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Latin America2013-04-01civilian claim

Collahuasi Mine Object

In April 2013, four technicians at the remote Collahuasi copper mine in Chile's Atacama highlands, at over 14,000 feet elevation, observed a brilliant disc-shaped object approach slowly, hover for more than an hour, then depart eastward. One technician photographed it with a Samsung S860 camera. CEFAA's subsequent analysis ruled out meteorological phenomena, aircraft, weather balloons, and drones.

In April 2013, four technicians at the remote Collahuasi copper mine in Chile's Atacama highlands, at over 14,000 feet elevation, observed a brilliant disc-shaped object approach slowly, hover for more than an hour, then depart eastward.

Brief

In April 2013, four technicians at the remote Collahuasi copper mine in Chile's Atacama highlands, at over 14,000 feet elevation, observed a brilliant disc-shaped object approach slowly, hover for more than an hour, then depart eastward. One technician photographed it with a Samsung S860 camera. CEFAA's subsequent analysis ruled out meteorological phenomena, aircraft, weather balloons, and drones. The CEFAA investigation, conducted under Gen. Bermúdez, applied multiple analytical methods to the original image files. The remote location, combined with the hour-long duration and multi-witness consistency, made conventional explanations difficult to sustain. CEFAA released its official report in 2014, classifying the case as an unidentified aerial phenomenon. Chile's official UFO reports are publicly archived and accessible, making this one of the better-documented Atacama sightings.

Metadata

Date
2013-04-01
Year
2013
Location
Collahuasi, Atacama, Chile
Region
Latin America
Status
confirmed
Tag
civilian claim
Primary
Chile UFO Files (disclosure documents)
Source type
html
Sources
2

Key Points

  • In April 2013, four technicians at the remote Collahuasi copper mine in Chile's Atacama highlands, at over 14,000 feet elevation, observed a brilliant disc-shaped object approach slowly, hover for more than an hour, then depart eastward.
  • One technician photographed it with a Samsung S860 camera.
  • CEFAA's subsequent analysis ruled out meteorological phenomena, aircraft, weather balloons, and drones.
  • The CEFAA investigation, conducted under Gen. Bermúdez, applied multiple analytical methods to the original image files.

Most Interesting

  • CEFAA released its official report in 2014, classifying the case as an unidentified aerial phenomenon.
  • One technician photographed it with a Samsung S860 camera.
  • In April 2013, four technicians at the remote Collahuasi copper mine in Chile's Atacama highlands, at over 14,000 feet elevation, observed a brilliant disc-shaped object approach slowly, hover for more than an hour, then depart eastward.

Timeline

  1. 2013-04-01 · Encounter

    In April 2013, four technicians at the remote Collahuasi copper mine in Chile's Atacama highlands, at over 14,000 feet elevation, observed a brilliant disc-shaped object approach slowly, hover for more than an hour, then depart eastward.

  2. 2020 · Source record

    Chile UFO Files (disclosure documents) is the preferred source material attached to this encounter.

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