Rex Heflin's inspiration for his UFO photos?

Paul Villa was an alleged flying saucer contactee, living in Albuquerque, New Mexico, who provided a slew of crisp (faked) UFO photos in the 1960s:







These two photos were taken in 1963/64 by Mr. Villa, a mechanic.





Did Rex Heflin see these photos and tried to duplicate them in 1965?





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