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UFO case file · UFO-1068

La Verde Piper engine surges during UFO observation — August 31 1958

CE2Argentina1958-08-31

La Verde, Chaco Province, Argentina

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Case description

On August 31, 1958, a Piper light aircraft near La Verde, Argentina, was associated with a UFO observation. While the object was present, the aircraft engine’s revolutions increased abnormally. After the object left, the engine returned to normal operation. The surviving chronology does not preserve the witnesses, object appearance, flight path, duration, distance, or aircraft registration.

Recorded details

Craft description
An unidentified object observed from or near a Piper aircraft.
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