10 Mysterious Photos That Nobody Can Explain
Surely these are worth more than a thousand words?
Unexplained photographs have been in circulation long before the rise of Photoshop, the internet and digital cameras, and even with the modern technology picture researchers have at their fingertips, many have never been debunked.
From mysterious snaps that appear to confirm the existence of alien life, to photos of apparent supernatural phenomena, these images have been causing a stir with conspiracy theorists since film was first developed and they've been shared far and wide since online connectivity became part and parcel of everyday life.
Many of these photographs have turned out to be convincing fakes, hoaxes that were exposed many years later when technology gave investigators the tools to dissect images and break down their composition, but some mysteries are built to last.
There are countless photos in circulation, some dating back to the dawn of camera tech, that sceptics have been unable to debunk and experts have been unable to explain. Many of these pictures are impressive fakes, but could some of them be proof that there's more to this world than meets the eye?
10. The Black Knight Satellite
During an American space shuttle mission to the International Space Station in 1998, this photograph of a strange black object was captured outside of the Earth's atmosphere, and the conspiracy theorists loved it.
NASA's best explanation for the phenomenon is that it's a piece of space debris, but not everyone is satisfied with the official party line.
UFO enthusiasts swear the dark mass is alien in origin and have christened it the Black Knight Satellite. Some even believe it's been orbiting the Earth for 13,000 years.
Renowned space journalist James Oberg has also weighed in on the mystery, claiming that the object NASA photographed is in fact a thermal blanket that was lost during an EVA mission by Jerry L. Ross and James H. Newman.