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UFO case file · UFO-5554

Calama unidentified-object report — December 16, 1978

CE1Chile1978-12-16

Calama, Chile

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Case description

On December 16, 1978 at Calama, Chile, shortly after Midnight. Near the city of Antofagasta in northern Chile a Chilean Air Force jet sighted and tried to intercept a huge luminous rectangular flying object.

Recorded details

Craft description
Near the city of Antofagasta in northern Chile a Chilean Air Force jet sighted and tried to intercept a huge luminous rectangular flying object.
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