| ID | #1554119365 |
| Added | Mon, 01/04/2019 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | Noticiero de lo Insólito
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Research
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Initial data
Thousands of people witnessed a flashing UFO in the city of Arica in Northern Chile. The observation began after midnight on 11 October and lasted just over three hours. In this period of time the news spread all over town, and people went outside to calmly look at the impressive facility. It is estimated that nearly 100,000 people witnessed a strange celestial view.
Interviewed by the newspaper journalists are the witnesses agreed that the UFO was "an object that radiated periodic, sporadic outbreaks in different directions and at different speeds". Some Chilean journalists were able to see a UFO with astronomical equipment, stating that "a large luminous core surrounded by a capsule of oval shape, sky-blue color, can be clearly deconstructed, very similar to the transparent membrane and with three concentric black circles."
No official reaction was not known at the moment, but the control tower at the international airport of Chacalluta said:
"It is a strange phenomenon without any explanation."
It also became clear that in the skies over Arika did not fly any aircraft and there was no sign of the launch of a weather balloon.
There are reports that this phenomenon was also seen throughout the area ASAP and Lluta.
Translated by «Yandex.Translator»
Original news
Chile: 100,000 Witnesses to a UFO Sighting? (1982)
Thousands witnessed a flashing UFO in the city of Arica in Northern Chile. The sighting began after midnight on the 11th of October and lasted a little over three hours. During this time period, the news spread throughout the city and people turned out to the street to watch the impressive object at ease. It has been estimated that nearly 100,000 people witnessed the strange heavenly display.
Questioned by newspaper reporters, witnesses agreed that the UFO was "an object that gave off intermittent, irregular flashes in different directions, and at various speeds." Some Chilean journalists were able to see the UFO for themselves through astronomical equipment, saying that "a large luminous core surrounded by an oval-shaped capsule, sky blue in color, could be clearly made out, very similar to a transparent membrane, and with three concentric black circles."
No official reaction has been made known to this moment, but the control tower at the Chacalluta International Airport reported: "It was a strange phenomenon with no explanation whatsoever." It was also made clear that no aircraft were flying in the skies over Arica, nor was there any awareness of a weather balloon having been launched."
There are reports that the phenomenon was also seen throughout the entire region of Azapa and Lluta in the Chilean altiplano and Pre-Cordilleran region.
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Investigation
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