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The Mystery Picture

January 24th, 2009 · 6 Comments

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One of our members, Dr. Mamie Caton, found this photo tucked into a book in a hotel room in Peru.  Does anyone know where it comes from?  Is it a mural?  A sidewalk painting?  Why have these particular elements been brought together in this way?  Any information would be appreciated.

(Posted by Doug Skinner) 

Tags: Mysteries

6 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Lisa // Jan 24, 2009 at 6:28 pm

    I almost don’t want to know the answers to these questions. (Almost.)

  • 2 Greg // Jan 25, 2009 at 2:21 pm

    It looks to be in the style of the artwork from the Unarius UFO cult in Southern California.

  • 3 Doug // Jan 25, 2009 at 6:56 pm

    So it does! The photo, by the way, is a Kodak 4″ x 6″ glossy, not a postcard or clipping.

  • 4 mamie // Jan 29, 2009 at 2:49 pm

    Someone told me they had seen chalk paintings on the sidewalks in a city in Peru (Iquitos) done in a similar style. I could not confirm this.

  • 5 Doug // Jan 31, 2009 at 6:01 pm

    I did a bit of rooting around on the www, and found that there’s a group in Peru and Chile, “Alfa y Omega,” whose theology links Jesus and UFOs. Could they have something to do with this? I couldn’t find any artwork associated with them.

  • 6 mamie // Feb 7, 2009 at 12:39 am

    Let me preface this next statement by the disclaimer that I am very suggestible, but that does ring a bell.