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Something Is on the Moon.

May 1, 2026 · 45 min

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Something is on the moon.

What one photo analyst discovered changed everything.

For years, people have claimed to see buildings, objects, and even living things on the moon’s surface. As skeptics have pointed out, though, it’s impossible to tell from these viral images alone that there really are structures there—when they could just be grey blobs.

Covert teams in combat situations are tasked with combing over blurry aerial photos with military precision. They’re trained to quickly identify visual information you and I can’t: the corner of a structure; a manmade object; or something hiding a terrorist compound, secret base, and other things hidden to those who don’t have the eyes to see.

What if those same photo analysis techniques could be applied to images of the moon?

That’s where Allan Sturm changed everything. As a civilian hobbyist and expert photo editor, he spent thousands and thousands of hours analyzing moon photos.

In the process, he developed specific techniques that left these military men astonished when they saw what he was doing—because it allowed him to identify spatial relationships between objects the way they did, and generate real data about what’s on the lunar surface.

Allan’s knowledge of camera technology and photo editing is mindblowing as he explains how to look at moon photos.

This may be some of the most amazing technical information Metaphysical has ever dived into, way beyond any sensational conversation about clickbait moon images.

Join investigative researcher Rob Counts and remote viewer John Vivanco as they interview professional photo analyst and author Allan Sturm.

Allan’s book, The Exoarchaeologist’s Field Guide to Lunar Mission Photography:
https://exoarchaeologist.com/

Note: all images shared on Metaphysical with permission by Allan Sturm

Note: This episode was recorded as the sun was setting over the course of a number of hours. Then some parts that were supplementary at the end got added in the middle to give more context. So the time (and background colors) may change before your eyes! This interview was 100% real humans talking.

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