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Inexplicata
The Journal of Hispanic Ufology
August 22, 2007
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SOURCE: El Mañana de Valles (newspaper)
Date: August 21, 2007
*** A Report from Ana Luisa Cid ***
Mexico: Alleged UFOs Crash in San Luis Potosi
According to a news item published on August 21 2007 by the El Mañana de Valles newspaper, two unidentified flying objects allegedly fell in Valles and Xilitla (San Luis Potosi).
The first of them was reported on the evening of Sunday, August 19 and the second during early morning hours of Monday the 20th.
Reporters Antonio Martínez and Maribor Villalobos state that the initial report was received by Jose Angel Avalos, an officer on duty at the Centro de Control y Comando (C4) through the 066 call line. This report was from Rubén Velázquez, who stated that a silver object measuring 20 cm long had fallen from the sky in a plot of land of the San Miguel collective farm.
Another witness, high school student Oscar Gonzalez Mar, a resident of the El Sidral collective farm, told the "El Mañana" newsromm that he had seen a shining object streaming across the skies toward the Gulf of Mexico between 8 and 9 p.m. on August 19 before he lost it from sight, not knowing whether the object crashed or not.
Nearly two and a half hours after the San Miguel incident, Mrs. Saturnina Castillo reported from Xilitla that an object resembling a fireball had impacted a tree in a property located near the "Montoya" metal shop, owned by her husband Juan Montoya, adding that the tree had caught fire.
Joaquín Hernández was a direct witness to the sighting. He and his family prepare zacahuil and live next to where the object hit the ground. In fact, Hernández was preparing the zacahuil batter and he saw the "fireball" as it came down over the tree. Afraid that no one would believe him, he screamed for Juan Montoya and his wife to witness the tree bough catching fire.
He added that it was a highly unusual thing to see, as there was no thunder or storm activity that could lead anyone to think it had been a stroke of lightning.
The incident was reported to the Municipal Civil Protection unit, but no investigation was conducted.
(translation (c) 2007, S. Corrales, IHU. Special thanks to Prof. Ana Luisa Cid)
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Inexplicata
The Journal of Hispanic Ufology
August 20, 2007
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Source: La Teja (newspaper)
Date: August 16, 2007
Costa Rica: UFO at Playa Conchal
*** A report from Ana Luisa Cid ***
According to an article in the La Teja newspaper dated August 16, 2007, paramedic Ricardo Hernandez of the Servicio de Vigilancia Aérea managed to photograph a UFO flying over the sea from Playa Conchal.
This occurred on July 29 2007 and the photographic sequence appears in the aforementioned newspaper, as part of article from reporter Jeison Granados.
Mr. Hernandez states: "I was taking pictures of my son. The time was just about five o'clock. When I took the photos there was nothing to be seen, but the next day, when I downloaded them to the computer, I saw a very strange flying object -- something I'd never seen before."
See picture.
(Translation (c) 2007, S. Corrales, IHU. Special thanks to Ana Luisa Cid)
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Source:
http://www.analuisacid.com/
Date: 08.17.08
Mexico: UFO Photographed Over Mexico City International Airport
See picture.
The following photograph was taken from Mexico City International Airport by aviation technician Jose Camacho on June 8, 2007 at 7:43 a.m.
The witness was standing in the eastern region of the aforementioned airport and was taking photos of the sun on a cloudy day with 15°C temperatures.
He saw no objects in the sky when he took the photo and was only aware of its presence when he downloaded the image to a computer from his Nokia 3250 cellphone.
The photo presented is a clipping of the original, courtesy of Mexican researcher Alfonso Salazar, who adds that operations were currently taking place at the airport.
(Translation (c) 2007, S. Corrales, IHU. Special thanks to Prof. Ana Luisa Cid)
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Inexplicata
The Journal of Hispanic Ufology
August 16, 2007
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SOURCE: CIUFOS-LAPAMPA
DATE: 16 August 2007
ARGENTINA: NEW CATTLE MUTILATIONS IN LA PAMPA
*** A Report from Raul Oscar Chaves ***
On July 30, 2007, two beef cattle specimens were found slain and mutilated at the "San Jorge" ranch located on Provincial Route No. 28, between rural routes 11 and 13 and between the locality of Cuchillo Có (some 250 km south of Santa Rosa) and the Sierras de Lihue Calel.
The mutilated cows were black Aberdeen Angus specimens with missing ears, tongues, incisions to their jawbones and missing udders. One of them was lying on its side and another on its back; the carcasses presented signs of extreme hardness in the limbs and hide. Upon being struck with a stick "...they sounded hollow, like a drum..."
Witnesses to the find were Marcelino Martinez and Hector Ruiz, a rural contractor and his employee, who were refurbishing and building rural homes.
It should be noted that there is no rural electricity in this region, and electrogenous units (generators) are employed for power. This circumstance keeps the locals from having access to television or radio (battery units excluded) and the only residents in the area are either transient or temporary.
At midnight on the night prior to the find, Ruiz decided to go out of the place he shares with Martinez to walk and smoke. It was here, and unexpectedly, that he saw a bright source of light at low altitude. It remained static "and gave out lights on all sides--red, green, blue, yellow..."
The light, whose width was equivalent ot the length of a cattle cage used for transporting livestock (some 10/12 meters), according to Ruiz's comparison, vanished after a few seconds and another smaller light appeared on the ground, but this time an intense bright green. Within this light was "...as small being standing some 50/70 centimeters tall, who remained motionless.. .". At this point Ruiz specifies "...I cannot say if it had a head and ears, but it was humanlike, since two legs could be seen..." This sighting lasted only a few seconds before the entity vanished altogether. The witness was deeply impressed by what he had seen, and decided to go back to bed and sleep.
Subsequently, and as is customary during work breaks, Ruiz and Martinez decided to explore the vicinity. Martinez found one of the cows in the proximity of a cutwater; the other cow was also found near another cutwater, both located within the rural premises. At this point they decided to inspect the place where Ruiz had seen the lights, some 40 meters from the place they spent the night. On the ground they located four holes measuring 2 cm in diameter and some 20 cm distant from each other, forming a square.
