Unidentified Flying Objects Reports

b. About one week later another strange object appeared for about 10 minutes between 2230 and 2300 local hours. This object however was white and bluish white in appearance and had 4 or 5 appendages (rays of light) which at various times traversed over a nearby lake and around a small mountain at speeds in excess of those which could be expected of an aircraft.

c. On 19 June there was a re-occurrence of b. for about 5 minutes between 2230 and 2300 hours local. NOTE THE 19 JUNE DATE.

2. The 4 July 1965 edition of Diario Illustrado, Santiago newspaper contained the following:

"Nine members of the base Pedro Aquirre Cerda observed the apparition of a curious celestial body while doing routine meteorological observations for a period of 20 minutes. They followed its maneuvers noting its white luminosity at an angle of 45° seen in the southwest of Decepcion Island moving northeast-southeast at high speed on an oscillating course. The radiogram adds:

'On the 5th Chileans communicated with the English Base--British informed that the day before at 1945 five members of that base saw celestial object in the north moving on a zig-zag course and later stopping from 5-10 minutes, then disappearing at great altitude. It was red, then yellowish, then changing to a green color. The angle was estimated at 20° and of the size of a star of the first magnitude.'

"Communique from Argentine Detachment on Decepcion Island between 1942 and 2044 hours said that 16 persons, among them three Chileans, observed a celestial object in the north of the island going north--northeast at very slow speed with an oscillating course and of changing yellow, green and orange color, leaving a tail at an elevation of 30° of lenticular shape disappearing at altitude in cirrus clouds and whose trajectory was followed by theodolite and powerful field glasses. Corporal Uladislao Duran Martinez who was with the detachment took 10 dispositive pictures in color through the Theodolite and field glasses.

"Same day. Detachment Orcadas of Argentina at 1703 hours. Two meteorological observers saw a celestial object moving at very high speed during a period of 15 seconds with a parabolic trajectory moving from east to west with luminous white color which caused magnetic changes in their geo-magnetic instruments, registering changes notably out of the normal. Between the base mentioned no previous communication existed that could induce a group psychosis of that type of observation--which fact is estimated to be of great interest to interested scientific organizations."

3. The 7 July 1965 edition of El Mercurio, Santiago newspaper carried the following:

"Eighteen days ago, the base Pedro Aquirre Cerda announced that at 1600 hours on the 18th of June all the personnel of this base saw celestial body of intense luminosity--a star of the first magnitude. It appeared in the east of Decepcion Island at an elevation of 60° making a turn of 180° to the left and continued on an eastern course. The object previously made a turn to the right heading in a southernly direction. This phenomenon was seen for a period of 40 minutes--meteorological conditions clear, but dark. Strong winds prevented mounting photographic equipment. On Saturday a similar body was seen at a lower altitude of 45°. It passed at high velocity and was seen for 20 minutes. At this time it was seen by Chilean, Argentine and British bases in the Anarctic.

"The Commander of the Base (Pedro Aquirre Cerda) of the Chilean Air Force, Mario Jahn Barrera explained the phenomenon seen by the members of his base. They saw an object moving at tremendous speeds giving off a blue-green light which caused interference (electro-magnetic) in meteorological equipment."