November 2, 1999
PRELIMINARY INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Gillespie,
I have begun analysis
of the photographs relating to the reef object on Niku seen by Emily Sikuli
in the period December 1939 through December 1941. Initially I have focused
on the October 1937 photograph of the S.S. Norwich City taken by
Eric Bevington.
The enclosed TIF
file has an inset containing a preliminary enhancement of the reef object
– more sophisticated enhancement will be performed later. The purpose
of this initial enhancement was to extract basic shape information. A
subsequent enhancement will be used to extract texture information contained
within this shape. This object may contain rectilinear elements as well
as cylindrical elements. While currently subjective, later analytical
methods may objectively confirm this. Further, an additional photograph
will be required to confirm this, as a single photograph is insufficient
to draw such conclusions.
A second photograph,
taken in December of 1938, corroborates the presence of the object on
the reef. Later processing and computations will yield accurate information
about the distance of the object from the S.S. Norwich City and
the size of the object, both its length, and the height it extends above
the water line in the October 1937 photograph.
Sincerely,
Jeff Glickman
Board Certified Forensic Examiner
Fellow, American College of Forensic Examiners
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