Place Bonaventure UFO Photograph
Type: Photograph
Source: Historical UAP Investigation
A photograph associated with the November 7, 1990 Montréal Bonaventure incident is reported to have survived despite the large number of witnesses. The surviving image has been examined and reproduced in later investigations and historical accounts of the event. The photograph documents a luminous phenomenon but does not by itself establish the object's size, distance or physical nature.
The most famous photograph from the 1990 Montreal Bonaventure UFO incident was taken by La Presse journalist Marcel Laroche on the night of November 7, 1990. Laroche arrived at the Hotel Bonaventure rooftop pool around 9:00 p.m. to document the large, metallic, circular object that had been hovering silently above the city for nearly two hours.
Key details about the photograph include:
Method: Laroche used a personal 35mm film camera set for long exposure (at least 30 seconds) after a photographer advised him on settings, as the film was intended for daylight.
Image Content: The resulting images show three to four bright lights arranged in a pattern, surrounded by white beams of light or "zenithal light pillars."
Significance: Despite the blurriness due to difficult nighttime conditions and focusing challenges, these photos are widely regarded by researchers and witnesses as physical evidence that the object was a solid, tangible craft rather than a simple atmospheric reflection or hallucination.
Controversy: While the RCMP and local police confirmed the sighting, the object was never officially identified, and the incident remains one of Canada’s most credible and well-documented UFO cases.
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