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UFO sightings in Argentina

Explore historical UFO sightings and close encounter reports in Argentina, with case narratives, available videos, and source links.

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• Rodrigo Astobiza photograph

  2019-02-28 · National Route 40, La Rioja, Argentina

  Official source account — 2019 annual report, printed page 26: Rodrigo Astobiza found two apparent objects after reviewing a photograph taken on National Route 40 in La Rioja on 28 February 2019. CIAE compared their body and wing-like shapes with biological examples. It proposed

• Mar de Ajó photograph

  2019-02-24 · Mar de Ajó, Buenos Aires Province, buenos aires, Argentina

  Official source account — 2019 annual report, printed page 28: A Mar de Ajó witness discovered an apparent object in a photograph dated 24 February 2019, while neighboring frames showed none. CIAE considered its shape and the exposure of less than two milliseconds. It proposed a

• Carlos Wacker — Lago Mascardi; Province of Rio Negro

  2019-02-24 · Lago Mascardi; Province of Rio Negro, Argentina

  Official source account — 2021 annual report, printed page 8: Carlos Wacker discovered a light trail after combining four Milky Way exposures taken over two minutes at Lago Mascardi. CIAE reconstructed historical satellite positions using Orbitron. The recorded trail agreed with

• Mauricio San Martín photograph

  2019-02-17 · Miramar, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

  Official source account — 2019 annual report, printed page 19: Mauricio San Martín discovered an apparent object in a photograph taken at Miramar on 17 February 2019. CIAE described an aircraft-like structure and identified a slanting thread descending from its nose. The agency c

• Iván Furlán — Bartolomé Bavio; Province of Buenos Aires

  2019-02-16 · Bartolomé Bavio; Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina

  Official source account — 2021 annual report, printed page 25: Iván Furlán noticed a long luminous trail when reviewing a twenty-second night exposure from Bartolomé Bavio. CIAE found a sinusoidal pattern characteristic of a moving insect captured during a long exposure, sometime

• Diego Valerioti photograph

  2019-02-11 · El Calafate, Santa Cruz, santa cruz, Argentina

  Official source account — 2019 annual report, printed page 17: Diego Valerioti photographed a moving light at El Calafate on 11 February 2019 and later discovered an elongated shape in the image; an acquaintance submitted it. CIAE examined the cellphone's one-fifteenth-second exp

• Alejandro Vega takeoff photographs

  2019-01-13 · Bariloche, Río Negro, rio negro, Argentina

  Official source account — 2019 annual report, printed page 12: Alejandro Vega photographed an aircraft taking off toward him at Bariloche on 13 January 2019 and found apparent objects near it in successive images. CIAE checked the symmetry between the aircraft's lights, the appar

• Las Heras photograph

  2019-01-06 · Las Heras, Santa Cruz, santa cruz, Argentina

  Official source account — 2019 annual report, printed page 6: A collaborator forwarded a photograph from Las Heras dated 6 January 2019 after it appeared in a news report. CIAE compared the apparent object with a prominent light on a container roof and the optical center of the i

• José C. Paz New Year lights

  2019-01-01 · José C. Paz, Buenos Aires Province, buenos aires, Argentina

  Official source account — 2019 annual report, printed page 8: At about 00:22 on New Year's Day 2019, a José C. Paz witness filmed several pale luminous objects moving in one direction while fireworks were still audible. CIAE considered their slow, steady movement, prevailing wind

• Balcarce; Province of Buenos Aires

  2018-12-30 · Balcarce; Province of Buenos Aires, buenos aires, Argentina

  Official source account — 2020 annual report, printed page 24: The photographer noticed an oval blurred object only after examining a photograph taken at Balcarce. CIAE found strong defocus consistent with something very close to the lens, together with two lateral projections re

• Javier Pinto — El Palomar, Province of Buenos Aires

  2018-12-24 · El Palomar, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina

  Official source account — 2020 annual report, printed page 140: Javier Pinto photographed a cylindrical object moving steadily across the sky during an approximately ninety-second observation. CIAE compared its appearance with commercially available helium balloons, checked that

• Dina Osuna photograph

  2018-12-19 · Banfield, Buenos Aires Province, buenos aires, Argentina

  Official source account — 2018 annual report, printed page 39: Dina Osuna found an apparent object while reviewing a photograph taken at Banfield on 19 December 2018. CEFAE's enlargement identified features compatible with insect anatomy, including wings and a central body. The a

• General Roca nighttime video

  2018-12-17 · General Roca, Río Negro, rio negro, Argentina

  Official source account — 2018 annual report, printed page 41: A relative submitted nighttime video from General Roca dated 17 December 2018, reportedly filmed from a rooftop. CEFAE observed small lights arranged in concentric rings. A daytime photograph revealed matching surroun

