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Jim Dilettoso

Jim Dilettoso

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Jim Dilettoso is a digital image analyst and computer technology expert who examined UFO photographs and videos using advanced enhancement techniques, most notably the footage from the 1997 Phoenix Lights event. As a guest on late-night radio, he provided technical analysis of anomalous aerial imagery, bringing a scientific methodology to the evaluation of UFO visual evidence.

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Episode thumbnail for June 20, 1997: Phoenix Lights Images Analysis - Jim Dilettoso

June 20, 1997: Phoenix Lights Images Analysis - Jim Dilettoso

Jun 20, 1997
1h 16m
Art Bell welcomes Jim Dilettoso of Village Labs in Tempe, Arizona, whose computer analysis of the Phoenix Lights footage has been running on CNN around the clock. Dilettoso brings credentials spanning concert production technology, NASA imaging, military flight simulators, and Hollywood special effects to his examin...
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Episode thumbnail for July 28, 1997: Men in Black - Jim Dilettoso | Open Lines

July 28, 1997: Men in Black - Jim Dilettoso | Open Lines

Jul 28, 1997
2h 55m
Art Bell opens an evening of wide-ranging open lines by reflecting on animal communication, the Honda P-2 humanoid robot, and the latest budget deal in Washington. A fax from Arizona reports that optical analyst Jim Dilettoso appeared on Phoenix television claiming he was visited by figures resembling the Men in Bla...
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Episode thumbnail for March 17, 1998: UFO Debate - Jim Dilettoso

March 17, 1998: UFO Debate - Jim Dilettoso

Mar 17, 1998
3h 15m
Art Bell hosts a heated debate between photographic analyst Jim Dilettoso and author Kal Korff over some of the most contentious cases in UFO history. The two clash over the Billy Meier photographs from Switzerland, with Korff declaring them a blatant hoax based on optical analysis and Dilettoso defending the testin...