UFO and UAP cases from Argentina

7 well-documented UFO/UAP encounters from Argentina, 1962 to 2024: 5 unresolved, 1 explained, 1 identified. Each case has its sources, timeline and the official or best explanation.

7 cases

• Bahía Blanca and Espora air base sightings 11 May 1962 · Bahía Blanca and Espora Naval Air Base UNRESOLVED
• Trancas — lights over the Moreno farm 21 October 1963 · Finca of the Moreno family beside the Belgrano railway, Trancas, Tucumán UNRESOLVED
• Buenos Aires — Meteors scrambled 16 July 1965 · Buenos Aires UNRESOLVED
• Villa Urquiza Christmas sighting 25 December 1988 · Villa Urquiza, Buenos Aires UNRESOLVED
• Bariloche — the blackout and Aerolíneas Argentinas 674 31 July 1995 · San Carlos de Bariloche airport, Río Negro, Argentina UNRESOLVED
• Espora naval air base — the “battle” that the Navy denied 5 September 2023 · Base Aeronaval Comandante Espora, Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires province EXPLAINED
• The “plume” over Buenos Aires — a Chinese rocket identified 8 May 2024 · Castelar, Buenos Aires province; also seen from Entre Ríos, Uruguay, Chile, Bolivia and Paraguay IDENTIFIED

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