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Source: Vision Ovni www.visionovni.com.ar
Date: March 30, 2009
Argentina: A Cattle Mutilation in Victoria
By Silvia Pérez Simondini
See Pictures: 1, 2
On the evening of March 28, 2009, a new mutilation took place in the city of Victoria, Province of Entre Rios (Argentina) at a small ranch owned by Mr. Ignacio Oñativia. A yearling calf was found mutilated, displaying the same incisions we have been seeing since 2002. The clean cuts can be seen in the photographs, with nothing but small traces of blood left behind. The details surrounding the case are unique: in conversation with Mr. Oñativia, he told me that he only kept four (4) animals at that location, among them a rather troublesome calf who posed a problem when it came to putting it in a pen. However, last night, when he entered his ranch, he saw the three animals inside the pen without anyones prompting. This drew his attention, and made him think that the missing [calf] must surely be dead. He said to himself that the same situation always seemed to happen whenever he brought animals from the island, one of them died. He set out to find the missing one. Upon finding it, the first thought that crossed his mind was that it could have died of hoof-and-mouth disease, but when he approached it, he quickly realized that a mutilation was involved. He came to find me at the Museo OVNI and took me to the site, so that I could see for myself.
This location is only meters away from the entrance roundabout to Victoria from Gualeguay, 100 meters from the high voltage wires and 1000 meters from El Ceibo Creek, elements that are never missing in cattle mutilations.
I would like to extend my thanks to the Oñativia family, especially Mr. Ignacio, who not only came to find me, but also assisted me in videotaping and photographing the animal, as the dark of night was complete.
(Translation (c) 2009, S. Corrales, IHU. Special thanks to Silvia Pérez Simondini and Visión Ovni)
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Source: Diario Los Andes and Grupo GABIE
Date: March 24, 2009
Fabio Zerpa writer, lecturer, and media personality is one of the grand old men of South American ufology. This interview appeared on March 24th in Argentinas Diario Los Andes
Fabio Zerpa says: Ill never say if I met ETs face-to-face
Known all over the world for his research into the UFO phenomenon, the Uruguayan researcher who lives in Buenos Aires arrived in Mendoza today for a series of lectures and a seminar in Adolfo Calle auditorium to be held today, tomorrow and Thursday. This octogenarian is the author of 20 books and he believes that to die is to return home. To explain this phrase without knowing the person who uttered it would make it seem cliché or a pointless tautology, but Fabio Zerpa is coming to our province. Hes here to offer a seminar with the title To die is to return home and this activity precedes the publication of his book Fabio Zerpa Tiene Razon (Fabio Zerpa is Right), laughing at the title, a witticism thought up by his publisher, Editorial Atlantida, which organizes the presentation within the framework of the forthcoming Buenos Aires Book Fair. This book contains my entire life, with accounts from Mirtha Legrand, China Zorrilla, Horacio Ferrer, Alejandro Fantino, Andrés Calamaro and many other friends who outline each aspect of my life.
Now, with an enviable humor peppered with the idioms of the Tango scene, the man who devoted his entire life to UFO research speaks with Diario Los Andes.
Do the characters that appear in your forthcoming book discuss the various circumstances of your life, or are they restricted to your years in UFO research?
My entire life. For example, Horacio Ferrer discusses my childhood, because hes from Uruguay and into Tango, like me (Zerpa is a member of the National Tango Academy). China Zorrilla knew me in my teenage years. Mirtha gave me my very first big story, when dealing with extraterrestrial life was still a hobby of mine. It was Almorzando con las estrellas (Lunch with the stars) in 1965, when I discussed the [UFO] subject publicly for the first time. And look here, Im celebrating 50 years of doing it!!
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How did you become so sure about the subject?
Im an academic with an advanced degree, and therefore my training has been conventional. But fortunately, when I saw a UFO in 1959, I began to study the subject from a different paradigm: unconventional, occult, esoteric, which is as worthwhile as the conventional approach. Im following the middle path. I studied it because Ive always been a researcher and hadnt realized until I saw that UFO.
