A photo labelled the ‘best UFO picture ever taken’ has been released over 50 years after it was originally taken.

Now, when it comes to seeing images of suspected UFO sightings, most of us are used to seeing the same blurry image of what is most likely an errant glow lantern snapped on a mobile camera from someone’s backyard.

In fact, the claimed sightings of UFOs have become so meme’d in the past few decades that military officials in the US have since rebranded their research from UFO to UAP (Unexplained Aerial Phenomena) in order to be taken seriously.

One of these said photos is an image captured by arial photographer and mapmaker Sergio Loaiza, during a research assignment in Costa Rica in 1971.

Loaiza had been taking photos at around 10,000 feet in the air as part of research for hydroelectric project, however, one photo in particular caught everyone’s attention upon its release in April 2021.

In the black-and-white image taken over Lake Cote, Costa Rica, a peculiar saucer shaped object can be seen hovering in the left side of the image. Take a look at the photo below:

The image is only visible for one frame, which were captured in 20-second intervals, and neither the pilot or Loaiza recall seeing the object during their flight.

Despite claims from UFO skeptics that the image could be a trick of the light or a reflection from the lake, nobody has been able to prove one way or another what the image is showing.

Which means it remains one of the most strongest pieces of evidence in UFO history. Loaiza’s image would earn itself the name ‘the best photograph of a UFO ever taken’ from investigative journalist and paranormal author, Leslie Kean, during the New Yorker’s report, ‘How the Pentagon started taking UFOs seriously’ in 2021.

Speaking further about the image, Oscar Sierra, a UFO researcher based in Costa Rica, appeared to agree with Kean’s description of the image, saying (via The Sun): “It’s one of the most compelling scientific confirmations that UFOs are real.