Urban Legends

UFO sightings — Argentina

UFO sightings — Argentina. 3 places in the catalogue, each with coordinates, the story behind it and a danger level from white to black.

Victoria and the Corridor over the Paraná
Green
UFO sighting

Victoria and the Corridor over the Paraná

Since the 1990s this Argentine town on the bank of the Paraná has collected so many reports of lights over the delta islands that locals call the stretch a corridor. Most sightings are made from the Rosario–Victoria bridge and the roads along the shore. The town treats it practically: there is a municipal UFO route and signposts on the way in. Sceptics point out that airways cross the delta and that temperature inversions over the wet islands are common, producing the shimmer and apparent movement of stars near the horizon. That accounts for part of the reports; the flow of them has not slowed over the years.

0
Capilla del Monte, the Town That Lives on It
Green
UFO sighting

Capilla del Monte, the Town That Lives on It

A town at the foot of Cerro Uritorco in the Argentine province of Córdoba, known across Latin America as the capital of UFO tourism. In January 1986 a scorched oval about a hundred and twenty metres long was found on the slope, and its origin was never established; the town's fame begins there. Since then it has held the annual Alta Uritorco festival, its hotels cater to energy tourism, and on New Year's Eve thousands climb the mountain to wait for lights. Local esoteric tradition places an underground city, Erks, inside the mountain. No expedition has found anything of the kind, and it has made no difference at all to the visitor numbers.

0
Cerro Uritorco
Yellow
UFO sighting

Cerro Uritorco

A mountain in the Argentine province of Córdoba, the main site of UFO pilgrimage in Latin America. In January 1986 a scorched oval some hundred and twenty metres long was found on its slope, and never explained. Local esoteric tradition places a hidden underground city, Erks, inside the mountain. Thousands climb it on New Year's Eve to wait for lights.

0