What was it you saw in 1959?
I was flying in an Argentinean Air Force craft along with a military pilot. We had taken off from the Morón Air Base. At 12:30 in mid-flight and in the vicinity of San Miguel, I saw a metallic object flying along, measuring some 150 meters long.
A block and a half long?
Thats what the aviator calculated, but yes indeed. It was some fifteen hundred meters distant.
Were you already researching UFOs?
No. I was shooting a television series called Condores de acero (Steel Condors) for the old Channel 7. I played the role of a pilot who underwent different experiences. That day, the captain had invited me to go flying and at noon, at an altitude of 800 meters, he said to me: Look at whats on your left. I looked, and saw that device beyond the airplanes tail: close-ended, metallic and completely silent. Wingless, propellerless, and without the exhaust gases that characterized the incipient space rocketry of that time. It flew slowly. It stopped at 1500 meters, didnt fall down, overcame the force of gravity, made a 60-degree turn and vanished toward northern Argentina. I turned my head and asked: What is that? and the captain replied: A flying saucer.
Was it like the ones shown in movies?
It was a cigar-shaped craft. I was reminded at that instant of the Zeppelin I saw during my childhood, when it came to Rio de la Plata. That captain told me, ironically: To some thats a flying saucer. To others its a secret weapon. That sparked the researcher in me. The UFO impacted my awareness, and it changed my life.
Are there aliens in our world?
Ill never say if I have a contact experience, face to face, because if I say so, theyll think: This guys already talking to aliens and drinking coffee with them and its not true. This is a subject that sometimes drives people off the deep end. Its important to have considerable control. The word extraterrestrial doesnt mean Martian, only beyond the terrestrial. What were discussing are space travelers. Along with Dr. Jacques Vallée, who was an advisor for NASAs Mars Mapping Project, we started looking into ufology. I brought him to [Argentina] some 20 years ago and we researched together. Its important to be clear about the terminology were UFOlogists, not ufologists.
And whats the difference?
The UFOlogist studies and deals with UFOs.
Why isnt there an open and fluid contact with extraterrestrial beings if theyre constantly visiting our planet?
Theyve shown a technology that is completely superior to what humanity possesses in 2009. UFOs which have been around since since WW 2 havent invaded us in 60 years when they could have done so with the technology at their disposal. If they were human, you just put [U.S. President] Bush in a saucer and were good to go! (laughter).
But why isnt there an open contact, then?
Ive lived in 18 countries and from my research I can tell you that there are several reasons that they dont contact us. First: were not all that interesting to them. Its that simple: they come to the planet and do not wish to contact us. Its the same thing we do to African pygmies. We know theyre there, but we dont contact them. You walk along San Martin Avenue and you dont try to contact everyone filing past you. Second: There are others who have come to study the planet and are looking for scientific contact (there are also those who engage in close encounters of the fourth kind abductions that is, they bring people aboard their craft). Their interest in the planet is scientific. Theyre here to study. The ones that interest me most are the ones who want to make gradual contact with us and show signs of a future contact in the 21st century.
Do you know people whove been abducted by aliens?
Over 500 people in the world have been. And there are scientists like Daniel Fry who have been aboard alien craft. Fry designed spacesuits. I met him in the United States.
Why does the scientific community deny all this?
That was then. Now, in the last 10 years, 85 % of the worlds scientists accept the presence of alien life on Earth.
And how does all this tie into the reasons for your presentation in Mendoza?
Its about the culture of the future and they [alleged aliens] practically live in the future. As Einstein said in 1952, UFOs exist but theyre not space travelers rather theyre time travelers. Space travelers, parallel worlds and time. Time is the dimension in which we can speak of eternity. To die is to go home was a study Ive been doing since 1971 regarding past lives and the eternity of our spirit. Ive made eleven thousand inquiries 18 different countries. Even Carl Sagan! (laughs)
You met him?