• Diego Echeverria — Mina Clavero; Province of Córdoba

  2018-11-21 · Mina Clavero; Province of Córdoba, cordoba, Argentina

  Official source account — 2021 annual report, printed page 70: Diego Echeverria noticed an unusual object only when reviewing a video from Mina Clavero. CIAE examined a body with two symmetrical projections near its front third and interpreted the shape as a flying insect turning

• Javier Alassia — Mendiolaza; Province of Córdoba

  2018-11-20 · Mendiolaza; Province of Córdoba, Argentina

  Official source account — 2020 annual report, printed page 18: Javier Alassia noticed an unfamiliar object only after reviewing a photograph. Its enlarged image showed an oval central body with projections resembling transparent wings. CIAE considered a flying insect crossing clo

• Daniela García photograph

  2018-11-14 · Pilar, Buenos Aires Province, buenos aires, Argentina

  Official source account — 2018 annual report, printed page 36: Daniela García discovered two apparent objects while reviewing a photograph taken at Pilar on 14 November 2018. CEFAE processed the blurred shapes and recovered outlines it considered compatible with two birds flying

• Campana window photograph

  2018-10-17 · Campana, Buenos Aires Province, buenos aires, Argentina

  Official source account — 2018 annual report, printed page 33: A Campana photograph dated 17 October 2018 showed an oval light surrounded by a faint square area and a dark horizontal strip. CEFAE proposed a ceiling spotlight and its fitting reflected in a closed window. A friend

• Juan Cruz Dias — Villa Bosch, Province of Buenos Aires

  2018-10-08 · Villa Bosch, Province of Buenos Aires, buenos aires, Argentina

  Official source account — 2021 annual report, printed page 49: Juan Cruz Dias saw and photographed a diamond-shaped object that continued moving until it disappeared from view. CIAE examined the image with IPACO's vertical-thread tool and detected a string hanging underneath. The

• Raúl Alvero — Purmamarca; Province of Jujuy

  2018-09-15 · Purmamarca; Province of Jujuy, jujuy, Argentina

  Official source account — 2020 annual report, printed page 153: Raúl Alvero found a distant unfamiliar shape while reviewing a photograph from Purmamarca. CIAE noted limited image detail but identified a streamlined body, a pointed front and a rounded raised wing-like surface. It

• Cristian Orellana contrail video

  2018-09-13 · Villa La Angostura, Neuquén, neuquen, Argentina

  Official source account — 2018 annual report, printed page 31: Cristian Orellana was filming an aircraft contrail at Villa La Angostura on 13 September 2018 and later discovered white points moving in the opposite direction. CEFAE considered the points too small for a confident s

• Cristian Galati Moon photograph

  2018-06-16 · Temperley, Buenos Aires Province, buenos aires, Argentina

  Official source account — 2019 annual report, printed page 24: Cristian Galati discovered an apparent object in a photograph taken at Temperley on 16 June 2018. CIAE separately identified Venus near the Moon using a sky reconstruction. It then checked the geometry of another unus

• Elisardo Urrutia aircraft-window photographs

  2018-04-18 · Airborne over Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina

  Official source account — 2018 annual report, printed page 28: Elisardo Urrutia found two apparent objects in photographs taken during a flight over Puerto Iguazú on 18 April 2018. Although initially reported as absent in following frames, CEFAE found them in more than one image,

• Capilla del Monte rod-like video trace

  2018-04-11 · Capilla del Monte, Córdoba, cordoba, Argentina

  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

• Flavio Solferino storm photograph

  2018-04-06 · Villa Pueyrredón, Buenos Aires city, Argentina

  Official source account — 2018 annual report, printed page 18: Flavio Solferino discovered a vertical cylindrical mark while reviewing a photograph taken from a tenth-floor apartment in Villa Pueyrredón, Buenos Aires, on 6 April 2018. CEFAE analyzed the blurred shape and conclude

• Nelsa Carmodi satellite-flare photograph

  2018-04-01 · Provincial Route 23 near Los Menucos, Río Negro, Argentina

  Official source account — 2018 annual report, printed page 16: Nelsa Carmodi saw a bright flash near Los Menucos on Provincial Route 23 on 1 April 2018 and captured a thirteen-second photograph. CEFAE matched the event to an Iridium 71 flare using the date, time and location. The

• Santa Lucía crossing lights

  2018-03-24 · Santa Lucía, San Juan, san juan, Argentina

  Official source account — 2018 annual report, printed page 13: At Santa Lucía, San Juan, on 24 March 2018, a witness saw two lights crossing and photographed them. CEFAE used the reported directions, slow motion, proximity and disappearance to reconstruct a crossing between an Ar

• Ariel Muñoz photograph

  2018-02-25 · Media Agua, San Juan, san juan, Argentina

  Official source account — 2018 annual report, printed page 40: Ariel Muñoz discovered an apparent object in a photograph taken at Media Agua, San Juan, on 25 February 2018. CEFAE examined its opaque segmented body and projecting surfaces and interpreted it as a flying insect cros

