Ummo photos

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On 1 June 1967, photographs were purportedly taken of a UFO over San Jose de Valderas, near Madrid, Spain. These photographs form part of the Ummo saga.

Contents 1 The Ummo photographs (1 June 1967 and other dates) 1.1 Sample Ummo Photograph 2 Claims to fame 3 The Skeptics 3.1 Poher 3.2 Vallee 3.3 Gross 4 References to discussions in books 5 External links 6 Relevant Discussion Threads on ATS

The Ummo photographs (1 June 1967 and other dates)

Beginning in 1966, various researchers (particularly in France and Spain) have been receiving mysterious letters, mailed from all over the Earth, allegedly from aliens from the planet Ummo who are here living among us. The documents claim that Ummites are human in appearance, but they are ahead of us in science and technology. On 1 June 1967, a series of photographs were purportedly taken of a UFO over San Jose de Valderas, in a suburb of Madrid, Spain (reportedly by two or more photographers). One of the photographs showed the UFO bearing a symbol associated with the Ummo documents.

The UFO was reportedly witnessed by several dozen witnesses.

Those photographs, and other material purportedly relating to the Planet Ummo, remain controversial amongst UFO researchers (particularly in France and Spain).

Sample Ummo Photograph

One of the Ummo Photographs

Claims to fame

Ufologist Scott Corrales has commented that the Ummo affair is “without any doubt, the longest-running hoax in ufology”.

Jacques Vallee has suggested that “UMMO is certainly one of the best examples of the systematic application of confusion techniques in the paranormal field”. He has referred to the “disquieting possibility, under serious investigation by some French authorities” that “UMMO is linked to an Eastern bloc intelligence agency specialized in scientific espionage”.

During 2003-2007, Isaac Koi reviewed a sample of 963 UFO and SETI books and noted the frequency with which various UFO cases were discussed. These photographs featured in a list of the top 10 photographic cases (in terms of frequency of discussion). This incident was the ninth most frequently discussed UFO photographic case in the study, with 32 discussions being noted.

The Skeptics

Poher

Dr Claude Poher of GEPAN (the French government’s UFO study group) arranged for an analysis of the Ummo photograpghs. According to Jacques Vallee, that analysis indicated that:

• the pictures were in fact from the same source.
• in order for the sharpness of the details to match those of the landscape, the object had to be only about 8.5 inches in diameter and ten feet away from the camera.
• in terms of surface lighting characteristics, the dome of the object was compatible with the parameters of a small plastic cup or similar material.
• digital enhancement showed the disk was suspended from a string.

Vallee

In his book “Messengers of Deception : UFO Contacts and Cults” (1979), Jacques Vallee suggested that if the Ummo affair is a joke, “it has been carried a little far”.

In his later book “Revelations” (1991), Jacques Vallee considered the Ummo affair at considerable length. He referred to the analysis performed on behalf of Claude Poher and commented that:

• “the original story was clearly a pack of lies”.
• “the pictures could have been taken using a small model made of plastic plates, a cup, and a black ink marker for the insignia”.

This explanation has been challenged by some researchers. For example, Antonio Ribera has relied upon the reported eye-witnesses. Vallee has stated that Poher and he “think that somebody simply built a flying saucer and manuevered it, possibly by radio control, over the unsuspecting witnesses”.

Gross

Patrick Gross has included a lengthy consideration of the Ummo affair, and the Ummo photographs, on his Ufologie website.

After summarizing various difficulties with the Ummo photographs, Gross concludes that in any other photographic case with as many problems as the Ummo photographs “anyone would admit that the case is a fraud”.

References to discussions in books

• Alan Baker in his “The Encyclopaedia of Alien Encounters” (1999) at pages 243-245 (in an entry entitled “UMMO”) of the Virgin hardback edition. [3 page discussion]

• Peter Brookesmith in his “UFO: The Complete Sightings Catalogue” (1995) at pages 89-90 (in Chapter 4), 136 (in Chapter 6) of the BCA hardback edition (with the same page numbering in the Blitz hardback edition, and in the Barnes & Noble hardback edition published under the title “UFO: The Complete Sightings”). [3 page discussion]

• Jerome Clark in his “The UFO Encyclopedia: The Phenomenon from the Beginning - 2nd edition” (1998) in Volume 2:L-Z at pages 939-942 (in an entry entitled “Ummo Hoax”) of the Omnigraphics hardback edition. [4 page discussion]

• Scott Corrales in “The Encyclopedia of Extraterrestrial Encounters” (2001) (edited by Ronald Story) at pages 622-623 (in an entry entitled “Ummo affair”) of the New American Library softcover edition, at pages 609-610 of the pdf edition (with the same page numbering in the Microsoft Word edition). [2 page discussion]

• Hilary Evans in his “The Evidence for UFOs” (1983) at pages 140, 141 (in Chapter 7) of the Aquarian softcover edition. [2 page discussion]

• Margaret Sachs in her “The UFO Encyclopedia” (1980) at pages 338-339 (in an entry entitled “Ummo”) of the Corgi softback edition. [2 page discussion]

• Brinsley Le Poer Trench in his “The Eternal Subject” (1973) at pages 119-121, 123-124 (in Chapter 21) of the Souvenir Press hardback edition, at pages 120-122, 124-125 of the Day Book paperback edition (published under the title “Mysterious Visitors: The UFO Story”). [5 page discussion]

• Jacques Vallee in his “Revelations” (1991) at pages 98-132 (in Chapter 4 generally) of the Ballantine Books paperback edition. [36 page discussion]

• Jacques Vallee in his “Messengers of Deception : UFO Contacts and Cults” (1979) at pages 55-56 (in Chapter 2) of the 1980 revised Bantam paperback edition. [2 page discussion]

• Jacques Vallee in his “The Invisible College” (1975) at pages 95-105 (in Chapter 4) of the Dutton hardback edition, at pages 102-112 of the Panther paperback edition (published under the title “UFOs: The Psychic Solution”). [11 page discussion]

For further references, see the entry dated 1967.0601 in Isaac Koi’s Core Chronology (“KCC”).

External links

• One Ummo photograph in various sizes
  

• Links to various relevant documents and articles on the Ufologie website of Patrick Gross
  

• Article by Scott Corales entitled “The Ummo Experience”
  

• Large French website relating to Ummo
  

Relevant Discussion Threads on ATS

• “The Ummo Documents”
  

• “Aurora Based On alien tech ?”
  

• "Added: Ummo Photos (1967)"