Of course! We shared our views with Sagan. The real Sagan is the one from Contact
Zerpa asks us to mention this, his voice cracking with emotion: Mendoza has a very special place in my heart. In 1968, when I came to Condor, it was necessary to block off the street with two squad cars because the place was so full. It fills me with emotion because its an acknowledgement to the work of one man. And that emotion is related to the childlike sense of wonder that I carry within me.
(Translation (c) 2009, S. Corrales, IHU. Special thanks to Grupo G.A.B.I.E.)
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Argentina: A Horse Mutilation From 2007
By Silvia Pérez Simondini - VISION OVNI
Entre Rios, Argentina
In spite of the number of mutilations that we've seen along the length of our country, we have never witnessed what a cattleman who visited the UFO Museum had to show me.
It's a horse -- not just any horse, as it was a wild colt that no one could tame. However, it appears that someone managed to do so.
On October 1, 2007, in the Moscas Sur District, Department of Uruguay, separated from Rosario del Tala by the reiver bearing the same name, Mr. Edgardo Raul Slootman of the San Diego ranch found one of his colts in the manner shown in the photograph that appears above.Regrettably, this photo is not perfectly clear, as the gentleman did not have the negatives and it was only possible to take a photo of the photo. But as it is nevertheless important, I ask that you concentrate on what it shows: on the animal's neck, and toward the bottom, it is possible to see some collar-shaped lines caused by some element that stripped the colt's flesh as it slid threw. These lines end in a sort of fungus that multiplies as it becomes larger. This is something we had never seen before, and it truly concerns us, as the subject of mutilations appears to be changing directions little by little. These events have never ceased to occur since 2002.
According to the tests performed, says Mr. Slootman, [the fungus] is a living matter of unknown origin that reproduces in colonies and is resistant to chlorine. The strangest part of all was the disintegration of edge of the scalpel that came into contact with this matter [INEXPLICATA' s italics]
Another interesting detail is that cellphones would shut down whenever their users approached the animal's carcass.
The conclusion is that a liquid slid down the colt's neck. It is totally corrosive and peeled the animal's hide as it did so. This cattleman's horse herd occupies a 90-hectare spread, and four or five mutilated cows were found that same day.
What makes the UFO Museum wonderful is the willingness of the public to bring us their evidence and eyewitness accounts. We are enormously grateful for this, since as occured in this case, we obtain information that was completely unknown in the cattle mutilation phenomenon. Our sincerest thanks to Mr. Slootman for his cooperation.
(Translation (c) 2009, S. Corrales, IHU. Special thanks to Guillermo Gimenez and to Silvia and Andrea Pérez Simondini)
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INEXPLICATA: The Journal of Hispanic Ufology
March 10, 2009
The latest UFO/Paranormal news posted to www.inexplicata.blogspot.com
Source: NOUFA *Noticiero Ufológico Autónomo*
Date: 03.10.09
Chile: Lenticular UFO Over Chacarillas
On the afternoon of Monday 03.09, a team consisting of Ramon Navia and Conchita Pascual of Spain's IIEE, along with Raul Nuñez, IIEE's Chilean coordinator, and Osvaldo Muray, the main protagonist of the UFO phenomena recorded in the Chacarillas Range, were able to capture a series of spectacular phenomena along the skirts of these hills, which we we have presentd more than once in the past, given their long history of enigmas.
The delegation of Spanish researchers was able to ascertain "on site" the location where Muray claims to have photographed and witnessed -- over nearly 19 years -- an entire sequence of unexplained phenomena that he has written down day by day as part of a detailed task, totally convinced by his sightings.
Readers will remember that on April 12, 2008, an impressive bolide was captured by Raul Nunez's photo camera as Muray and another Chilean collaborator visited the site. Furthermore, this research organization is following up on the events that have occurred at the site ever since the organization was created in Chile in April 2003.
