Charles Olsen, 52, believes his "exclusive" photograph will challenge popular science with proof of extraterrestrial beings and prove there's atmosphere on the moon.
"I have the evidence," he says, revealing a series of photos which he took one cold October evening nearly two years ago.
He learned through the evening news a rare lunar eclipse was set for cosmic alignment that very evening.
"I knew this was going to be a big deal, a big opportunity," he said, adding a full lunar eclipse only occurs every 120 years.
So Olsen was right when he assembled his camera gear and headed to the pumphouse located on the outskirts of town. Exposed to the wide-open night sky, he aims his 35-mm camera towards the heavens, unaware of what he would capture.
As the planetary masses aligned, Olsen said there was unexplained energy in the air.
"It was spectacular," he recalled, describing it as an "unexpected intergalactic extravaganza."
"I was up most the night."
Fortunately, Olsen's exposures caught it all. On reflection he says they are undeniable evidence of UFOs and of a lunar atmosphere.
He has sent the images to such organizations as NASA and TimeLife but has yet to receive a reply. He hopes scientific experts will come forward after reading this article.
"I may have given the Times an exclusive," he says.
(Original headline: Local astronomer sights UFO )