This ranch (San Jorge) was also the scene for several cases involving cow, horse, sheep and goat mutilations between 2002 and 2004. Both Martinez and Ruiz live in General Acha, some 120 km south of Santa Rosa, stating that in the area where the animals were found, it its quite common to see lights of various types and colors.
(Translation (c) 2007, S. Corrales, IHU. Special thanks to Raul Oscar Chaves)
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Inexplicata
The Journal of Hispanic Ufology
August 13, 2007
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Source: www.analuisacid.com
Date: August 10, 2007
Mexico: UFO Reports From Airliner Personnel
Reports from Airliner Personnel
By Ana Luisa Cid
According to information provided by researcher Alfonso Salazar, aviation technician Domingo Caballero observed three objects having a metallic appearance on Sunday, August 5, 2007 at 12:00 p.m. as they flew over Mexico City International Airport at an estimated altitude of 10,000 feet. They flew from north to south and displayed an intense glow as they wove in and out of the clouds. Subsequently, two of the objects remained stationary while the third flew away toward the Mount Ajusco region.
Another report is dated August 4, 2007, when the crew of a Boeing 737 flying the Manzanillo-Mexico City route, witnessed an unidentified flying object with the shape of a horseshoe and having a metallic appearance on the San Mateo air corridor (north of Mexico City).
The airliner's first officer - who said it was the first time he'd seen a UFO - says that the object remained static next to the air corridor at an approximate altitude of 9000 feet (2700 meters). This happened as they made their approach to MCIA at 5 p.m. and with good visibility. The skies were clear and cloudless.
(Translation (c) 2007. S. Corrales, IHU. Special thanks to Ana Luisa Cid and Alfonso Salazar)
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Inexplicata
The Journal of Hispanic Ufology
August 10, 2007
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Source: Territorio Digital
Date: 7 August 2007 -16:46 hours
Entre Rios Province: Growing Concern over Mutilated Animals
Cattlemen from the department of Paraná, Entre Rios, reported finding strangely mutilated animals in fields in this province.
The animals, all of them beef cattle, have had their genitals, tongues and udders removed, according to peasants.
The circumstance repeats itself relatively frequently in rural locations of this province and occurred this time in fields near Tabossi and Viale, to the northeast of the provincial capital.
Abel Gunter, one of the affected cattlemen, described the situation as "strange" and claimed that rural dwellers are displaying "concern" and intrigue over the mysterious animal deaths.
"We say that extraterrestrials are coming to mutilate our cows," said the cattleman in an interview with a local station. He insisted that there is "something odd" in the animal deaths, because dogs and wild animals in the area generally feed off of the dead cow remains, but refuse to approach the mutilated specimens.
"This is very strange, because no wild animal comes close to eat the remains of the dead cows," he said. Gunter explained that he found a mutilated cow in a densely wooded region in his fields and added that "the animal has such a perfect cut on its jaw that it inspires bewilderment."
The cattleman added that similar events have occured in neighboring fields and disclosed that the cow found dead on his property "has a burn on its hind leg that extends up to the knee," and whose origin he cannot explain.
(Translation (c) 2007. S. Corrales, IHU. Special thanks to Guillermo Gimenez, Planeta UFO).
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DVD Puerto Rico Bajo Análisis Ovni ya disponible
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Hace 7 meses, nosotros, las producciones independientes de El Mundo de los Ovnis, comenzamos a producir nuestro segundo documental titulado "Puerto Rico Bajo Análisis Ovni". Durante todo ese tiempo estuvimos trabajando arduamente para hacer de este documental un éxito. Finalmente, luego de todos esos meses de trabajo, podemos anunciar que esta producción ha sido finalizada y ya esta disponible para la venta.
Hemos decidido no transmitir este documental a través de la red cibérnetica por muchas razones, entre las que se encuentra el hecho de que debido a la duración de esta producción, la imágen de la misma debía ser reducida significativamente. Este documental fué filmado en Alta Definición, por lo que no deseabamos que su calidad fuése pobre (al transmitirse por el internet la calidad debía ser reducida para que la mayoría de los usuarios pudiesen apreciarlo).
Este documental contiene entrevistas exclusivas con algunos de los investigadores de OVNIs más reconocidos en la isla de Puerto Rico; además, testigos oculares narran sus experiencias con "Objetos Voladores No Identificados".
Con una duración de 50 minutos, "Puerto Rico Bajo Análisis Ovni" es nuestra mejor producción hasta el momento. Los que disfrutaron de nuestro primer documental "Lajas: Sede de lo Inexplicable" , de seguro difrutarán mucho más de "Puerto Rico Bajo Análisis Ovni".
Los que deseen ver un adelanto de esta producción pueden visitar nuestra sección de Especiales. Para conocer más sobre este documental, y para obtenerlo, pueden visitar nuestro portal:
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También queremos recordarle que nuestra primera producción también esta disponible para la venta.
Muchas gracias a todos por su atención.
Cordialmente,
Staff El Mundo de los Ovnis
http://www.elmundodelosovnis.com/
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Inexplicata
The Journal of Hispanic Ufology
August 2, 2007
ARGENTINA: Mutilations in La Pampa
By Raul Oscar Chaves (CIUFOS-LaPampa)
Translated by Scott Corrales, IHU
(c) 2007
As a fellow researcher once noted regarding ufology, this field of study does not grant a full answer to the phenomenon despite the efforts that have been carried out over the course of the decades. Why could this be? Perhaps because the phenomenon lacks any logic whatsoever, and it becomes necessary to understand this.
This opinion is the result of our experiences as field researchers and not mere speculation: the accumulation of information does not necessarily imply the understanding of knowledge, especially the comprehension of a phenomenon that is as atypical as it is illogical.
And I want to make reference here to cattle mutilations, since our experience has consisted mainly of engaging in field research in the province of La Pampa. Not having gone deeper into this research has not been due to a lack of will or ability, but rather, due to the lack of professional support, both veterinary and laboratory alike, institutions of higher learning, etc., with the exception of those who made a superlative effort to clarify the wealth of existing cases.