When asked about the events on the afternoon of Monday the 9th, Navia stated that the was very pleased with the images taken and which serve as confirmation of Osvaldo Muray's patient efforts, having sufficient merit to be taken into consideration. He is greatly surprised that national scientific organizations or independent researchers have not shown any interest for what is going on in these hills.
NOUFA presents one of the photos taken, but it is aware of an entire sequence of strange lights and "orb" phenomena that were taken after a patient and constant effort over time that was rewarded yet again.
Moreover, Raul Nuñez said ironically that "these entities, or whatever they are...have perhaps consented to be photographed, as we they know that we don't profit from their presence..." an allusion to the intense wave of "ufological tourism" that some are trying to create in certain parts of the country.
(Translation (c) 2009, S. Corrales, IHU. Special thanks to Raul Núñez)
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Source: Diario Unico de Madryn
http://www.diariodemadryn.com/vernoti.php?ID=101959
Date: Monday, March 9, 2009
Date of Event: 02.24.09
ARGENTINA: UFO OVER PLAYA GARIPE
A local resident claimed seeing strange lights in the sky, and after giving the matter much thought, decided to alert the press to his sighting. Marcelo Clavero, baker and owner of the La Juan B. Justo bakery, happened to a camera with him when the event occured. What really drew his attention were the very powerful haloes of light made by this object in the sky in two separate instances.
At approximately 22:30 hours on Sunday, February 24, he was fishing in the company of his wife, son and brother, who were able to witness the event and capture it on a digital camera.
Marcelo remarked that they were fishing at Playa Casino and since the fish were not biting, they decided to go to Playa Garipe, north of Madryn, to try their luck. They made all their preparations to accomodate their fishing lines and when they were about to cast them into the sea, Marcelo saw an intense light in the company of his brother and son.
The three spectators agreed at first that it was an airplane, as the halo turned on and off, resembling the lights of an aircraft. Later, the flying object covered a certain distance in the sky before returning to its original position. Clavero remarked that the event was of no great importance to those present.
When they were behind their pickup truck, in the process of cooking a barbecue, the same powerful beam of light appeared, and at that moment Marcelo Clavero believed that it could be some kind of flying object. He asked his wife to take a photo of the powerful light with the family camera, without hoping that the image would be captured by the camera.
Marcelo showed El Diario the two photos taken on that occasion without any kind of zoom or closeup. The photographic records show Marcelos back (in one photo) looking at the sky, and brilliant spot in question. He showed that when that brigth spot is held close to the observerss gaze (sic) it transforms into a sort of disk that stands out over the stars that can also be seen in the photo. It is possible to see green, blue and red colors in the alleged object.
Somewhat surprised, the baker remarked that this is the first time that he had seen lights and movements of this kind in the sky, adding Ive seen planes crossing the sky at night, in fact, when fishing at night, seeing airplanes is a common sight. Whenever hes engaged in night fishing, he surveys the areas beaches and has never seen anything in the southern skies that drew his attention. Marcelo remarked that while talking to another local businessman who also goes fishing at night, he had seen exactly the same kind of movement adn bright light at the same beach, but rather than see it over the ocean, as happened to Clavero and company, the man was able to see it over the countryside.
In closing, the baker stated that he does not know exactly what he saw in the night skies on February 24, but the bright light and its movements, corroborated by the four persons present, he does not think it is a known aircraft. On the contrary, he believes that the flying object was unidentified, and even checked airspace records for that day and time.
(Translation (c) 2009, S. Corrales, IHU. Special thanks to Grupo G.A.B.I.E.)
