taken with a 'Galaxy S23 Ultra' mobile phone on 17 January 2024 at 15:59:49 and 16:00:10 respectively. In addition, and this is something I have never been able to track down, we have confirmation that the pictures were taken in Mexico. In fact, we see the inscription 'Mexico 334'. The number 334, according to my research, is supposed to represent the so-called 'Mobile Country Code' or 'MCC', a code used to identify the region from which a mobile network's traffic originates. In fact, the number 334 identifies Mexico exactly: a piece of information that, although it does not contain the exact coordinates of the place where the event took place, turns out to be a very important piece of information.

All the 'time stamps' are consistent and show no particular anomalies. I am only reporting here the results of the checks carried out on the first photograph. I would like to remind you that, as a rule, many more analyses are carried out on the documents submitted than those shown here, and for obvious reasons it is not possible to present them all.

Evaluation of the markers in the 'Strings' data component does not detect the use of editing software or simple editing processes such as file renaming or metadata manipulation.

The EXIFs in the ICC PROFILE subset also do not indicate the presence of any graphic manipulation. The copyright of the latest software used seems to be that of Samsung and the 'Profile CMM Type' does not provide any anomalous information. I also did not detect the presence of the 'Device Manufacturer' and 'Device Attributes' labels, which would indicate that the document had been tampered with.

Also missing is Current IPTC Digest information, which is only found in image files that contain IPTC information. These are mainly found in image files such as Camera Raw images, JPG images or vector graphics.
The values found for the current IPTC digest are usually hashes that can be compared with other IPTC digests to check if a file has been modified. These hashes are created using the MD5 algorithm, which produces a 128-bit hash value that is now commonly used as a checksum. This hash is created by the EXIF tool.

Thumbnail analysis
This tool displays the preview image hidden in the original image, if present. The preview may reveal details of the original image or the camera used to take it. In addition, it cannot be inserted manually. Its presence, and therefore its conformity with the original, is an important proof of the image's authenticity.
The thumbnail is present in the metadata of both images.

This was compared with the original photos and a reduced version of them at the same resolution as the thumbnail.
I report here the conclusions of the second photo (picture 1) compared with its reduced version in the same resolution as the thumbnail (picture 2) and the thumbnail itself (picture 3). I have highlighted the flying saucer, which is also present in the thumbnail, confirming that the object was present when the photo was taken.

Obviously, since the thumbnail is a greatly reduced-resolution version, this also applies to the flying saucer, which, having lost some digital data, logically appears grainy. In fact, we see the same result in the original reduced-resolution image (image 2). But what interests us is the presence of the disc in the thumbnail.

CONCLUSION OF THE METADATA ANALYSIS

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

GRAPHIC PROFILE ANALYSIS

ICC Profile+.
Although the ICC PROFILE field provided sufficient information, I also carried out an analysis called ICC PROFILE+, which confirms the presence of the original graphic profile, that it has not been modified and that there are no other anomalous profiles.

Missing pixels
The test did not detect any missing pixels, so it is likely that the document has not been edited or subjected to any graphic manipulation.

Histogram analysis
There is no evidence of abnormal curves, the distribution of the graph waves is uniform and there are no excessively sharp or thin peaks.

OBSERVATIONAL ANALYSIS

The object imprinted in the two photographs (image 1) is very characteristic and reminiscent of another object also photographed by Manuel Sanchez (nicknamed Juanito Juan by his friends) on 3 August 2023 (image 2).

Unfortunately, as mentioned, the poor image quality does not help, but from what we can make out it is a disc-shaped object with carved rays running around its circumference. The object also appears to be very flat, with what appears to be a square edge, given the clear difference between light and shadow.

The disc moves between images, and in this new position it takes on a much lighter colour due to different exposure to sunlight.

OBSERVATION LIGHT ANALYSIS

As we can see, the landscape offers a sky with a few clouds, but quite clear, and with the presence of the Sun in its waning phase, but still high enough to provide good ambient brightness. The object is exposed to the light source at two different angles. First at about 11 o'clock (position 0) relative to the Sun, and then moving counter-clockwise by about 70 degrees to position itself at about 9 o'clock (position 1), again relative to the Sun. This is despite the fact that, in reality, the object is simply losing altitude and moving away from the camera. Of course, we do not know what kind of movement it makes to reach this position, i.e. whether it moves in a straight line or, for example, by making a curve.

In fact, when the reference points are superimposed and the two photographs are compared, the object appears smaller precisely because of the greater distance. As it moves, the object loses height, moves away and also changes the position of its fuselage, showing first its underside and then its sides.

At the '0' position, we can see that by exposing its entire surface to the sun, it is fully illuminated. By evaluating this and looking at the edge, we can confirm that the object is indeed dark in colour, but is still made of reflective material. In 'position 1', on the other hand, the object is completely in shadow, because it is showing its side to the sun, which in this position is not visible to the observer.

However, if the object was present at the time of the photo, since it shows that it is made of reflective material, then it must necessarily prove that it actually receives and reflects light. I was able to confirm this through a specific graphical analysis of the light.

GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS OF LIGHT

Principal Component
Given the orientation of the object in 'Position 2' with respect to the Sun, and having established the reflective nature of the object (despite being particularly dark in colour and the Sun being quite high), if the object had actually been present at the time of the photograph, it would have received the Sun's rays somehow, even if this was by reflection from other structural components of the flying body itself. Or in any case, given the presence of notches in the structure, the light must have somehow passed through, even if only minimally. I must admit that given the very poor quality of the image I had serious doubts as to whether I would be able to detect this information and yet, to my amazement, I can confirm that it was possible. This makes me realise how reliable and highly sensitive these tests really are. Thanks to a special test on the 'Principal Component', it is indeed possible to take the information on absorbed and reflected light to extremes. The result was a very useful and extremely interesting finding, because it showed that the object was also receiving light on the underside of its body, even though it was not facing the sun. This would have been very difficult to simulate graphically.

It is not possible to confirm whether the bright areas are light reflected off the metal 'rays' of the disc or light passing through the slits, although I am more inclined to support the latter hypothesis. In any case, this result is very important and gives us a strong guarantee that the object was actually present during the exposure, given its strong interactive coherence with the light.

Level sweep
By also performing a level sweep test, we can see that the object is surrounded by a significant halo of light. This again gives us confirmation that the object was actually present during the shot and was interacting with the light and environment.

Primary parameter of the principal component according to colour differentiation
This test varies certain colour parameters by acting on the histogram to highlight the consistency of the colours assumed and the response to the light received.
With this test it is possible to conclude that the shadow and light areas of the object correspond to those assumed by the environment and the reference points.

It is therefore highly likely that the object was present when the photo was taken.

GENERAL GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS

ELA test
As always, we start with an ELA test to rule out the presence of multiple layers and thus compression differences. The test does not reveal any particular anomalies that would indicate graphic manipulation.

Principal Component

The evaluation of the Principal Component by means of colour projection was used to check how well the object integrates and fits coherently into the graphic context. According to the interpretation of this test, it can be concluded that the object fits perfectly into the graphic table, without showing sharp edges or anomalous and/or differentiated pixels in relation to the surroundings of the object and the reference points.

Pixel analysis
The object's pixels are found to be of a structure, size and arrangement consistent with those of the adjacent and distant graphic context. There is no abnormal separation from the surrounding environment.

GENERAL CONCLUSION

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

Sante Pagano
16th April 2024