However, neither experts nor field researchers were convinced by the explanations offered by bureaucrats at the time, much less by childish answers that drew attention to the characteristics of the cases themselves. It was thus that the absence of the following became known:
Anatomical parts
Almost the entirety of blood (7% of the animals weight is the weight of its blood)
Absence of fetuses in cases of pregnancies ascertained by palpation, without detecting any labor
Absence of corneas
Absence of significant muscular groups in unopened bodies (longinis dorsis)
Absence of various glands
Visual confirmation of the nearly complete exposition of the uterus, circumstances that would ascertain the extraction/disappea rance of the unborn animal, presumably through suction.
Verification of the existence of electromagnetic radiation over and around the animal.
Verification of the existence of unknown chemical compounds on the animals, impacting the carcasses’ span of preservation.
Discovery of bodies with severe burns (calcinations of the hard palate) both in digestive and respiratory tracts.
Discovery of unknown substances in the form of gelatinous drops over the carcasses, which could never be sampled. Why? Because when attempts were made to recover them, the substance changed its state to become liquid before crystallizing and vanishing altogether. This substance would be a necessary ingredient in the mutilations, with its impact depending on the degree of sublimation achieved.
Verification of the various preservation times, stretching up to 20 days before putrefaction sets in.
Verification through the use of clay ovens of temperatures of between 180 and 200 centigrade to cook meat from mutilated cattle, with 8 hours elapsing without the meat cooking at all, only emerging slightly toasted.
Discovery of carcasses showing signs of mutilation in various stages (up to 3 stages) in a short span of time.
Verification of the perfect preservation of a body in which 60% of its hide and hair were included, after a period of 3 years. Rigidity of the ocular orb due to exposure to a high source of light or heat.
Verification of extreme hardness in the hides, resulting from exposure to radiation.
Verification of states of deterioration and degradation caused in carcasses whose original position had been moved, without natural putrefaction ever occurring.
Verification of the existence of nearly conical imprints of unknown origin in the ground, proportionally distributed (with a depth of 15 cm, an upper diameter of 10 cm an a hexagonal format) and very close to the carcasses.
Discovery of carcasses beyond the perimeters of farms and ranches.
Discovery of animals in atypical postures: on their stomachs, on their backs (legs in the air), with depressions of 5-10 cm beneath them.
Verification of the existence of hematomas, internal bruising and fracturing in animals – facts that would suggest the animals being hurled or dropped from a height.
Discovery of animals with blue and emerald-green eyes; others displaying signs of blindness.
Verification of the existence of incisions that suggest the use of hitherto unknown technologies.
Verification of the existence of a pathogen in various parts of the body, greenish-blue in coming and of unknown origin.
Verification of cattle mutilation in unborn specimens that were still within the cows’ wombs.
With regard to the draining of water tanks, it has been possible to find evidence of effects on sub-aquatic flora growing within the tank – notorious changes in coloring, flattening and spiral shape, suggesting the possibility of their disappearance through suction.
The impact of burns on insects and toads within the same water tanks was also ascertained.
With regard to the condition of the pastures in locations where the mutilated cattle had been located, these areas showed a distinct change in coloration presumably resulting from the impact of electromagnetic radiation. The disappearance of microfauna was also observed.
The foregoing arises from the research conducted by Ciufos-La Pampa in over 300 cattle mutilation cases that have occurred in La Pampa and western Buenos Aires province. This was made possible through the collaboration and advice of experts from a number of fields of endeavor.
The first chemical compounds detected outside of Argentina in mutilation cases suggested the existence of Oxyndol in very high, atypical concentrations. It is believed that the sedative properties achieve positive results through gradual applications, rather than immediately, and would not produce severe burns such as the ones detected (except for unknown states of sublimation) and which would result in sudden death due to heart attack.
The cases from La Pampa and neighboring areas revealed the presence of formaldehyde- - a chemical compound that manifests itself as a colorless gas with a penetrating odor—on the animals. This chemical can be compressed until it achieves a liquid state.
Much like oxyndol, formaldehyde would lack the capacity to yield immediate effects with definite results, under normal circumstances. It can be lethal in higher concentrations. It has aseptic/disinfectan t properties and is used in the preservation of samples and cadavers, and can produce skin, eye, nose and throat irritation in humans.
These pathologies were detected by witnesses and researchers alike when approaching the carcasses. Odors similar to ether and formaline were detected, and their presence would have kept vermin and carrion animals from coming close. It should be noted that in two specific cases of consumption of meat from mutilated animals, the flesh had an acid and bitter taste, and could only be eaten after boiling.
In one of the cases in which the parties involved are a witness and the pack of dogs he employees for small game hunting, [consumption of the meat] resulted in a soporific condition that went from 22:00 hours on one day to 17:00 hours the next, continuously.
Opinions posited by professional veterinarians at the time suggested that given the presence of formaldehyde, human involvement could not be dismissed. These chemical agents or compounds, having narcotic and preservative properties, provide a heightened degree of aspepsia which affected witnesses and researchers alike, causing them to manifest such pathologies as impact on the eyes and airways, allergies of undetermined origin, significant weight loss, alteration of melanin levels, lack of bodily stability, liver and intestinal trouble, hair loss, weight increase in muscular mass, intense muscular aches, alteration of normal values in clinical tests, etc. While the mutilation phenomenon centered largely on cattle, it has also affected horses, sheep, dogs, cats, hens, rabbits, domesticated pigs, wild pigs, deer, llamas, guanacos and even humans, as evidenced by the case histories.
Finally, it should be noted that there were specific cases in which the animals involved could survive [the mutilations] but had to be put down due to the extent of their injuries.
In closing, we can remark that the presence Intelligence with a thorough knowledge is at work. The existence of various stages of genetic manipulation would undoubtedly become evident as well.