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Argentina: Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Guillermo Gimenez writes: " A while ago, when I made the Necocheac case known and the "chance" UFOs photographed over the beach next to the rainbows, new photos have emerged from other points of the country that show us strange objects as well. This is the case told to me by Mrs. Liliana Verano, who tells me:
"Hello Guillermo:
In reading the article on Fabio Zerpa's page on UFO photos in Necochea, I'd like you to know that here in the city of San Javier, Province of Santa Fe, in recent days, more specifically Tuesday 12/13/2008, after several hours of light rain, around 20:00 hours, there was a beautiful double rainbow, a very impressive one. A youngster from here in San Javier took two photos with his digital camera and when he downloaded them to his computer, a flying saucer could be clearly seen, or UFO, if you prefer to call it that.
Since I'm very itnerested and have made this my subject, I contacted him and he gave me the photos. I'm sending them to you as an attachment. I'm not at all surprised by the appearance of [thes eobjects] since on March 2008, during a trip to Capilla del Monte (Cordoba) I took a lot of photos in Los Terrones and upon downloading found UFOs in many of them. I would like to stress that at no time did we see anything. They can only be seen when they are downloaded to the computer and the photos are enhanced. What is surprising about the rainbow photo is that this is the first time I've seen one in San Javier. Notice Photo 2. jpg: A brilliant spot can be seen right in the rainbow. As the sun strikes it, the vehicle glows. It can be seen very well when enlarged.
It's my pleasure. I'm at your service if you have any questions.
Sincerely -- C.P.N. Liliana Elena Verano
In closing, we'd like to add that the camera used was a Kodak Easyshare C300, 2080 x 1368 , JPG-type."
This, then is Liliana's report. Upon seeing her photos it is possible to see that these strange objects continue to plow the skies over Argentina. Studies carried out dismiss the possibility of fraud or natural phenomena. What do these photos show? Strange objects that fly without being identified.
(Translation (c) 2009, S. Corrales, IHU. Special thanks to Guillermo Gimenez, Planeta UFO)
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Argentina: Somewhere Over the Rainbow
See Pictures: 1, 2
Guillermo Gimenez writes: " A while ago, when I made the Necocheac case known and the "chance" UFOs photographed over the beach next to the rainbows, new photos have emerged from other points of the country that show us strange objects as well. This is the case told to me by Mrs. Liliana Verano, who tells me:
"Hello Guillermo:
In reading the article on Fabio Zerpa's page on UFO photos in Necochea, I'd like you to know that here in the city of San Javier, Province of Santa Fe, in recent days, more specifically Tuesday 12/13/2008, after several hours of light rain, around 20:00 hours, there was a beautiful double rainbow, a very impressive one. A youngster from here in San Javier took two photos with his digital camera and when he downloaded them to his computer, a flying saucer could be clearly seen, or UFO, if you prefer to call it that. Since I'm very itnerested and have made this my subject, I contacted him and he gave me the photos. I'm sending them to you as an attachment. I'm not at all surprised by the appearance of [thes eobjects] since on March 2008, during a trip to Capilla del Monte (Cordoba) I took a lot of photos in Los Terrones and upon downloading found UFOs in many of them. I would like to stress that at no time did we see anything. They can only be seen when they are downloaded to the computer and the photos are enhanced. What is surprising about the rainbow photo is that this is the first time I've seen one in San Javier. Notice Photo 2. jpg: A brilliant spot can be seen right in the rainbow. As the sun strikes it, the vehicle glows. It can be seen very well when enlarged. It's my pleasure. I'm at your service if you have any questions.
Sincerely -- C.P.N. Liliana Elena Verano
In closing, we'd like to add that the camera used was a Kodak Easyshare C300, 2080 x 1368 , JPG-type."
This, then is Liliana's report. Upon seeing her photos it is possible to see that these strange objects continue to plow the skies over Argentina. Studies carried out dismiss the possibility of fraud or natural phenomena. What do these photos show? Strange objects that fly without being identified.
