### **Forbidden Historical Photos That Scientists Tried to Hide**
There are many mysterious photos in history that are believed to have been hidden or intentionally buried. From the Soviet UFO crash, photographic evidence that Amelia Earhart may have survived a plane crash, to pyramids on the Moon – all are controversial stories.
**1. Soviet UFO Crash (1969)**
In 1969, reports of a UFO crash in Russia began to emerge. Footage from that time showed KGB and military personnel examining a disc-shaped object at the crash site. These images were later featured in the documentary *The Secret KGB UFO Files*, sparking much debate.
Some believe this is evidence of an alien spacecraft that crashed and was seized by the Soviet government. However, there is no official documentation to confirm this, leaving the case as an unsolved mystery.
**2. Controversial image of Amelia Earhart (1937)**
In 2017, a photo found in the US National Archives attracted attention. It shows a woman believed to be Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, standing on a dock in the Marshall Islands after their disappearance in 1937.
Shawn Henry, a former FBI executive, analyzed the photo and confirmed that it was not doctored. If the photo is genuine, it could prove that Earhart survived the plane crash and was possibly captured by the Japanese military.
**3. Mysterious Pyramid on the Moon (1972)**
During NASA’s Apollo 17 mission, astronauts took several photos of the Moon. One of them, AS17-135-20680, caused a great deal of controversy because it appeared to show a pyramid-shaped structure on the lunar surface.
What is suspicious is that NASA later blurred or edited this photo in official archives. Some have suggested that this was an attempt to hide evidence of man-made structures on the Moon, while others believe it was simply a lighting and shadow effect.
**4. The Mysterious Woman in the JFK Assassination (1963)**
On November 22, 1963, during the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, a woman wearing a headscarf – known as the *Babushka Lady* – appeared in many photographs and footage taken at the scene.
What is remarkable is that she appears to be holding a camera, which may have captured the moment of assassination from a clear angle. However, her identity has never been established, and the footage she may have shot has never been revealed. Some suspect that the CIA may have seized the footage to cover up the truth.
**5. The Mysterious Black Knight Satellite**
The *Black Knight* satellite is the name of a mysterious object that is said to be orbiting the Earth. The legend began in 1899 when Nikola Tesla received strange radio signals that he suspected were from an extraterrestrial intelligence source.
In 1998, during the STS-88 mission, the crew of the space shuttle Endeavour took a photograph of an unidentified object in Earth orbit. NASA later claimed that it was just a thermal blanket lost during a spacewalk, but many still believe it was evidence of an ancient alien satellite monitoring Earth.
**6. UFO Battle of Los Angeles (1942)**
On the night of February 24-25, 1942, just months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States military spotted an unidentified flying object in the sky over Los Angeles.
Fearing it was a Japanese attack, the military fired more than 1,400 anti-aircraft rounds into the sky. The famous image published in the *Los Angeles Times* the next morning shows a searchlight focused on a solid object in the night sky.
Although the government later claimed it was a false alarm or a weather balloon, many believe they were attempting to shoot down an alien spacecraft.
**7. Pyramids on Mars (1976)**
During NASA’s Viking mission in 1976, satellites captured images of several structures on Mars, including a region of pyramid-like shapes in the Cydonia region.
Independent researchers claim that early images showed the structures more clearly, but later images were blurred or edited. NASA claims it was just *pareidolia* – when the brain recognizes familiar patterns from random shapes – but some believe they are hiding evidence of ancient civilizations on Mars.
8. Strange Lights in Hessdalen, Norway (1981 – present)
In the Hessdalen Valley in Norway, since 1981, people have been seeing strange lights in the sky. They can hover, fly in zigzags, or shoot out at extremely high speeds.
One of the most famous photos taken in 1981 shows a glowing ball floating in the air. Scientists have tried to study this phenomenon using observation stations, but so far there has been no convincing explanation.
9. Ghost in a 1919 photo
In 1919, a Royal Air Force squadron took a group photo, but when the film was developed, a face was discovered in the back row – a person who was believed to have died two days earlier.
Many believe this could be evidence of a paranormal phenomenon, while others believe it is simply a technical error caused by overlapping images.
10. Hook Island Sea Monster (1964)
In 1964, French photographer Robert Le Serrec took a series of photographs in Stonehaven Bay, Australia, showing a giant creature about 24m long with a tadpole-like shape.
The images are terrifying, but many researchers are skeptical that it could be just a mass of seaweed, a deflated hot air balloon, or even a hoax.