Raul Oscar Chaves
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Avistamiento de ovnis en Guanica
Objeto Volador No Idendificado visto en horas de la noche en Guánica al sur de la isla de Puerto Rico. Varios testigos que pernoctaban en la noche en una de las tanta playas que tiene este ueblo del sur conocido como el pueblo de la amitad Guanica, La paya en especifica conocida como Tamarido que se encuentra cerca del Hotel Copamarina. Los testigos que fueron alrededor de 17 personas aproximadamente, alguno de esto disfrutando la noche fresca de playa otros pescando y uno que otro una noche romantica, a las 9:00 pm aproximadamente los que pernoctaban a noche vieron como una luz extraña de comportamiento extraño surgio de la nada y tenia la forma de trompo de coloes muy intensos segun nos narro dos de los testigos que contactaron con este servidor, continuando la historia la Sra. Martiza Martinez y su esposo Geraldo Cuevas me indicaron que esta luz en forma de trompo salio una luz pequeña y cayó en el mar, otro testigo que no quizo ser identificado que no es la primera vez que ve este tipo de luces hacer este comportamiento y entre otras evoluciones que el a vivido como pescador nocturno en esa zona playera de Guánica.
Estaremos investigando mas aal respecto de este caso y eventualidades futuras.
att:
José A. Martínez
José A. Martínez E.
Puerto Rican Experimental Research Group, Inc
Brightlights Ufologist Digest
Historias Ufologicas en Puerto Rico
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Parte del equipo de El Mundo de los Ovnis en el programa "Entre Nosotras"
Una vez más parte del equipo de El Mundo de los Ovnis sigue haciendo historia, no sólo con nuestros documentales educativos de temas tan controversiales
como los fantasmas y Ovnis, sino que también presentándonos en la televisión local.
Fuimos invitados al nuevo programa de Televicentro de Puerto Rico "Entre Nosotras", en donde tuvimos la oportunidad de compartir el panel con nuestros apreciados amigos de investigación, el Dr. Andrew Alvarez y el Sr. Orlando Rímax, contacto de muchos años y escritor de varios libros. En el programa hablamos del fenómeno Ovni y extraterrestre en la isla de Puerto Rico.
No se pierda tan magnífico programa este viernes 3 de agosto a las 9:00 a.m. (hora de Puerto Rico) a través de Televicentro de Puerto Rico y WAPA América.
Próximamente estaremos participando en otra edición del programa "Entre Nosotras", para hablar del tema fantasmal. Muchas gracias a todos por su atención.
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Inexplicata
The Journal of Hispanic Ufology
July 31, 2007
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Source: Ana Luisa Cid
Date: 07.31.07
A UFO EAST OF MERIDA, YUCATAN (MEXICO)
See pictures: 1, 2
According to the research of Emilio Cetz and the AUM and Ovni Merida groups, a very important item of UFO evidence was secured in the city of Merida.
These are the photos taken by Alberto Perez Valencia, who employed his cellphone camera to take a video of what he could see in the sky.
According to his report, he was sleeping in his room when he heard strange metallic noises which caused him to get out of bed and take a look. Looking straight ahead through the window, he saw a large object at some 50 meters over the ground over an abandoned lot. The witness says that the UFO was as big as a truck.
The cellphone employed was a Sony Ericsson K300 and recording took place at 3:00 pm
Mr. Alberto Perez, according to the Merida-based ufologists, is a cook from a humble background and has no computer image manipulation skills. They add that there is a "cenote" (a sacred Mayan well) near the place where the sighting occurred, and that very large carved stones were unearthed as the street was being paved.
Preliminary investigation suggests that this event is neither a hoax nor a prank and that the video, over a minute long, appears to be genuine evidence.
(Translation (c) 2007. S. Corrales, IHU. Special thanks to Ana Luisa Cid and Emilio Cetz)
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Inexplicata
The Journal of Hispanic Ufology
July 31, 2007
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Source: El Once Digital
Date: July 30, 2007
ARGENTINA: Cattle Mutilations on the Rise Again
Sudden deaths concern local residents ***
A cattleman from Maciá showed his concern when he found one of his cattle "mutilated, with perfect incisions." As reported by Canal Once, this event is disquieting because similar cases have been reported in the area.
Alfredo Crettaz, a cattleman from the town of Maciá in the department of Rosario del Tala, Entre Rios, was "visibly concerned' by the strange appearance of a seven or eight month animal found dead. "The perfect cut on the jaw is striking," he says, alarmed, and describes that "the animal has its entire nape of the neck peeled off, the tail completely peeled," he stressed in the report offered by Canal Once in Paraná during the Semanario Entererriano de Noticias broadcast.
Crettaz suggested that "it wasn't possible that the animal was sick, "because he fell in this place and what is strange is that other creatures haven't come to feed off of it."
Cretaz found the animal during the first days of the week and according to him, "this is the first time that this happens in this field." The countryman made this clarification because similar cases have been occurring in the region and cases with similar characteristics continue to repeat over and over. In mid-May of this year, a Hereford cow was found in Macià by Moises Enrique, its owner. In early June 2007, Felipe Weber, another local rancher, found a dead cow with the typical characteristics of mutilations: extirpation of genitalia, jaw muscles, eyes, tongue and udders. Weber had also experienced a similar occurrence a year earlier.
"Those who have seen this do not know what it could be," said Crettaz, looking at the animal and unable to dismiss his amazement in the interview with the Semanario Entreterriano de Noticias. He said that a local vet told him, after seeing similar cases, that it could be "an instance of sudden death". Faced with this, Crettaz did not doubt that it could've been a case of sudden death because "the animal fell dead and was stayed there." He added, however, that "the animal looked somewhat flayed - that's what doesn't make any sense."
As a farmer, he dismissed the possibility that "a red-muzzled mouse" could've been the cause of the death.
The strange factor in mutilations are the nature of the injuries: The cows had perfect, cauterized incisions on their heads and bodies, their tongues and saliva glands had been removed, and their mammary glands, rectums and large intestines were missing.
(Translation (c) 2007 S. Corrales, IHU. Special thanks to Guillermo Gimenez, Planeta UFO)
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¡Ya a la venta Lajas: Sede de lo Inexpli cable!
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Todas las personas que deseen tener nuestra primera producción en sus hogares, pueden hacerlo desde hoy. Algunas escenas nuevas fueron añadidas para este lanzamiento en DVD; el sonido ha sido mejorado, al igual que la imágen. En otras palabras, el documental tiene mucha más calidad que el que presentamos en
nuestro portal (la calidad del que presentamos por nuestro portal tuvo que ser reducida considerablemente para permitir su reproducción a través del internet). Además, este documental incluye un adelanto de nuestro próximo documental "Puerto Rico Bajo Análisis Ovni".