(Translation (c) 2009, S. Corrales, IHU. Special thanks to Guillermo Gimenez, Planeta UFO)
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MISIDENTIFICATION: The Rosario, Argentina Beam-Firing UFO
By Silvia Perez Simondini
(Posted to the www.visionovni.com.ar website)
As the public is well aware, many people in Rosario were shaken by the sighting of a UFO that engaged in zigzagging, up-and-down movements with intermittent lights as it traveled on the night of January 30 into the morning of the 31st.
Many witnesses reported seeing two or three objects that same night.
Vision Ovni took down the eyewitness reports and began its investigation, accompanied by a series of sightings made in other parts of the world showing observations made in various parts of the world, displaying video images with one, four and five objects producing the same phenomenon visible in the Rosario case.
We commenced our research in Rosario by interviewing witnesses, a detailed task carried out by Elias Kolev; witnesses in the area and outlying regions were surveyed. Meanwhile, Vision Ovnis website and blog continue to receive videos and accounts of the events. We also received explanations from the parties making the claims. Four working hypotheses were confected out of all this material.
Hypothesis One: Static Aerial Promotion by the Alto Rosario Shopping Center
This hypothesis was dismissed after making calls to the Alto Rosario shopping center, whose management denied the existence of any aerial promotion campaign over its facilities. On the other hand, consultations were made with the Fisherton Control Tower, as it is the regulating body that authorizes such displays.
Hypothesis Two: Nocturnal Flights by Light-Equipped kites
On this occasion, using information posted by an anonymous user to Vision Ovnis blog at Clarin, we found the Rosario Vuela organization, which flies these kites. This group is a gathering of friends who are passionate about this hobby. Upon learning of its existence, Andrea Perez Simondini contacted them immediately, addressing an e-mail to Guillermo Percoco, the groups web manager. In its reply, the aforementioned group assumed responsibility for the event. The details are provided below:
Mail from Andrea:
Hello Guillermo:
You have a lovely web page.
As you can see from the subject, Im a member of the Vision Ovni team and as you can imagine, Im writing about the sighting on the evening of the 30th-morning of the 31st. As many witnesses have reported that the movement of the reported object resembled that of a kite, and with the authorities at Fisherton reporting that no permit for kite contest or practice had been issued, nor for any aerial publicity, I wanted confirmation from your organization if you did indeed perform maneuvers with the kites, as this is the last source we need to verify.
If this is true, I would like a letter from you confirming your organization s event to declare the matter closed. If not true, I think itll be a long time before we learn the real causes of the event. I wanted to advise you that next week well be holding a press conference due to the number of witnesses to the event and we would like to bring this mystery to an end. It would be a good thing for you to send me photos of your maneuvers so that people will have a record of it.
Im requesting your authorization to mention your group as being responsible for the episode or not, so that people will be clear about it, one way or another. If it was indeed your group, you mobilized a lot of people and caused us to make expenses that we cant always cover.
I hope you receive this message in the understanding that while UFO research may be a lark to some, there are others who take it earnestly, in the same way that you engage in your hobby.
I eagerly await your reply.
Sincerely,
Andrea Perez Simondini
Vision OVNI
Reply Received:
Hi Andrea, thanks for writing (e-mail ccd to visionovni@hotmail.com). We were in fact preparing a note for publication on our page, which you can read here:
http://www.rosariovuela.com.ar/?p=82
What you call a UFO was INDEED US. It was a light-emitting kite. The report on the page gives you extensive details as to how this was done. Id like to clarify a few things in this regard:
1) IT WASNT a prank. It was an activity we engage in regularly and is called nocturnal kite flying. We arent the only ones doing it; its done in many parts of the world (YouTube: kite night led, there are even a few links posted in a comment to your blog)
2) We are NOT an institution or organization. We are simply a group of friends who get together to fly kites, like any other group of friends meeting to play soccer, fly radio-controlled planes, etc. (for this reason we are unable to send you an institutional letter or anything similar)
3) The kites are small, not large like Ive seen some people say (the one we use is 1 meter wide by one meter tall)
4) It wasnt any kind of promotional campaign. We do not profit in any way from the groups activities. We dont charge to have people see, dont charge admission or to test our kites, or anything like it.
