The Trancas Incident – UFO Encounter In The Argentine Countryside
- By
Marcus Lowth
- August 10, 2018
- October 11, 2021
- 6 min read
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- UFOs, Close Encounters
Argentina and the South American continent, in general, is a part of the world bursting with paranormal activity. And this very much includes UFO and alien encounters. One of the most well-documented of these is an incident that took place in the small town of Trancas in the north of the country in October 1963. An incident that would see three young women witness a strange craft at extremely close range.
Depiction of a UFO shining a light beam to the ground
As well as being one of the most well-known UFO cases, it is regarded by many investigators to be one of the most important. The number of witnesses – all of whom were of sound mind – the length of the encounter, as well as the discovering of “residual evidence€..
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Marcus Lowth
Marcus Lowth is a writer with a love for UFOs, aliens, and the Ancient Astronaut Theory, to the paranormal, general conspiracies, and unsolved mysteries. He has been writing and researching with over 20 years of experience.
Marcus has been Editor-in-Chief for several years due to his excellent knowledge in these fields. Marcus also regularly appears as an expert on radio talk shows including Troubled Minds and Unexplained Radio discussing these topics.
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It is common for encounter witnesses to perceive (what is assumed to be) the same craft in varied ways. Could such encounters be imperfectly coordinated hallucinations (by whatever intelligence is involved)? Or could there be several timelines brought together by the (apparent) device, one for each witness.
You are correct in varied details that seem to differ from account to account. These tend to be small things such as the date was 21st October but some accounts state 31st Oct. Some have Jolie out in the field instead of Yolanda – I would personally put this down to mistranslations from Spanish to English etc.
Is there any supporting evidence for any of this tale? This version has variants that differ from the account given by ‘The Unexplained’ magazine c.1980-81.