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Si tiene cualquier pregunta, no dude en comunicarse con nosotros.
Cordialmente,
Staff El Mundo de los Ovnis
www.elmundodelosovnis.com
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Inexplicata
The Journal of Hispanic Ufology
July 27, 2007
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Source: Telenoticias de Costa Rica
http://www.teletica.com/archivo/tn7/nac/2007/07/25/22193.htm
Date: July 26, 2007
COSTA RICA: Amateur Video Captures Alleged UFO
by Luis Diego Quirós
Scientist neither confirm nor deny that the images appearing in an amateur video are those of an extraterrestrial spacecraft.
As he does on a daily basis, Angel Brenes leaves his home for his job at the Tres Rios Electric Substation. But this June 24th would be different -- that evening he ws able to record a video of the two tallest electric towers, using his cellphone.
Although Angel says that the light moved in a way that he cannot explain, he did feel that it was an unidentified flying saucer (UFO).
However, Oscar Sierra, an expert in the UFO subject, believes that the video needs further study, although it presents characteristics that would make it real.
Jose Alberto Villalobos, a physicist, has a different opinion. He believes that it is a UFO because it is unidentified, but he cannot say that it is an extraterrestrial craft.
The amateur video is similar to a photo taken in France several years ago. In a similar fashion, an artisan from Aguas Zarcas managed to record one in 2006 over the Arenal Volcano.
Despite the fact that there is no officially acknowledged proof, UFO experts believe that hundreds of extraterrestrials visit our world every day.
(Translation (c) 2007. S. Corrales, IHU. Special thanks to Guillermo Gimenez)
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Inexplicata
The Journal of Hispanic Ufology
July 24, 2007
The Estancia La Dulce Case, Argentina
To Our Readers:
Contributing Editor Guillermo Gimenez has provided us with a 14-page report on a UFO case that may not be well-known (or known at all) to English-reading audiences. The Estancia La Dulce case appears to have been part of a "mini-flap" specific to southeastern Buenos Aires province (Argentina). We have translated this report today to share with all of you.
Regards,
Scott Corrales
IHU
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The Estancia La Dulce Case (Argentina)
A UFO Encounter with the Presence of Amorphous Entities
By Guillermo Daniel Giménez
Necochea – Argentina
gdgneco@yahoo.com
Translated by Scott Corrales, Institute of Hispanic Ufology (IHU)
The year 1978 marked some significant chapters in the UFO chronicles of the Republic of Argentina. The entire region of Necochea, in the southeastern end of the Province of Buenos Aires also echoed these manifestations of UFOs, landings and even encounters with the occupants of these objects.
But there was an incident of significant characteristics that took place in late August of that year some 56 kilometers from the city of Necochea, more specifically in the locality of La Dulce, a rural community located northwest of the city in question.
The incident was important not only because of the events that transpired, not only due to the presence of a large object over the ranch, but also the presence of amorphous entities that surveyed the location. But let us see what the TELAM news agency had to tell us around that time:
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Necochea, Sep. 7 (Télam) – Two small lights descended from the strange object and reached a shed. They later moved swiftly and something like two silhouettes or hard-to-define figures emerged.
That is how the story begins, as experienced by the Arias family, today the publishers of the local newspaper Ecos Diarios.
The family, made up by Manuel Arias and his wife Leonor Turiella, said that on the night of August 31, 1978 shortly before 10 pm, there was a blackout. Suddenly “we felt drawn by an extraordinary source of light originating from a sector of the ranch” – which they occupy in the town of La Dulce.
[The couple ] was able to see “a very large object, similar to a grain storage silo, either stationary or suspended in the air some 800 meters from the house." Two lights broke away, according to the Ariases, which “also appeared to float in the air, "
The newspaper adds that another neighbor, Lorenzo Parrachini, as “a singularly bright object suspended over some trees when the city was plunged into darkness due to an blackout. I went to find other witnesses, but since I couldn’t find any, I returned to the site just in time to see how the light went away, giving off some greenish flashes. The time was 23:15.”
Drivers on Provincial Route No. 88, according to the appear, also saw the strange object.”
This is the information provided to us by TELAM. An incident that captured public attention and also that of the UFO community due to the presence of strange amorphous creatures – seldom seen in the Argentinean Republic.
La Dulce, Ground Zero
As stated earlier, La Dulce is 56 km northwest of the city of Necochea, 48 km along Provincial Route No. 56, with geographic coordinates of 38º 20´ Latitude South and 59º 12´ Longitude West, at an elevation of 88 meters above sea level. Its name commemorates Nicanor Olivera, owner of the La Dulce Ranch, which took its name from a lagoon located in the vicinity. His children founded the train station and in 1908, Nicanor Olivera yielded property for families to occupy and for the town to be laid out. It is surrounded by fertile soil that enables it to have a large agricultural yield (wheat, corn, sunflower) and good cattle pastures.
The UFO and the Amorphous Entities
At 21:55 hours on August 31, 1978, a storm lashed the area. At that time, Mrs. Leonor Beatriz Arias (neé Turiella) was taking a shower and was startled by a sudden blackout. She was forced to leave the bathroom and head to the kitchen to find a dressing gown. It was there she noticed that a strong light was pouring through the window to her house.
Her husband, Manuel Arias, 55, had gone to bed to due to the blackout and did not see the light coming in through the window in question.
Leonor remarked: "The glow was hard to describe, but its intensity gave me the sensation of having gone right through my body.”
The phenomenon was like a compact beam of light, iridescent white in color that poured through the window blinding her. “When I tried to see myself, I couldn’t,” Mrs. Arias would later remark. The light appeared to be coming through the walls of the house. Its point of origin was from the exterior, piercing the farmhouse’s right corner. Outside the farm, there was a large dark object suspended, oscillating, over a group of 6 silos located some 30 meters away from the house.
Mrs. Arias decided to wake up her husband, who moved quickly toward the window. Both were now witnesses to the [object’s] maneuvers. The object was moving away from the house, flying over some cultivated land 80 meters away from the witnesses. It continued its horizontal trajectory slowly, perhaps at 15 meters over the surface, until it paused over a eucalyptus grove some 800 meters away.
