Internet divided over photo of ‘1,000-foot UFO’ near Four Corners: ‘Clearly a crop circle’

Is it truly extraordinary?

A new photo claiming to be a 1,000-foot-wide UFO near the Four Corners is sending the internet into a frenzy over whether it’s the real deal — or just an optical illusion.

Online detectives assert that the image shared by contentious ex-Department of Defense official Luis "Lue" Elizonda — purportedly depicting a 1,000-foot-wide silvery, disk-like UFO — is actually merely two crop circles frequently seen in arid regions.

A comparison with Google Maps in the same region shows two irrigation circles, with one darker than the other to make it appear as its shadow, posts showed.

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“This is clearly a crop circle, not a UAP [unidentified flying object],” wrote user Dr. Diclosure.

"Misidentifying well-known earthly occurrences damages public confidence and hinders proper transparency initiatives. Kindly rectify this error — your credibility is at stake," they stated.

In several replies, the elusive picture was compared side-by-side to images of crop circles, which appeared nearly identical to the reported UFO.

“Are you guys serious? Have you never flown in a plane before? These agricultural circles are extremely common,” said user Jeff Knox.

“The second one just looks like they did a recent field burn of it. JFC, this is embarrassing, and why there is stigma in this topic,” Knox said.

The photo went viral after Elizondo presented it at a UAP Disclosure Fund -organized panel.

“Captured near Four Corners at FL20 — estimated 600 – 1,000 ft in diameter, silver-hued, disc-shaped,” the UAP Disclosure Fund posted on X .

The blurry photograph, supposedly taken by a commercial airline pilot in 2021 at an altitude of 21,000 feet near the Four Corners area where New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado meet, was mentioned by Elizondo.

Elizonda indicated the perceived shadow from the sizable "lens-shaped" object as evidence supporting the presence of an actual craft in the image.

However, as debunker Mick West highlighted, the presence of shadows from the hilltops contradicts the assertion that the object itself is casting the shadow. based on a blog entry .

Elizondo has previously faced criticism for showcasing evidence of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) or unexplained flying objects (UFOs) that were later debunked — with the Pentagon pushing back in response to assertions that extraterrestrial life exists on Earth.

The UAP Disclosure Fund panel featured US Representatives Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) and Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.), along with Harvard astrophysicist Professor Avi Loeb, who convened for a discussion on Thursday in Washington, D.C.

During the event, astrophysicist and nuclear engineer Eric Davis, who was also part of the panel, stated that there are four kinds of extraterrestrial beings that have come to Earth. These include "grays," "Nordics," "reptilians," and "insectoids."