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This file (File:Tr-3b-astra.jpg) is currently used on the English Wikipedia article Black triangle (UFO) (in the “Military aircraft” section) and on the Persian Wikipedia article سه‌گوش‌های سیاه. On the English Wikipedia it is presented (with the caption describing it as “The ‘TR-3B ASTRA’, a rumored top-secret, anti-gravity reconnaissance aircraft developed under a Black project”) as an example or illustration of the rumored TR-3B black triangle military aircraft/UFO.

However, this is a cropped and zoomed 2012 Google Earth satellite photo of a temporary meteorological mast (a guyed anemometer tower used for wind-farm site assessment) located in rural Western Australia at approximately 30°30’38.8″ S, 115°22’56.2″ E. The dark triangular shape visible from above is simply the cleared/disturbed ground inside the perimeter formed by the three (or six) guy-wire anchor points (the white dots are the concrete anchors). The central structure was a standard wind-measurement tower that was installed temporarily, collected data for a couple of years, and was then fully removed. Modern satellite imagery of the same location shows the triangle gone and a wind farm (Badgingarra Wind Farm) built in the area. This identification is confirmed in multiple independent discussions, including a detailed Reddit thread in r/GoogleEarthFinds (with exact coordinates and before/after imagery showing the subsequent wind turbines) and a 2017 Express.co.uk article that originally presented it as a possible TR-3B but included user comments correctly identifying it as an “antennae mast site.” The coordinates place it in the exact vicinity of the later-developed Badgingarra Wind Farm in Western Australia.

The image is not an aircraft, UFO, or the TR-3B. It has been correctly identified as a ground-based meteorological installation in multiple independent sources and discussions. As such, the file is misleading, does not illustrate the subject it is being used for, and has no remaining educational value in its current context. It should be deleted (or at minimum removed from all articles that use it to illustrate a secret aircraft).

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However, this is a cropped and zoomed 2012 Google Earth satellite photo of a temporary meteorological mast (a guyed anemometer tower used for wind-farm site assessment) located in rural Western Australia at approximately 30°30’38.8″ S, 115°22’56.2″ E. The dark triangular shape visible from above is simply the cleared/disturbed ground inside the perimeter formed by the three (or six) guy-wire anchor points (the white dots are the concrete anchors). The central structure was a standard wind-measurement tower that was installed temporarily, collected data for a couple of years, and was then fully removed. Modern satellite imagery of the same location shows the triangle gone and a wind farm (Badgingarra Wind Farm) built in the area. This identification is confirmed in multiple independent discussions, including a detailed Reddit thread in r/GoogleEarthFinds (with exact coordinates and before/after imagery showing the subsequent wind turbines) and a 2017 Express.co.uk article that originally presented it as a possible TR-3B but included user comments correctly identifying it as an “antennae mast site.” The coordinates place it in the exact vicinity of the later-developed Badgingarra Wind Farm in Western Australia.

The image is not an aircraft, UFO, or the TR-3B. It has been correctly identified as a ground-based meteorological installation in multiple independent sources and discussions. As such, the file is misleading, does not illustrate the subject it is being used for, and has no remaining educational value in its current context. It should be deleted (or at minimum removed from all articles that use it to illustrate a secret aircraft).}} ~~~~

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Summary

DescriptionTr-3b-astra.jpg	English: Original google satellite photo
Date	19 September 2008, 00:41:35
Source	Google earth
Author	Satellite

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	20:14, 25 January 2020		1,024 × 768 (291 KB)	Gabor Batta	User created page with UploadWizard

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Black triangle (UFO)

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Camera manufacturer	SAMSUNG TECHWIN CO., LTD.
Camera model	VLUU L83T/ Samsung L83T
Copyright holder	Copyright 2007
Exposure time	1/8 sec (0.125)
F-number	f/3.5
ISO speed rating	300
Date and time of data generation	00:41, 19 September 2008
Lens focal length	6.301 mm
Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	96 dpi
Vertical resolution	96 dpi
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File change date and time	00:41, 19 September 2008
Y and C positioning	Co-sited
Exposure Program	Normal program
Exif version	2.2
Date and time of digitizing	00:41, 19 September 2008
Meaning of each component	Y Cb Cr does not exist
Image compression mode	2.6073913574219
Shutter speed	3
APEX aperture	3.696
Exposure bias	0
Maximum land aperture	2.971 APEX (f/2.8)
Metering mode	Multi-Spot
Light source	Unknown
Flash	Flash did not fire
Supported Flashpix version	1
Color space	sRGB
Sensing method	One-chip color area sensor
File source	Digital still camera
Scene type	A directly photographed image
Exposure mode	Auto exposure
White balance	Auto white balance
Digital zoom ratio	1
Focal length in 35 mm film	31 mm
Scene capture type	Standard
Contrast	Normal
Sharpness	Normal

File:Tr-3b-astra.jpg

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19 September 2008

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0.125 second

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