Although NASA has consistently denied concealing evidence of UFOs or extraterrestrial structures, critics and some former insiders have alleged that the agency has, over the years, intentionally blurred or airbrushed unidentified objects and alleged artificial structures photographed on the Moon or Mars before releasing the images to the public.
This lunar image was originally released by NASA with the apparent structure completely airbrushed out. Using modern image enhancement techniques, independent researchers claim they uncovered what NASA had attempted to conceal: what they believe could be a possible (alien) mining machine on the Moon.
One of the most frequently cited whistleblower accounts comes from Donna Hare, a former employee of NASA contractor Philco Ford Aerospace.
Hare, who worked for the contractor between 1967 and 1981, claimed that while visiting a restricted photo lab at NASA's Johnson Space Center around 1970 or 1971, she was shown an image of a perfectly round white object hovering above a forest.
When she asked the technician if it was a UFO, he reportedly replied, "I can't tell you that." Hare said she understood that to mean he was unable to discuss the object's true nature. According to her, the technician also claimed that unidentified objects were routinely airbrushed out of photographs before they were released to the public.
Hare, who sadly passed away on February 7, 2021, shared her story publicly for many years, including during Dr. Steven Greer's National Press Club disclosure event in Washington, D.C., on May 9, 2001.