21 October 1963 21:30
Trancas, Argentina
Six strange objects were observed for 40 minutes. Figures were seen in the vicinity of the first disks.
Six strange objects were observed for 40 minutes causing a local panic. One was hovering at ground level above some railroad tracks, while another, showing a dome and portholes, was nea a house. When witneses flashed a light, the house was flooded with a strong beam. Temperature rose and a sulphurous odor was noted. Figures were seen in the vicinity of the first disks. All six objects had a white and a red light beam, measured eight meters in diameter, and left a cloud of white smoke. Objects were observed. Occupants of the craft were seen. Physiological effects were noted. Metallic traces found.Six red saucers, about 40 feet across, were observed by three witnesses at a house for 40 minutes (Acosta; Moreno; Tropuano; Vera).
Hynek rating: CE3: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Entity reports)
Vallee rating: CE3: Entities have been observed on the UFO.
Vallee reliability rating: 444: Firsthand personal interview with the witness by a source of proven reliability; site visit by a skilled analyst; no natural explanation possible, given the evidence.
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