Images being "magically" replaced by other images

I am using Aperture 2.4.1 and lately when I open a folder my thumbnails have been changing to different images on their own. Sometimes it happens automatically and sometimes I click on the image. For instance I will click on a photo of a person and the thumbnail will be replaced by an image of a horse but the image number stays the same. I tried starting Aperture holding down the option + command button to check the permissions and fix the library but nothing seems to work. Has anyone else experienced this and fixed it?

Try this out:
[Aperture pesky thumbnail issue|http://photo.rwboyer.com/2010/01/17/aperture-the-pesky-wrong-thumbnail-pr oblem>
RB

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