Lima Peru reported disc saucer observation — August 15, 1951

The caption below the image reads "Platillos voladores sobre la Selva Peruana" which translates to "Flying saucers over the Peruvian Jungle". The text mentions that the object was sighted on 15 August 1951 near Lima, Peru by an Air Force pilot. USAF-P, Pilot The following is an excerpt translation of an article appearing in a Lima daily newspaper: "Together with the photograph printed above, we have received a copy of the covering letter from the Aviation Corporal of the Peruvian Air Force, which states: On 15 August 1951, at about 12:15 P.M., the pilot of an Air Force C-47 transport, flying between Lima and Pucallpa, Peru, reported sighting a luminous disc which was seen over the Andes Mountains. The report states that the disc was first sighted at an altitude of about 13,000 feet and descended to an altitude of about 8,000-9,000 feet before disappearing.