August 2, 1962🇦🇷Military Encounter
Military Base
Corrientes: Spherical object hovers over runway
Around midnight on August 2, 1962, air traffic controllers at Cambá Punta Airport near Corrientes, Argentina, spotted a light approaching, which the airport manager observed circling rapidly before hovering and flashing colors over the runway.
Background
Zeugen und Erste Sichtung Air traffic control operators at Cambá Punta Airport (now Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport) near Corrientes, Argentina, noticed an unidentified light heading toward the facility around 12:00 midnight on August 2, 1962. They promptly alerted Luís Harvey, the airport manager, who rushed from home and confirmed the object's high-speed circling movements.
Manöver und Landung Harvey instructed staff to clear a runway section. The light, resembling a spherical craft, descended to hover a few feet above the designated spot, rotating while emitting intense flashes of blue, green, and orange light for about 3-4 minutes.
Abflug und Bedeutung The object then ascended rapidly and disappeared at extraordinary velocity. This incident, classified as a military_encounter due to airport operations, underscores 1962's wave of Argentine UFO reports involving official personnel, as documented in multiple investigations.
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