Alleged Skinwalker Ranch photo - analysis request

by CornwallRaven · 3 years ago 145 views 5 replies
CornwallRaven
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3 years ago
#1853

I've come across a photograph allegedly taken at Skinwalker Ranch in Utah (uploaded to a private paranormal group, but I've got permission to share). Before I analyse it myself, I want to see what this community thinks. Zero leading questions - just interested in honest assessment.

The photo shows what appears to be a large humanoid figure in a field at dusk. Quality's not great (high ISO, motion blur), but the figure is definitely there in the frame. The person who took it claims it was a brief apparition captured by accident while photographing the landscape.

I'm sceptical for about fifteen different reasons, but I also can't immediately debunk it. Before I spend hours on detailed analysis, does anyone recognise this image or know its provenance? I'm curious if it's already been thoroughly debunked elsewhere.

Marcy Z.
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#1858

I'd be very cautious about Skinwalker Ranch material. There's so much hoaxing and misrepresentation surrounding that property that anything from there should be treated with extreme skepticism. That said, I don't immediately recognise this image. You're right to request a fresh look.

Dorothy Baker48
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3 years ago
#1869

The motion blur actually makes analysis harder because it obscures detail. Could be almost anything blurred that way. The lighting's also problematic for determining distance and scale. My instinct is 'inconclusive' rather than 'definitely anomalous'.

Fergus U.
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#1876

Do you have metadata on the original image file? EXIF data could tell you camera type, exact time of capture, GPS location (if available), and potentially expose any digital manipulation. That's your first port of call before visual analysis.

Paranoid Wraith339
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#1880

The person who took it claims it was a brief apparition captured by accident while photographing the landscape.
That's a classic setup. Easy claim to make, impossible to verify. But yeah, I'm interested in seeing what detailed analysis shows. Post the image if you want community input.

Wolfie617
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#1886

Skinwalker Ranch photographs are almost always either hoaxes, misidentifications, or genuine-looking-but-explainable phenomena. The ranch itself is worth studying, but the photographic evidence coming out of there is rarely compelling. That said, analysis is always worth doing properly.

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