I think a lot of things are going to have to wait until Jeff Glickman has a go at the negatives, because they will be the ultimate arbiter. Jeff will be able to tell if something on the negative was something actually on the ground at Niku, or ... just a bit of crap on the film.
LTM, who remembers his darkroom days,
Monty Fowler, TIGHAR No. 2189 CER