▁something ▁that ▁hadn ' t ▁been ▁done ▁before ." ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁L ights ▁took ▁off ▁out ▁of ▁Kal am az oo ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁in ▁a ▁Bell an ca ▁mon op lane . ▁Its ▁cabin ▁lack ed ▁heat ▁or ▁press ur ization . ▁To ▁surv ive , ▁they ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁bre at he ▁o xygen ▁from ▁a ▁tank ▁out ▁wooden ▁mouth pie ces . ▁W ear ing ▁a ▁fur ▁coat ▁and ▁bo ots , ▁M ead er ▁took ▁photograph s ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁window ▁frame . ▁ ▁The ▁L ights ▁were ▁b anned ▁from ▁photograph ing ▁all ▁of ▁Central ▁America ▁except ▁Gu atem ala , ▁E cuador , ▁and ▁Colombia , ▁as ▁a ▁safety ▁measure ▁against ▁the ▁gather ing ▁of ▁strateg ic ▁knowledge . ▁They ▁took ▁advantage ▁of ▁the ▁Per uv ian ▁government ' s ▁allow al ▁to ▁take ▁pictures ▁in ▁the ▁air ▁by ▁capt uring ▁the ▁earliest ▁photograph s ▁of ▁the ▁Naz ca ▁L ines . ▁These ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁distinguish ▁from ▁the ▁surface , ▁though ▁further ▁into ▁the ▁atmosphere ▁the ▁designs ▁can ▁range ▁from ▁simple ▁patterns ▁to ▁hum ming bird s ▁and ▁llam as . ▁ ▁Following ▁their ▁photograph ing ▁of ▁South ▁America , ▁the ▁couple ▁crossed ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean ▁before ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁Cape ▁Town , ▁South ▁Africa . ▁While ▁there , ▁she ▁took ▁a ▁picture ▁of ▁the ▁ice ▁d ome ▁and ▁cr ater ▁of ▁Mount ▁Kil iman jar o ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁gla ci ars ▁and ▁p inn acles ▁on ▁Mount ▁Ken ya