UFO and UAP cases from Chile

5 well-documented UFO/UAP encounters from Chile, 1977 to 2014: 3 disputed, 1 identified, 1 unresolved. Each case has its sources, timeline and the official or best explanation.

5 cases

• Corporal Valdés — the patrol at Pampa Lluscuma 25 April 1977 · Pampa Lluscuma, near Putre, Arica DISPUTED
• El Bosque Air Base — the object in the air-show video 5 November 2010 · El Bosque Air Base, Santiago DISPUTED
• Santiago — the silver spheres over the Paseo Bulnes 11 May 2012 · Paseo Bulnes, central Santiago IDENTIFIED
• Collahuasi mine — CEFAA’s “UFO” photographs 15 April 2013 · Collahuasi copper mine, 4,300 m up in the Tarapacá Andes UNRESOLVED
• Chilean Navy helicopter FLIR video 11 November 2014 · Coast between San Antonio and Quinteros, Chile DISPUTED

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