2004: Argentina: Fireball crashes behind Glacier

(Last Updated On: July 12, 2020)

THINK ABOUTIT CRASH REPORT

Date: September 15, 2004

Sighting Time: 20:00

Day/Night: Night

Location: Ushuaia Argentina

Urban or Rural: -Rural

Hynek Classification: CE-II (Close Encounter II) Observation of an object in close proximity to the witness, where physical traces (impression, burn, medical effect, etc.) are left or (electrical effect, heat) are felt

Duration:

No. of Object(s): 1

Height & Speed:

Size of Object(s):

Distance to Object(s):

Shape of Object(s):

Color of Object(s): a mass of white, green and yellow hues

Number of Witnesses: Multiple

Source: El Sureño 

Full Report

INEXPLICATA
The Journal of Hispanic Ufology
September 16, 2004

SOURCE: El Sureño
DATE: September 15, 2004

WITNESSES CLAIM SEEING FIREBALL CRASH BEHIND THE MARTIAL GLACIER

***In Ushuaia***

This occurred last night and could be seen from various parts of the city. A witness who was able to see the phenomenon is a scientist with CONICET. The possibility of a flare was dismissed due to its size. Numerous phone calls were made to Civil Defense.

USHUAIA -. Several residents of the city of Ushuaia saw a fireball fall from the sky last night after 20:00 hrs., resulting in an incessant number of phone calls to emergency services centers. One of these witnesses happened to be Dr. Rogelio Acevedo, a geologist who is a scientific researcher with CONICET, who at the time was taking his son to School No. 13 and saw the “bolide” at the level of the Martial Glacier but behind it.

The scientist said that it was a mass of white, green, and yellow hues, although this is the least important aspect. Regarding the possibility that it could be a flare, he dismissed it on account of its size.
But this man, an expert in the field, was not the only witness to the space phenomenon. Although many people contacted the Municipal Civil Defense to ask questions, they said the colors were of different shades. Again, not a significant consideration.

A resident of the outskirts of Ushuaia maintained that he can determine the area where this object fell, since he has cattle in the area. The man claimed having heard an explosion after seeing this object fall. The possibility that it could have been a meteorite has not been dismissed. The possibility of a rescue group visiting the site to ascertain the nature of the object was being discussed last night.

Source: http://www.surenio.com.ar/index.php?s=ARligwdw$$diarios/veo$WWW514sykpc3vct

 UPDATE September 2004

Translation (c) 2004.
Scott Corrales
IHU
Special thanks to Guillermo Giménez, Planeta UFO.

INEXPLICATA
The Journal of Hispanic Ufology
September 22, 2004

Source: Botella al Mar.com
Date: 9-22-04

Fireball Crash Site: “There’s a rage in that place”

One of the expeditionary’s who walked to the site where the strange objects fell from the sky on Tuesday and Wednesday last week held an extensive chat with a journalist from Botella al Mar.

Fernando Garcia described his journey to the mouth of Cañadón Negro in Valle de Andorra and the discovery of a 150 square meter area with trees found in positions that are hard to interpret.

While the conclusions reached by ACADEMIC scientists who also visited the impact site are expected, the following is the transcript of the interview with the Ushuaia resident.

What made you go to the alleged crash site?

Like everyone else in the city, I heard the story of lights falling from the sky last Tuesday and Wednesday. The fact is that I didn’t give it much importance. On Saturday I heard a journalist explain that the police officers who’d visited the site hadn’t found anything strange, but had indeed found flattened trees. And that was strange to me. Then I phoned my friend Roberto (Ceballos) a backwoodsman who knows the area well and asked him to come with me.

Just out of mere curiosity?

Exactly, nothing more. Above all, because the toppled trees intrigued me.

Why did that surprise you?

It gave the story certain veracity. If people saw fireballs come down and there are toppled trees, then there is a certain coherence [to the story] and it was necessary to take a look. That’s why on Saturday night we got everything ready and we went out on Sunday at 7:30 a.m.

Which is the exact site?

It’s at the mouth of Cañadón Negro en Valle de Andorra. I wouldn’t like to give much more detailed information until the scientists have been they.

How long did you walk to get there?

Once you know the place you can get there faster. We had no clues to go by and we’re just looking for something strange. But I figure that we walked some two and a half to three hours.

Can the site be clearly made out?

Clearly. The sensation upon reaching the site is that a plane crashed there, and you’re expecting to see bits of metal plating dangling from the trees. That’s the image. What’s incredible is that when you penetrate the place, there’s nothing at all to be found. There’s nothing strange within the strangeness. Only 150 square meters of toppled woods. Imagine four walls and in the middle, all of the trees are overturned, fallen, all of them piled exactly from north to south. All of them toward the same place. In the north, where the object presumably fell, the tree trunks are sheared off at a height of six to eight meters, from greater to lesser, as though the object came in at a slant.

Your opinion is that an object fell?

Yes, yes, but it’s odd, because the fallen trunks are in perfect state, as though the object hadn’t quite finished falling yet. Their bark is intact. There is no trace of anything being burned, no dust, nothing.

Could the wind have toppled the trees?

I don’t think so, because in one of the photos I took, and in which I asked my companion to stand beside a trunk as a reference, it can be seen that the trees had a diameter of 70 centimeters. If there had been the wind, it is hard to understand the direction of the gusts. The site isn’t like a letter “U”, with an entrance leading to the valley. It’s an enclosure. It’s as if a giant dinosaur had placed its giant foot in the middle of a forest, but never quite finished setting it down. The only possibility I can think of is that a tornado or whirlwind entered the area, caused the damage, and retreated on the contrary direction.

A tornado?

Yes, but that wasn’t it, because it would have scattered branches everywhere, not piled from north to south. If the wind was responsible, the ground vegetation would have been damaged, and it was in perfect condition.

Would it be easy to see the area from the air?

Of course, because it is easy to see that the cuts to the trees are no more than four days old. In some parts, you could see tree sap, because the trunks had exploded. For this reason, the collapse of tree-trunks in a domino-like arrangement would have to be discarded because the trees are very close to each other. The first one can fall to the side and strike a second and then a third, but that’s where the chain reaction stops. This is different: there are tree-trunks that appear to have been blown away from within by a stick of dynamite. All of the trunks are frayed on the same side. If there was such great external pressure, at least the roots would have moved. None of that happened.

Translation (c) 2004
Scott Corrales
Institute of Hispanic Ufology
Special thanks to Christian Quintero, Planeta UFO