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Description	In April 1990, at the height of the Belgian UFO wave, several photographs were released by an anonymous photographer showing what purported to be one of the triangular UFOs being spotted across the nation. In 2011, Patrick Maréchal appeared on television and described how he made the photograph using several flashlights and styrofoam painted black. The images have become emblematic of the entire craze, both by those who believe the sightings were real and those dismissing them.
Author or copyright owner	Patrick Maréchal
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	https://www.science-et-vie.com/article-magazine/photos-dovnis-la-plus-celebre-etait-fausse
Date of publication	April 1990
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Belgian UFO wave
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	To support encyclopedic discussion of this work in this article. The illustration is specifically needed to support the following point(s): The photograph in question is the only physical evidence of the "wave" and was widely used to claim its reality
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Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	The photograph is small low-resolution copy of the original. It will be further cropped in the article.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	The use of a low resolution image of the artwork will not impact the commercial viability of the art.
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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	00:02, 27 November 2024		421 × 237 (79 KB)	DatBot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	13:15, 26 November 2024	No thumbnail	1,920 × 1,079 (347 KB)	Maury Markowitz (talk \| contribs)	Uploading a non-free work, as object of commentary using File Upload Wizard

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Belgian UFO wave