• Santa Rosa del Conlara video

  2018-02-21 · Santa Rosa del Conlara, San Luis, san luis, Argentina

  Official source account — 2018 annual report, printed page 7: Video recorded at Santa Rosa del Conlara on 21 February 2018 showed several small white shapes moving singly or in pairs near a tree. CEFAE interpreted their motion, proximity and lack of definition as compatible with

• San José de Jáchal photograph

  2018-01-30 · San José de Jáchal, San Juan, san juan, Argentina

  Official source account — 2018 annual report, printed page 5: A photograph from San José de Jáchal dated 30 January 2018 circulated on social media and was forwarded by a collaborator. CEFAE used IPACO deblurring to examine the apparent object. The recovered shape was interpreted

• Banfield balloon photograph

  2018-01-09 · Banfield, Buenos Aires Province, buenos aires, Argentina

  Official source account — 2018 annual report, printed page 3: A Banfield witness saw and photographed an apparent object on 9 January 2018. CEFAE enlarged the image and identified at least fifteen rounded components and a hanging length of string. Taking its shape and wind-driven

• Marcos Cordero photograph — Capilla del Monte, Córdoba Province, 1 January 2018

  2018-01-01 · Capilla del Monte, Córdoba Province, cordoba, Argentina

  Official source account — 2023 annual report, printed page 150: Marcos Cordero noticed a dark point only when reviewing a landscape photograph from Capilla del Monte. CIAE examined two broad, bent wing-like surfaces and a white point in the central concavity. Comparison with a co

• Eugenia Benítez — San Bernardo; Province of Buenos Aires

  2017-12-27 · San Bernardo; Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina

  Official source account — 2020 annual report, printed page 172: Eugenia Benítez found a luminous ring-like feature when reviewing three older photographs taken at San Bernardo on 27 December 2017. CIAE identified the structure of a circular fluorescent ceiling lamp, including its

• Claudio Asigliano — Parque Siquiman, Province of Córdoba

  2017-12-07 · Parque Siquiman, Province of Córdoba, Argentina

  Official source account — 2022 annual report, printed page 84: Claudio Asigliano discovered the larger of two photographic features after processing an image taken at Parque Siquiman, Córdoba, on 7 December 2017. CIAE enlarged the oval body and the translucent surfaces extending

• Luis Alcetegaray — Rauch, Province of Buenos Aires

  2017-12 · Rauch, Province of Buenos Aires, buenos aires, Argentina

  Official source account — 2022 annual report, printed page 100: Luis Alcetegaray found a luminous point in the sky while reviewing a landscape photograph taken at Rauch, Buenos Aires Province, in December 2017. CIAE connected the point with the Sun in the image and checked the ge

• Diego Crespo photographs

  2017-11-12 · Campana, Buenos Aires Province, buenos aires, Argentina

  Official source account — 2018 annual report, printed page 22: Diego Crespo's brother submitted two photographs taken at Campana on 12 November 2017 in which a dark point was discovered later. CEFAE found that the point retained its size and exact image position even though the p

• Regional spiral phenomenon, 9 October 2017

  2017-10-09 · Multiple Argentine provinces; General Ramírez, Entre Ríos observation included, Argentina

  Official source account — 2017 annual report, printed page 39: On 9 October 2017, observers in several Argentine provinces and neighboring countries saw an unusual spiral-like luminous phenomenon. The report includes video filmed at about 19:40 local time by volunteer firefighter

• Víctor Miniello luminous object — Laguna La Salada, Buenos Aires Province, 30 September 2017

  2017-09-30 · Laguna La Salada, Buenos Aires Province, near Route 2, buenos aires, Argentina

  Official source account — 2023 annual report, printed page 129: Víctor Miniello saw and filmed a stationary luminous object from Laguna La Salada near Route 2. The video showed a lenticular-looking form with a small indentation along one edge. CIAE reconstructed the sky in Stella

• Entre Ríos riverbank photograph

  2017-09-16 · Entre Ríos shore opposite Salto, Uruguay, Argentina

  Official source account — 2017 annual report, printed page 38: A photograph dated 16 September 2017 from the Entre Ríos shore opposite Salto, Uruguay, showed a bright apparent object. CEFAE applied optical geometry and concluded that the anomaly was compatible with internal lens

• Las Heras nine-light photograph

  2017-08-28 · Las Heras, Santa Cruz, santa cruz, Argentina

  Official source account — 2017 annual report, printed page 35: A Las Heras witness said he saw nine objects and photographed them on 28 August 2017 before they departed toward Sarmiento. CEFAE reconstructed the cropped image's geometry and found that connectors between the appare

• Fernando Viera — Zapala, Province of Neuquén

  2017-08-21 · Zapala, Province of Neuquén, neuquen, Argentina

  Official source account — 2020 annual report, printed page 148: Fernando Viera's Zapala photograph showed several blurred airborne forms. CIAE examined a streamlined body with unequal ends and an apparent transparent membranous wing. It considered flying insects in a swarm the su