Cote: The UFO Photo That Has Never Been Debunked 🍸 Ep 211

In 1971, a government surveyor named Sergio Loaiza was 10,000 feet above Lake Cote in Costa Rica, mapping land for a hydroelectric project, when his camera caught one frame he never saw with his own eyes — a solid, metallic disc hovering over the water. It sat quietly for years until it worked its way into the national press, and it's still called one of the clearest, most scrutinized UFO photographs ever taken.This week, documentary filmmakers Adam Pillon and Megan Woomer join Cocktails & Conspiracies to talk about "The Cote Photo," the film they spent two trips to Costa Rica building around this image. We get into how they earned the trust of a photographer who'd stayed quiet about it for decades, why the frame keeps surviving every attempt to wave it off as a hubcap or a lens flare, and what it actually means that the object works out to roughly 84 meters wide if it were sitting at ground level.We also follow them down the USO rabbit hole — the theory that some of these craft are just as at home underwater as they are in the sky — and what that has to do with a lake that, as the locals tell it, no business built beside it ever survives.As always, we lay out the case for it and the case against it. You decide."The Cote Photo" is streaming now on Amazon Prime and Apple TV, or available to rent/purchase at thecotephoto.com.Key takeaways:The origins of the Cote Photo and its significance in UFO lore.Insights from the filmmakers on their journey and the challenges they faced.The cultural impact of the photo in Costa Rica and its connection to local legends. Watch:Website: https://thecotephoto.com/watchApple TV: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/the-cote-photo/umc.cmc.4v71qp3eed55cy1ggbl32jb70Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0HFWLH3KM Follow the filmX: https://x.com/TheCotePhotoInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecotephoto/ Subscribe on YouTube, Spotify, and conspiracyrealist.comNew episodes Friday nights, 8:30pm ET Timestamps:00:00 Introduction01:39 The film is out03:10 Kelli's wall05:29 Earning Sergio's trust12:22 Silence by order17:51 Sergio the experiencer23:17 The mapping camera and 84 meters27:53 The volcano clip29:57 Costa Rica as culture33:55 La Nación and Esteban's TED talk39:15 USOs and Lake Superior48:35 What do you think it is59:54 Where to watch Keywords:Costa Rica UFO photo, The Cote Photo documentary, Lake Cote UFO, Sergio Loaiza, government UFO photograph, USO underwater UFO theory, aerial mapping UFO, gimbal video comparison, UFO disclosure Pentagon tranches, Arenal Volcano UFO