This object had an estimated diameter of 8 meters. It was dark, had an oscillating motion, and seemed to be solid, according to Manuel Arias, Leonor’s husband.
Photo of Estancia La Dulce, showing the location of the large UFO with its rows of windows. Two strange amorphous silhouettes emerged from the UFO and prowled the area before the eyes of the Arias family on the evening of August 31, 1978.
It had a row of 10 luminous windows that surrounded the object’s central section. The windows were rectangular, vertically elongated, separated by fine dark partitions. They issued an intense light that varied between bright white and orange. The UFO’s upper section was dark and oval shaped, while the lower section was less visible, as it merged with the surrounding darkness. The Ariases believe that it was also oval in shape. The UFO was to the right of the wilderness. From their vantage point, the Ariases were privileged witnesses due to the excellent visuals they had from their kitchen. The object emitted a buzzing sound that could be heard despite the intervening distance, and which was similar to a turbine, according to Arias, increasing and decreasing in cycles, while the same occurred with the lights. At that time of night, the winds were strong and the darkness did not allow them to see the reactions of the animals to the proximity of the phenomenon.
A few minutes went by and two objects resembling flashlight bulbs came out of the object, descending softly and moving one behind the other toward the witnesses. These bulbs [appeared to correspond to] dark silhouettes moving at an approximate speed of 20 kmh.
Their estimated heights were between 0.70 and 1 meter, and their aspect was impossible to ascertain due to the prevailing darkness the light sources appeared to constitute the faces of these amorphous entities. These beings did not touch the ground; rather, they floated only centimeters from the surface.
Their movements were continuous but rigid. When they reached the barbed wire fence, the beings avoided it by rising in the air and descending on the other side, continuing their march. The entities came close to a shed that contained machinery and vehicles. They made a 90-degree turn and entered a space between the shed and wire fencing. They disappeared for a few moments and then reappeared, dodging other obstacles such as the eucalyptus tree stand and a timber chute with a brick floor, measuring 2 meters wide and 13 meters long.
At this point, the beings were close to another shed, reducing their speed to a more normal stride, a slow one. These beings or enigmatic figures made a second circuit of the area, and perhaps many others, always around the shed, while the UFO continued hovering in the sky and making the buzzing sound. It was then that the Ariases decided to go to their bedroom and give up on the observation. Moments later, they came back to the window and ascertained that the large object and the beings had vanished. The entire phenomenon had an estimated duration of almost an hour.
Estancia La Dulce, seen from the northwest. The UFO’s movements during the event are show here.
At the time, the Arias family was made up of Manuel, 55, his wife Leonor, who was younger than her husband, and their 3-year-old son. No footprints were found after the event. Mrs. Arias experienced emotional shock as a result of the sighting.
The area where the family’s house is located is rich in agricultural and cattle activity, being producing fields. At the time that the incidents took place, the property belonged to the four Arias brothers, but have now been subdivided. There is a large saltwater lagoon located 3 km southwest of the place where the events occurred.
Drawing of the amorphous entities that emerged from the UFO in the Estancia La Dulce case. The creatures floated, did not touch the ground, and prowled around the location. The UFO meanwhile remained suspended in the air, emitting a buzzing sound.
Related Phenomena
During the events experienced by the Arias family on the night of August 31, 1978 at Estancia La Dulce, Necochea, Argentina, there was a blackout in the area. Manuel Arias believes that the blackout affected not only his ranch, but the entire area as well, due to the passing of the UFO.
The local newspaper, Ecos Diarios of the city of Necochea, reported that: "Strong winds caused a power outage in several sectors of the region.”
After these events, the news spread by word of mouth throughout the town of La Dulce and neighboring communities until journalists from Ecos Diarios covered the story. The entire country soon learned of the incident.
The Arias family found having to deal with all of the print and/or TV media journalists onerous. It was around this time that the local police “invited” the Arias family to file a formal report on the facts.
It is because of all this that Manuel Arias no longer wants to know anything about the case. Moreover, he says that if he should ever see another UFO and beings descended, he would tell no one.
His wife remarked: “Now I’m more peaceful. I have no doubts about what we saw and ever since that night I look outside, knowing that they are there, that they’re near us and want to communicate. They have no intentions of attacking us. If they came back today, I think I would go outside without any fear whatsoever. I’m not a fan of the subject, although I do read something, but I never watch science fiction movies that could have influenced my thinking.”
Days after the event, Leonor Arias herself was a witness to other UFO manifestations in the area. Manuel Arias says: “It was a craft, a module, let us say, suspended in the air giving off light. I think they always do the same...they flood everything with their lights and then take off. They do whatever they want and then leave...”
It should be noted that a mini-flap of 21 UFO cases occurred in the vicinity of Necochea in the months of August and September 1978.
Drawing showing the house of the Arias family and the silos and sheds where the strange creatures prowled on the night of August 31, 1978 at Estancia La Dulce, Necochea, Argentina (Special thanks to Rubén Morales).
• Case 1: 22 August 1978, Necochea, 20:20 hrs. A circular object, very luminous, flew from East to West on Tuesday 22 August, having its origin in the southeastern section of Buenos Aires Province, extending to La Pampa, Rio Negro, Neuquen and then Chile. Simultaneous observation in over 30 cities.
• Case 2: 22 August, vicinity of Coronel Dorrego, 20:30. Three hunters thought they heard strange footsteps similar to those of a man or a very heavy animal, coming from a small forest. After a fruitless investigation, they ascertained that the meat they were roasting on a spit tasted of sulfur, making them ill later. When they boarded their pickup truck, they saw an object measuring 30 meters in diameter and 1 meter tall, surrounded by a potent white light and with a black turret. The UFO approached and the electrical system of the vehicle shorted out as the UFO flew over them at an altitude of 50 meters. After it was gone, the vehicle started up and the hunters that they were traveling in the opposite direction to which they were heading before seeing the UFO.
• Case 3: 22 August. Ramón Santamarina, Necochea, night, 21:45 hs. Saw a strange “gaseous cloud” with a transparent aura, emitting a powerful light.
• Case 4: 22 August. Ramón Santamarina, Necochea, night.
