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Capilla del Monte rod-like video trace

Argentina2018-04-11

Capilla del Monte, Córdoba, cordoba, Argentina

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Case description

Official source account — 2018 annual report, printed page 20: A Capilla del Monte witness found an elongated apparent object while reviewing video dated 11 April 2018. CEFAE identified repeated projections from a central body and interpreted the shape as a nearby insect's motion trace, commonly called a flying rod. The recording exposure could capture two complete wingbeat cycles in one elongated image. The explanation concerns image formation rather than a solid rod-shaped craft. The summaries distinguish reported observations from the agency’s proposed explanations. Source Type A/B ratings describe explanatory confidence and are not encounter classes. The map uses an approximate GeoNames locality centroid, not the observation point.

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GeoNames locality centroid; not precise witness position
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