5) The shopping center had absolutely NOTHING to do with it (several radio stations wanted to phone the public relations people to inquire, etc.)
And whats most important: AT NO TIME DID WE INTEND TO MOCK ANYONE, OR CAUSE FEAR, PANIC, ETC. among people. It wasnt a joke. It was a field test to corroborate that the 2007 video was indeed a recording of one of our kites. It was done at night for obvious reasons. It was done over the shopping center because we fly at Scalabrinis and it turned out that the wind was blowing in that direction. It was done twice because we did not find what we were looking for, and because night flying is something we do often in the summer. It just never happened that so many people would see it.
We have photos taken with the rest of the people, but the person who took them still cant publish them. Therefore theyre not in the article, probably when conditions are back to normal (his electricity still hasnt been restored).
With regard to your blogs comment about us being concealed, it is COMPLETELY UNTRUE, as youll read in the article. We were in a park, in a well-lit sector, with our families, cars, bags, etc. My apologies for not making a longer reply, but I had a very long night on account of the storm and Im very tired. However, I want you to know that Im at your disposal for further replies and/or to show you how its done. But Im listening to your radio show and wanted this to reach you as soon as possible.
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As those of us at Vision Ovni tend to say, sometimes humorously and sometimes in earnest, those who seek shall find. As you can see, Rosario Vuela becomes responsible for the episode that caused hundreds of people to pull over in the vicinity of the shopping center.
To Vision Ovni, this case has been closed, but there are still loose ends to deal with:
what caused an optical effect with the beams emission-- which according to the parties responsible was attributable to an optical distortion in camera lens when we have witnesses who saw the beam without optic elements.
The number of objects. Rosario Vuela explains that people saw two objects due to the LED dangling from the bottom of the kid. There are witnesses who report seeing 2 and 3 objects that night.
Reports of the traffic lights suspended in red, rather than intermittent (yellow) at the time of the manifestation have yet to be explained. There are witnesses who state that this indeed happened and from the investigation undertaken by Elias Kolev with Traffic Control, we know that traffic lights should have operated normally that day. The effect on cellphones we attribute to a lack of battery power when the need to photograph or record arose.
Finally this case would explain the beam-emission phenomenon seen in recordings from England, Germany, Russia, Mexico and Costa Rica and the 2007 Rosario event: not on account of the kite soaring, but due to optical defects in the lenses of the cellphones making the recordings.
An agreement was reached with the Rosario Vuela group to perform a field test aimed at recreating the phenomenon observed in the Alto Rosario shopping center under the same conditions, in order to provide a practical demonstration to those who were startled by phenomenon.
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Finally, this case was a lesson to all of us. It teaches us how much further we must go to perfect our fieldwork. And to Rosario Vuela too, because Im certain that they will inform the public during their next field maneuver so that no person will have doubts about the maneuvers, and to people who have been motivated for the first time ever to state their observations in public. They cannot imagine the importance that this has to those of us who research the UFO phenomenon, as the main component in any case is the witness, and it is for the witnesses, and their commitment to reporting what they saw, the we sought the ultimate possibility and found it, even if no UFO was involved in this event.
(Translation (c) 2009, S. Corrales, IHU)
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Source: Rio Negro Online
Date: Monday, 02.16.09
NEUQUEN Three unidentified objects entered the atmosphere, creating a tremendous flash that lit the regions skies from Alto Valle to the Cordilleran Lake region, according to witnesses.