An object, larger and brighter than the Moon, flew at low altitude and approximately the witnesses’ car swiftly, accompanying them for a brief stretch before pulling away, issuing flashes.
• Case 5: 22 August, Coronel Dorrego, night. A UFO maneuvered slowly over the town.
• Case 6: 25 August, Ramón Santamarina, Necochea, 20:30 hs. An object issuing a strong intermittent light was seen over a tree stand, issuing strong red and orange flashes, vanishing later.
• Case 7: 31 August, Estancia La Dulce, near Necochea, 21:55 hs.
• Case 8: 31 August, vicinity of La Dulce, Necochea, night. Another local resident reports: "A singularly bright flying object suspended over the trees" while the city was dark due to a power outage. " I went to find other witnesses, but since I couldn’t find any, I returned to the place just in time to see how the light departed, giving off greenish flashes."
• Case 9: 31 August, night. At approximately the same time, drivers traveling along Route No. 88 also saw the strange object.
• Case 10: 4 September, San Cayetano, night. A young man sees a powerful light, 30 meters long, behind a stand of trees.
• Case 11: 4 September, San Cayetano, night. A farmer heading toward this town sees a UFO traveling toward the west.
• Case 12: Early September, Paraje San Jose, Necochea, night. Two witnesses see a luminous UFO.
• Case 13: 5 September, Route 86. Mrs. Arias (protagonist of the 31 August event at La Dulce) sees a medium-white, glowing cloud transform into a reddish half-moon. It increased in size before vanishing.
• Case 14: 8 September, La Dulce, Necochea, 20 hrs. A false sun lit the entire field, bathing it in throbbing red light for 5 minutes.
• Case 15: 8 September, Route 86, Km. 20 (a few kilometers from Necochea). At 20:15 hours, a beam of blinding red light lit a ranch from a stand of trees. Horses were spooked and two recently butchered lambs began to roast themselves due to the heat issued by the UFO.
• Case 16: 9 September, Necochea, noon. Three luminous objects flew over this city’s downtown area.
• Case 17: 10 September, Route 86, Km,.85, night. A potent light appeared to be “resting” on a high-voltage line. It departed swiftly after 15 minutes.
• Case 18: 12 September, La Dulce, Necochea. A “star” breaks off from a powerful light, descending in 8 successive stages.
• Case 19: 14 September, Necochea, night. An object issuing alternating red and green lights flew overhead at high speed from West to East.
• Case 20: 14 September, Juan N. Fernández, Necochea, 22:30 hs. Took place 500 meters from a house at an altitude of 30 meters. A silver object producing a powerful light hovered over a stand of trees.
• Case 21: Mid-September, Necochea, night. A large, oval, red-colored light passed over the city toward the north.
This mini-flap, which I discovered and researched, falls within the vast region of Necochea.
What was the reason for the number of so many UFO manifestations and the presence of strange beings in the region, in so short a time?
A new UFO incident is therefore added to the global case history, with the presence of entities or beings of enigmatic appearance, highly reliable witnesses, in the southeastern end of the coast of Buenos Aires, in the Necochea region.
A Similar Case
We can provide, as an example of a similar occurrence, an incident that took place 120 km from Necochea, where the Estancia La Dulce events befell the Arias family in August 1978.
It occurred in the early days of January 1988, when Leonardo Fuster and his friend Gabriel (surname unknown), both 18, residents of the La Serena district of Mar del Plata, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, were leaving a get-together at a friend’s house and were walking around a corner in the cited district, when they became witnesses to an anomalous event.
The time was nearly 1:00 a.m. when Gabriel saw a white light coming from the Peralta Ramos forest. It was about 100 meters away, the light was larger in size than a star and looked much like a streetlight, according to the witnesses.
The object was making circular and zigzagging movements at high speed, not making any sound whatsoever. They were staring at for a minute until Leonardo told his friend: “Quit staring at it.”
They continued to walk and talk until a powerful beam of white light approached them and engulfed them, leaving them completely blinded. Moments later, the beam turned off and a kind of multicolored fog or smoke began to emerge; after it dispersed, a small creature appeared. Gabriel used his jacket to cover his face and not see any more, since he was frightened, while Leonardo continued to look.
The being, or “the thing” as they called it, was between 50 and 60 cm tall, brown-colored and had two square red eyes. It had no arms, legs, hands, nose, mouth ... no other feature aside from the eyes.
Drawing of the strange creature observed by Leonardo and Gabriel in Barrio La Serena, January 1988. The UFO with characteristics similar to those reported in the Estancia La Dulce Case, August 31, 1978 is also shown.
The creature floated in the air over the edge of the sidewalk. It moved toward Gabriel and then toward Leonardo, fixing its stare on him. The creature was some 3 meters distant.
Gabriel told his friend Leonardo: “Quit looking at it, leave it” but Leonardo’s gaze was riveted. At that moment, the multicolored fog reappeared and covered the being, causing it to vanish. The white beam of light also came back, blinding the two teenagers. Gabriel reached out to touch Leonardo, thinking that his friend had been spirited away. Leonardo said no, and both saw the source of the light: a large circular, silvery object with several windows. The light that had blinded them retreated into the object. The object’s windows revealed the presence of creatures moving back and forth, black in color.
The UFO was over some properties at a distance of 8 and 10 meters. It later took off at an impressive rate of speed toward the Peralta Ramos forest. A buzzing similar to the sound of wind could be heard as the object departed.
At the end of the experience, Leonardo asked Gabriel for the time and the latter replied in astonishment that it was now 5:30 a.m.!
Four and a half hours had elapsed while they observed the creature, although to them, the experience had lasted only a few minutes.
Leonardo experienced painful stomachache and dark colored vomit when he returned home, according to his mother.
The next day they discussed their experience and local residents told them that seeing “strange lights” was quite common. They were startled by a powerful electric storm that took place in the area, causing power outages. A few days later, Leonardo and his mother would witness other phenomena in the sky, involving objects moving in different directions.
Drawing of the site of the events of January 1988 experienced by Leonardo (identified as “Carlos”) and Gabriel (as “Jorge) at Barrio La Serena (Source: Cuarta Dimension magazine No. 188).
The similarities between this case and the experiences of the Arias family are remarkable.
