Expert Says He's Solved The Mystery Of The Calbuco Volcano UFO

David Moye
Updated

When the Calbuco volcano erupted Wednesday after being dormant for 40 years, it threw a lot of ash and smoke into the air.

It also may have attracted a UFO.

Photos and videos of the blast show a mysterious glowing craft hovering in mid-air near the eruption before disappearing.

Ana Luisa Cid uploaded a video of the alleged UFO to YouTube, describing it as "Luminous object near the plume, captured on 22 April 2015." She added, "Some believe it may be a drone or a police helicopter. What is striking, in my opinion, is that the object remained static, then vanished. Optical illusion?"

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The flying object remains unidentified, but UFO researcher Marc Dantonio, believes it most likely is a drone.

Dantonio, of FX Models, previously created a "UFO" drone for a National Geographic special and is the chief photo and video analyst for the Mutual UFO Network.

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When Dantonio first looked at Cid's video, he considered that the two-sphere object in question might have been a simple CGI effect, added to the volcano video.

But, after looking at other videos of the same eruption event, he's changed his opinion.

"In at least one video of this eruption, you can see what I have identified as a definite drone," Dantonio told The Huffington Post in an email. "It appears to be a Phantom 2 drone, based on the lighting pattern. This drone was captured by several witnesses in a video compilation of five different videos of 'the UFO.'

"In the compilation of those five videos, there is one that shows the two-sphere object from a different perspective and this new perspective indicates that the object/drone was far closer to the observers than to the volcano. I believe it was launched in the town and brought up to altitude where it held station to observe the ash plume."

Dantonio's assessment: "We are looking at a drone that is relatively high and nearby, and the drone pilot is capturing video of the ash plume."

Although Dantonio's explanation is plausible, UFO sightings are fairly common in Chile.

Last August, the country's Committee for the Studies of Anomalous Aerial Phenomena (CEFAA) held a meeting about whether unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) pose any danger to civilian and military air operations.

The official verdict was the UFOs don't represent a danger, according to UFO researcher and HuffPost blogger Leslie Kean.

It's not unusual to see UFO volcanoes, either.

In January, a webcam captured an object resembling a flying horse hovering near the erupting Colima volcano in Mexico, the Tech Times reported.

In May, 2013, a person videotaped a UFO seeming to enter Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano, though at least one expert believed it was a commercial aircraft.

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UFOs Over Earth

This composite image shows four different times that alleged UFO were photographed above Earth by either space shuttles or the International Space Station. The big question is whether or not they are truly unidentified objects or if they are more likely reflections from spacecraft windows, meteors or fast-moving spacecraft-generated debris.
This composite image shows four different times that alleged UFO were photographed above Earth by either space shuttles or the International Space Station. The big question is whether or not they are truly unidentified objects or if they are more likely reflections from spacecraft windows, meteors or fast-moving spacecraft-generated debris.

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Lens flare Whiteriver, Ariz.

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Lens flare Gulfport, Miss.

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Lens flare Eureka Springs, Ark.

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Lens flare Escanaba, Mich.

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Blimps or Advertising Balloons

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An image released on June 15, 2012, shows a close-up view of the unidentified object sitting on the bottom of the Baltic Sea.
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Baltic Sea UFO 2

Close-up of rock bed that forms the Baltic Sea UFO, which still mystifies researchers.
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Baltic Sea UFO 3

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A circular UFO hovers above the Neumayer-Station III research facility in Antarctica on Aug. 10, 2012. Theories ranging from a simple weather balloon to a more elaborate ship from another planet have run the Internet gamut. The next slide shows a closeup of the object.
A circular UFO hovers above the Neumayer-Station III research facility in Antarctica on Aug. 10, 2012. Theories ranging from a simple weather balloon to a more elaborate ship from another planet have run the Internet gamut. The next slide shows a closeup of the object.

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This is a closeup of the UFO from the previous slide. No official explanation has been offered about the object.
This is a closeup of the UFO from the previous slide. No official explanation has been offered about the object.

Meteors

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Civilian or military aircraft: Planes can look mysterious at night or in certain light conditions, thus confusing an observer.

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