The phenomenon occurred on Saturday night between 22:15 and 23:00 hours and was confirmed by the Neuquén Astronomical Observatory and the Bariloche Naval Prefecture. Roberto Figueroa, director of the Observatory, told Rio Negro Online that around 22:15 I was in the observatory with some people and we suddenly saw how the entire sky in the western part of Parque Norte became illuminated. We saw three very bright objects, unidentified, which exploded upon entering the atmosphere, producing a tremendous flash that was followed y a sort of smoke.
He ratified that these were unidentified flying objects, and he understands that it could have been a large asteroid measuring between 5 and 8 meters in diameter. It would be one of many that cross Earths path as collision point. As they enter our atmosphere, they heat up and expand in such a way that they wind up burning up and falling as ashes, explained Figueroa. However, it could also have been the reentry of one of many satellites orbiting the earth. The expert concluded by saying that there are no specifics to what actually seen.
From Bariloche, residents and tourists claimed seeing a light fall to earth in Lake Nahuel Huapi. According to the Bariloche News Agency, members of the Naval Prefecture reported receiving calls from several residents, including some who were in Lake Mascardi and claimed seeing a flashing light.
The Prefecture believed at first that it was a flare and sent a vessel to survey the area toward the Limay River as indicated by callers, but nothing was found. We supposed that it was a shooting star, but do not have any solid data on what occurred.
A group of fishermen at the Piedra del Aguila area also confirmed the sighting, but added the detail that it was followed by a loud report. In Roca, residents celebrating the Fiesta Nacional de la Manzana (Apple Day) also witnessed the phenomenon. It was a greenish blue object that seemed to be made of metal, said a woman.
This sighting has occurred only days away from the first collision in space produced by cosmic traffic. The collision, which occurred last Tuesday and was reported on Friday, involved two satellites one Russian, the other American, which impacted some 800 km over Siberia.
(Translation (c) 2009, S. Corrales, IHU. Special thanks to J.L. Figueras, FAO)
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Source: VISION OVNI
Date; 02.03.09
ARGENTINA: UFO FIRES BEAMS OVER ALTO ROSARIO ONCE MORE
Residents of Rosario became witnesses to further UFO activity on the evening of January 30 and the early morning hours of the 31st. Initial eyewitness accounts describe lights seen at 23:30 hs. over the facilities of the Alto Rosario Shopping Center located between Av. del Valle and Blvd. Avellaneda.
Witnesses in the area described the object as having glowing white light and apparently suspended halfway above the center, engaging in a swinging motion and shooting off beams of light against the ground.
Local residents, who saw its maneuvers clearly from their balconies and the way it fired off the beams, saw the object as early as 23:30. A second object, yellow in color, was seen later on, moving slowly over the city. The first object was seen again around 1:00 a.m. on January 31st.
The second object caused a commotion due to its low altitude, low enough to cause cars to stop moving. Eyewitness accounts suggest that the traffic lights appeared frozen on red and cellphones employed to photograph or record the object were left with grey screens and drained batteries. All accounts agree that the object was nothing known to the witnesses, exemplified by the recording released a few days ago by a young Rosario resident taken in 2007, and which caused such public commotion.
Given the number of reports, the Vision Ovni team looked into the case, as it did with the recording from 2007, and through one of its researchers, Elias Kolev, contacted several witnesses to establish parameters regarding what was observed.
This case opens the possibility of obtaining specific evidence, since according to those who saw the objects, there is relevant information such as the interference with the traffic lights. In a conversation with expert Salvatore Carta, there is physical and mechanical action involved in the operation of these traffic control signals. According to Kolevs initial consultations with the Dirección de Control de Transito (traffic control office), when traffic lights are faced with a power shortage, they enter an intermittent (blinking) phase. A specialist from this state agency will be interviewed on Monday to secure details on the specific operating mechanism of these devices.
Moreover, cellphones were left blank and drained of power. This did not occur in all cases, only in some a situation that requires specific study to ascertain these failures.
This case has acquired special importance for Visión Ovni and everything suggests the existence of elements of major investigative value in the region. We hope to provide you with the results of this research.
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