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UFO case file · UFO-AR-CIAE-B8ED96AEE9023FEA

San Salvador de Jujuy Province of Jujuy

Argentina2020-01-05

San Salvador de Jujuy Province of Jujuy, jujuy, Argentina

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Case description

Official source account — 2020 annual report, printed page 59: A white, apparently spherical object was photographed west of San Salvador de Jujuy. CIAE checked historical flight-tracking records and found Google's HBAL 795 helium balloon at approximately 62,900 feet. Its location, apparent elevation, slow wind-driven movement, colour and shape agreed with the report. The agency concluded that the object was this high-altitude balloon and classified the case Type A. 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.

Recorded details

Coordinate precision
GeoNames locality centroid; not precise witness position
Date precision
day

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