The Pentagon last week released a first batch of previously secret files documenting reported sightings of unidentified flying objects \u2013 and among them were details on a potential UFO sighting in southern Argentina.<\/p>\n
The newly released documents include a reference to one of Argentina\u2019s most famous alleged UFO encounters: a July 31, 1995 incident involving an Aerol\u00edneas Argentinas Boeing 727 approaching San Carlos de Bariloche in Patagonia.<\/p>\n
According to the file, flight AR 674 was around 140 kilometres from the Andean city when a power outage suddenly plunged parts of Bariloche and its airport into darkness. Air traffic controllers instructed the aircraft to remain on standby before beginning its descent.<\/p>\n
As the plane prepared to land, pilot Jorge Polanco reportedly spotted what appeared to be an unusual bright light ahead of the aircraft. The Pentagon file says that, after the Boeing aligned with the runway, an unidentified object with three visible lights \u2013 including a red light at its centre \u2013 appeared on the aircraft\u2019s right side and began flying parallel to it.<\/p>\n
The report also states that airport lights failed again during the manoeuvre, leaving the runway and approach lighting system temporarily dark.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Another aircraft waiting in the area allegedly observed the same phenomenon, alongside air traffic controllers and residents on the ground in Bariloche.<\/p>\n
According to the document, Polanco was unable to land and instead carried out a go-around manoeuvre. The object then reportedly moved behind the aircraft, stopped mid-air, ascended vertically and later repositioned itself in front of the plane before disappearing towards the Andes mountains.<\/p>\n
The file says the phenomenon lasted several minutes and was considered notable because it was allegedly witnessed by multiple independent observers both in the air and on the ground. Investigators also highlighted the reported electrical failures that appeared to coincide with the presence of the object.<\/p>\n
The case appears in a section of the released files examining investigations conducted outside the United States and references a report produced by COMETA, a French study group linked to defence and aeronautics specialists.<\/p>\n