Phantoms and Monsters: Paranormal Activity, Bigfoot, Mothman, UFOs and Other Unexplained Phenomena

Click for video - UFO recorded over the active volcano Popocatepetl (Popocatépetl), the second highest peak in Mexico. This video footage was recorded on 13th February 2010 at 1:20 pm.

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UFO/OVNI Over Turrialba Volcano, Costa Rica

inexplicata - As he does every morning, Carlos Valverde, a resident of Turrialba, turned on his computer and entered the website of the Observatorio Vulcanologico y Sismologico (OVSICORI – Volcanic and Seismic Observatory) to see what was new with the volcano in his area. But on January 27 (2010), the image displayed on the webcam did not display the colossus – enshrouded in fog – but rather, a strange object passed in front of the camera and Valverde saved the image immediately.

OVSICORI installed the camera in early January and the image refreshes ever 10 seconds, displaying the active Turrialba Volcano. Just as the image refreshed on the screen, the strange object appeared. Valverde believes it to be a flying saucer.

The object appeared in a single image. Following updates did not show the strange oval mark. “The computer is in my room, and I always get up and load the page to see the volcano. That day the object drew my attention and I pressed the Copy Image function. Much has been said about seeing UFOs in the volcano, and upon watching the photo one thinks that it is like a flying saucer, a half-moon shape,” says Valverde. OVSICORI installed the camera to monitor the Turrialba Volcano’s behavior following an increase in activity and ash eruption.

The recorded image was sent to UFO photo analyst Edgar Picado Chacón, who claims that at first sight, the object must measure between 25 and 30 meters. “Given the object’s distance from the camera, some 600 meters from the crater, one could venture that it is a very large object. I will be performing some analyses and dismissing some theories. However, I do not see any evidence of photo manipulation. The pixels are contiguous; it cannot be a bird or a rock hurled from the volcano, because no trajectory is visible. Any object that passes in front of the camera leaves a trace, and none can be found in this case.”The expert says that one can speak in terms of a UFO, as it is a fact that the object was flying at the location. “I cannot tell you that its a vessel from somewhere, as that would be highly irresponsible on my part. But it is something very interesting that does not look like a bird in any respect. I have a video of an object leaving the Arenal Volcano and seeing this photo reminds me of its very similar shape,” he indicated. Picado adds that the image drew his attention and unlike other photos he has analyzed, it cannot be a flash of light, as the conditions displayed on that day show cloudy conditions. The expert says that he has received several reports of UFOs in the country’s various volcanoes.
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PREVIOUS POSTS - UFO/OVNI SIGHTINGS AT ACTIVE VOLCANOS

Click for video - Mount Etna, Italy

Click for video - Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica

Click for video - Colima Volcano, Mexico

NOTE: why do UFOs seem to be attracted to active volcanoes? The videos above are just a few examples of UFO sightings during volcanic activity since the 1980's...though, there have been reports previously. The most UFO activity occurs around the Arenal Volcano in Costa Rica. The latest wave was seen in August 2009 and drew the attention of UFO hunters worldwide. Many of these UFOs are observed flying through the ash clouds and closely inspecting pyroclastic and lava flows. Watch the videos and post your theory...Lon
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Originally posted 10/6/07

UFO Sighting During Arenal Volcano Eruption 9/18/07

Notice bright orb to the left of the Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica
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September 18th 2007 - A cloud of gas and volcanic rocks sliding down Costa Rica's north-central Arenal Volcano caught the attention of residents and scientists yesterday morning.

This “pyroclastic flow” occurred at 10:12 a.m. west of the volcano's main crater and was observed from a lookout point inside the Arenal Volcano National Park, according to a statement from the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) based at National University (UNA) in Heredia, north of San José.

A pyroclastic flow is an eruption of high-temperature gases, rocks and ash that makes its way down a volcano in the form of a cloud, explained OVSICORI volcanologist Rodolfo Van Der Laat. This phenomenon is not out of the ordinary for Arenal, especially during this time of year.

Yesterday's activity did not pose any threat to those living near the volcano, though it did catch residents' and tourists' attention, Van Der Laat said.

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