The beams of light aimed against the witnesses as the start of the event.
An oval shaped object with windows in both incidents. The object is highly similar in both cases.
Entities having rather similar characteristics in both cases, despite the fact that Estancia La Dulce case involved two beings, while there was only one in La Serena. However, these were amorphous silhouettes lacking arms, legs, noses and mouths – only the glowing eyes in both cases.
In the Arias case "the bulbs appeared to make up the face of these silhouettes.” They were two red lights. “The thing” also had two red, square eyes.
Leonardo Fuster had the impression that it was “a robot”, a lifeless thing that was sent to do research. To Manuel Arias, “they do whatever they want and then leave...”
In both cases, the entities floated over the ground. Their heights were between 0.70 cm to 1 meter in the first case and between 0.50 to 0.60 cm in the other.
As far as animals are concerned no strange behavior was recorded, or at least not noticed.
We can also mention the storms as related phenomena, as they occurred during one case and hours later in the other. There is also the power outage in the Arias case and the power outage days later in the La Serena events.
Although we have records that a power interruption occurred in the Necochea-Mar Del Plata system during the first days of January, it should be noted that the witnesses are unclear as to the exact date of the events they experienced. However, they state that it occurred in the first week of January, according to Leonardo and Gabriel.
After the events in the La Serena case, both Gabriel and Leonardo felt much better, as though endowed with more energy. This lasted approximately two days. Only Leonardo Fuster had complaints after he returned home. In both cases, the experiencers became witnesses to other events, such as the UFO sightings of Mrs. Arias and Leonardo Fuster and his mother.
Other witnesses also reported various UFO manifestations in Necochea and Mar del Plata before, during and after the events described. We are faced, without a doubt, with two very important incidents that occurred only a few kilometers away from each other...two encounters with UFOs involving the presence of amorphous entities, with reliable witnesses having very similar characteristics, being recorded thus within the global case histories of the phenomenon: the Estancia La Dulce in Necochea and the Barrio La Serena cases, both of them occuring in the southeastern coast of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Sources:
Ecos Diariosde Necochea, provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• Retorno a La Dulce, an investigation by Rubén Morales, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• Revista Cuarta Dimensión Nro. 188, Dirección: Fabio Zerpa, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• Research conducted by Guillermo Daniel Giménez.
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Inexplicata
The Journal of Hispanic Ufology
July 24, 2007
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Source: Crónica and Ana Luisa Cid
Date: July 23, 2007
UFO over Lenga, Chile
According to the Chilean newspaper Crónica for July 23, 2007, 18 year old Victoria Ampuero photographed an unidentified flying object.
The events took place on Thursday, July 19 at 14:49 hours as she was photographing the landscape visible from her home in Lenga (Chile).
According to Victoria, the UFO was not visible to her eyes and only became aware of their presence when she checked the images on screen, describing the object as a "craft".
Until now, no photographic expert has checked the material. However, the paper's newsroom contacted astronomer Paris Bustos of the Penco Observatory, who said that the image is interesting and that many UFO sightings are really astronomical objects, atmospheric phenomena or camera problems.
Cronica has not published the photo in question, although it does dedicate a segment of its cover to this news item.
(translation (c) 2007, S. Corrales, IHU. Special thanks to Ana Luisa Cid)
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Ovni en Lenga, Chile
De acuerdo a la publicación del diario Crónica, del 23 de julio del 2007, la joven de 18 años, Victoria Ampuero, captó en fotografía un objeto volador no identificado.
Los hechos ocurrieron el pasado jueves 19 de julio a las 14:49 hrs., cuando ella estaba tomando fotos del paisaje que se observa desde su casa, en Lenga (Chile).
Según el testimonio de Victoria, el ovni no era visible a sus ojos y se dio cuenta de su presencia hasta que revisó las imágenes en el televisor, describiendo al objeto como una "nave".
Hasta el momento ningún especialista en fotografía ha revisado el material, no obstante, la redacción del periódico se puso en contacto con el astrónomo Paris Bustos, director del Observatorio de Penco, quien opinó que se ve interesante la imagen, agregando que muchos avistamientos de ovnis son en realidad objetos astronómicos, fenómenos de la atmósfera o problemas de la cámara.
El periódico Crónica no ha publicado la foto en cuestión, aunque sí dedica un segmento de su portada a esta noticia.
Informa: Ana Luisa Cid
Fuentes: Raúl Núñez y Periódico Crónica
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Mexico: Chance UFOs over Puebla
INEXPLICATA contributing editor Guillermo Gimenez has sent us the following photographs and text:
Strange Objects Photographed Over Puebla, Mexico
See Pictures: 1, 2, 3, 4
Once more "chance" UFOs have been photographed, this time over the city of Puebla, Mexico, when Mr. Gerardo Saenz was traveling through Africam Zoo. and took these photos with his Nikon Digital D470. Not only can we see beautiful animals, but also strange objects in the skies above
Scott Corrales
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Inexplicata
The Journal of Hispanic Ufology
July 13, 2007
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Source: "La Teja" (newspaper)
Date: July 2007
Costa Rica: A UFO Over Tres Rios
Reporter: Jeison Granados
"I was working on a top floor when I saw something that looked like a star. I was very surprised because only a powerful light could be seen. That's when I started recording with the cellphone because the event was very intriguing. When I saw the video, I was startled at what I'd recorded, since it was a flying saucer, no more, no less."
This is how Angel Brenes describes how he recorded the unidentified flying object (UFO) that appeared over Tres Rios on Sunday, June 24, 2007
Angel is a security guard at the local ICE facility, particularly at the "Quebrada del Fierro" plant, where there are many antennas present and other co-workers had reported seeing strange things.
"Since it's an open field, I think the UFOs come over to siphon off electricity," he said.
The worker said that he didn't believe in such things. "I can tell you that I wasn't scared because I didn't believe in such things, but after seeing this, I can tell all non-believers that we are a country chosen by extraterrestrials," said the guard, who is still astonished by his experience.
Sightings in this country are very common, especially in the San Carlos region, due to the presence of the Arenal Volcano.
See picture:
(Translation (c) 2007 S. Corrales, IHU. Special thanks to Prof. Ana Luisa Cid)