1946
"On Christmas eve 1946, a young police officer named Hugh Wilson was working in Whitehall, London. An avid amateur photograph, he decided to spend a break experimenting with some night photography techniques he?d been working on. After snapping several photographs, he heard a jingling in the sky. He looked up and snapped the picture above. Experts have studied this photo, but have no explanation for the sleigh-like structure in the middle of the frame. Wilson maintained that the photo was authentic till his death in 1982."
1973
"On Christmas Eve 1973, Whitley Meier wanted to load his camera with a new 36 exposure roll. So he would be sure to capture all the his children?s reaction the following morning. But his camera already had a roll of film in it, and it had a few pictures left. So he went outside to finish off the roll. He was snapping pictures randomly, when he saw something shoot across the sky, and snapped this picture.
?I think you can clearly see the reindeer,? he told reporters at the time. ?And if you look closely, you can see the sleigh and just make out Santa."