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UFO case file · UFO-11004

Quilino, Arg landing encounter — August 20, 1957

CE5Argentina1957-08-20

QUILINO, ARG, CRD, Argentina

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Illustrative reconstruction • Watchers Project — Quilino, Arg landing encounter — August 20, 1957
Illustrative reconstruction • Watchers Project — Quilino, Arg landing encounter — August 20, 1957

Case description

On August 20, 1957, at Quilino in Córdoba, Argentina, a witness reported a saucer-shaped object descending rapidly. A voice was then heard offering reassurance and claiming that the visitors had a base in the Salta region. The object subsequently departed rapidly toward the north. The account was cited in Flying Saucer Review and Loren Gross's history of 1957 sightings. It describes the perceived voice and the object's movements, without identifying a visible speaker or reporting that the witness entered the craft.

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Craft description
Craft / Vehicle
Coordinate precision
SOURCE_APPROXIMATE
Date precision
EXACT_DAY

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Quilino, August 20, 1957: separate Air Force guard/tent episode within the earlier Pajas Blancas discussion. The reported voice mentions a Salta base; no visible speaker or boarding is established for this event.

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