| ID | #1652950309 |
| Added | Thu, 19/05/2022 |
| Author | July N. |
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| Status | Fact
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Eyewitness report by Luis Bianchi:
"Good afternoon to all of you. My name is Luis Bianchi, I am a photographer and videographer by profession, as well as an illustrator. I am a member of the FAO (Fundación Argentina de Ovnilogía) in the city of La Plata, and I also belong to the Investigadores de Campo Unidos (ICOU), a group engaged in UFO research on the national territory of the Argentine Republic (photo and film analysis), and together with a group of professionals we analyze all photo and video evidence without exception, complementing UFO sightings.
I join this series of video testimonies to tell a little about my personal experience. I had three observations, but the most significant of them occurred on July 16, 1984. It was winter and I was living in the city of Ensenada, Buenos Aires, and it happened early on Monday morning when I was going to go to [the city] Magdalena. I was doing mandatory military service in this community, about 60 kilometers from the city of La Plata, and my father decided to take me to the base that morning so I could report for duty.
And that's what we did. On that cold winter morning we set off - I remember it was very cold, the sun had not yet risen, the sky was clear - and when we were driving along Highway 11, more than halfway to our destination, passing by the town of Bartolome Bavio, or rather the entrance to this area, I looked out the window from the side a passenger when something caught my attention. There was something there, above the horizon. That's when I asked my father to stop. He asked me if I noticed any mechanical problem with the car, to which I replied "no" to please stop the car, as I wanted to confirm something.
He was flying in front of us at a distance of some 200 meters. In other words, he crossed the road, heading to the opposite side of the desert, perhaps another 600 meters, after which he adjusted his flight path, rising into the sky at an angle of 45 degrees, when he disappeared at an incredible speed. He became a point of light.
As I said, he flew about 200 meters in front of us. Its size was comparable to the size of a small car. This thing was riding at a height almost level with the ground, from 7 to 10 meters in height.
My father and I exchanged glances and got back in the car. It was very, very cold. We stayed there for a few minutes, stunned. We exchanged opinions about what we had seen, or whether we had seen the same thing... We continued our journey.
My father made me promise him that I would say something about it when we got to our destination, and [this observation] became a kind of family secret. A case that was kept in the family group and never discussed. This is one of the few times when I have raised this topic so openly in public.
So, in fact, it was my most amazing experience. I have been interested in this topic since childhood, and I think this is a question characteristic of our generation, which was facilitated by everything that happened in the world — the space program, human flights to the Moon, the first deep space probes. All this nourished me and gave rise to my interest in aeronautics and astronautics.
This observation of mine made me somehow more immersed in the subject. In fact, I completely immersed myself in becoming a member of the FAO in 2012. This is my eyewitness account. I wanted to share it with all of you, and we hope that we will have even more stories in the future. Good day to everyone and thank you."
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Source: FAO / ICOU
Date: 05.18.2022
04. The Bartolomé Bavío Sphere - Eyewitness Report from Luis Bianchi
"Good afternoon to you all. My name is Luis Bianchi, I'm a photographer and videographer by trade, and an illustrator as well. I'm a member of FAO, the Fundación Argentina de Ovnilogía (FAO) in the city of La Plata, and I also belong to Investigadores de Campo Unidos (ICOU), a group devoted to UFO research within the national territory of the Republic of Argentina. Within ICOU I belong to AFI, a subgroup of ICOU, which stands for Analisis Fotografico y Filmico (Photo & Film Analysis) and we are devoted to analyzing any and all photo and video evidence complementing a UFO sighting along with a group of professionals.
"I'm joining this round of video testimonials to discuss my personal experience a little. I have had three sightings, but the most significant of them occurred on July 16, 1984. It was winter, and I lived in the city of Ensenada, Province of Buenos Aires, and it took place in the early hours of Monday as I got ready to travel to [the town of] Magdalena. I was performing my obligatory military service at that community, some 60 kilometers distant from the city of La Plata, and my father decided to take me to the base that morning so I could report for duty.
"And so we did. We set off on that cold winter morning - I remember it was very cold, the sun wasn't out yet, sky was clear - and as we drove along Route 11, more than halfway to our destination, passing the town of Bartolomé Bavío, or rather the entrance to that locality, I was looking through the passenger side window when something caught my eye. There was something out there, over the level of the horizon. That's when I asked my father to pull over; he asked me if I was noticing some kind of mechanical issue with the car, to which I replied no, to please stop the car as I wished to corroborate something.
"We stopped the car on the shoulder, pointing toward Magdalena. I asked my father to step out of the car to see if he could see the same thing I'd noticed. We both got out, it was very cold, we were almost in the middle of the wilderness, and we were able to see...from the southwest heading northeast...that is to say, from the interior of the province toward the shores of the River Plate, [there was an object] I compare to a steel ball, an incandescent one. It had a spherical look and an orange-reddish cast, like red hot metal. It traveled at an average speed, I wasn't able to calculate it. It gave us enough time...let's say its horizontal displacement lasted some six seconds, perhaps. Between six and ten seconds, which gave us enough time for a detailed observation of this object, which was coming in from the southwest, flew in front of us at a distance of some 200 meters. In other words, it crossed the road, heading toward the opposite side of the wilderness, perhaps another 600 meters, at which point it made an adjustment to its flight path, going up into the sky at a 45 degree angle, when it vanished at an incredible rate of speed. It became a point of light.
"As I said, it flew some 200 meters in front of us. Its size was comparable to that of a small car. This thing was traveling at a height that was almost flush with the ground, between 7 and 10 meters high. My father and I exchanged looks and got back in the car. It was very, very cold. We remained there for a few minutes, stunned. We exchanged opinions about what we had seen, or if we had seen the same thing, and evidently we had. We continued the journey. My father made me promise him that I would say anything about this when we reached our destination, and [the sighting] became a sort of family secret. A matter that was kept within the family group and never discussed. This is one of the few times that I have broached the subject in public so openly.
"So essentially this was my most startling experience. I was curious about the subject since childhood, and I think it is a matter characteristic to our generation, fostered by everything that was going on in the world - the space program, humans reaching the moon, the first deep space probes. All these things nourished me and gave rise to my interest in aeronautics and astronautics. This sighting of mine has made me become more involved in subject, in one way or another. In fact, I became fully involved upon becoming a member of FAO in the year 2012. That is my eyewitness account; I wanted to share it with all of you, and we hope to have even more accounts to come. Good day to you all and thank you."
[Transcription and Translation (c) 2022 S. Corrales with thanks to Luis Burgos and Luis Bianchi]
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