There are many firm believers who believe in alien visitations, UFOs, alien abductions and overall the existence of alien life. Although scientists are quite skeptical about aliens visiting our planet at the moment, they have certainly not ruled out alien life in space. In fact, there are many projects which are lined up to investigate just that and many research activities are undergoing. Amidst all this a unique phenomenon called Rods exists which is under scrutiny by various researchers around the world. Whether it’s a camera technique which gives rise to an optical illusion or they are some sort of alien life forms, the debate goes on.
The Rods Phenomenon started in March 1994 when Jose Escamilla, a film editor from New Mexico, captured some interesting footage of a UFO sighting. As he studied the tapes in frame-by-frame detail, Escamilla noticed long, thin, bizarre objects darting about the screen.
Initially, he thought they were birds or insects that were very close to the camera lens, but as he sharpened the clarity of the picture, an elongated cylindrical body could be viewed. Their rod-like shape gave them their name, and in subsequent years, a wealth of similar footage has been recorded from all corners of the globe.
Rods seem to be living organisms, unnoticeable to the human eye because of their rapid movement. They have an extended, ultra-thin frame and sets of wings or fins protruding from their body. The quick, haphazard motion suggests they are organic life, but detailed analysis is difficult, as they are only discernible in pictures taken with high-shutter-speed cameras.
To some extent they look like stick insects with no real limbs..
To some extent they look like stick insects with no real limbs, but the possibility that they are known organisms has been proven wrong. Footage of rods moving alongside existing animals highlights the fact that their design and attributes are quite unlike any creature that we recognise.
There has been a huge amount of private footage captured by enthusiasts, but very few examples of truly high-grade, broadcast quality photography. One of the best examples of rods on film came from Mark Lichtle, who was recording parachutists leaping into a cavern in Mexico called the Cave of the Swallows.
During the 45 minutes of footage, countless rods can be seen alongside insects, birds and people, and it is now widely accepted that the Cave of the Swallows is one of the best places to capture rods on camera. However, rods are sighted across the world, and even the US Navy is reported to have knowledge and footage of the phenomenon.
There have been numerous attempts of proving that these rods do exist. China is one of the countries which tried to prove their existence but the findings have yielded the rods to be moth and other insects. In 2012, one of the Malaysian newspapers reported that Matthew Lazenby, a British traveler had discovered rods in a cave in Sabah.
With an abundance of growing proof, it seems the idea of flying rods has to be taken seriously. But still, nobody has any idea what they truly are.
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