April 12, 2006

Flying Saucer Camera (Jan, 1953)

Filed under: Just Weird,Photography,Sign of the Times — @ 8:13 am
Source: Mechanix Illustrated ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jan, 1953
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Flying Saucer Camera will be used by Air Force to clear up saucer questions. One lens takes regular picture; the other separates light into colors so scientists can judge the source and make-up of saucers.

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1. [...] [Source] [...]

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2. [...] sightings were being reported at a frenzied pace. In an attempt to weed out the obvious fakes, the Flying Saucer Camera was developed. One of its lenses took a normal picture, and the other separated the light in the [...]

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3. [...] sightings were being reported at a frenzied pace. In an attempt to weed out the obvious fakes, the Flying Saucer Camera was developed. One of its lenses took a normal picture, and the other separated the light in the [...]

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4. what year was it created!

   Comment by lula — January 31, 2011 @ 3:38 pm

5. First half of the 50′s. That’s a modified Stereocrafters Videon 35mm stereo camera.

   Comment by Jari — February 1, 2011 @ 10:41 am

6. Full story is here what the photos looked like are here

   Comment by Firebrand38 — February 1, 2011 @ 11:20 am

7. Thanks for the links FB! I have a Cokin prism filter, and now, finally I got it why CF-bulb “multiplies” as 8 distinct colour images while incandescent next to it smears to a rainbow.

   Comment by Jari — February 1, 2011 @ 4:32 pm

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