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This is a well known UFO sighting event, that happened over a rather secret air base, in Arequipa, Peru, in 1980. At that time, there was a lot of military tension between Peru and Chile and the commander of the base, presuming that it was a spy ship, ordered the immediate takeoff of a Sukhoi SU-22 fighter-bomber with the mission to destroy the target that was initially presumed as a kind of spy balloon. As well, there were about 1800 men in formation, witnessing this. Lieutenant Oscar Santa Maria Huertas was the commander of the ship that crossed the airstrip to then launch to intercept the aerial object and destroy it. As soon as he was aiming at his target, which was suspended and motionless about 600 meters above the ground, Lieutenant Santa Maria squeezed the trigger with a powerful and long blast from the aircraft’s guns. The projectiles seemed to go through the object without any of them exploding and without causing any damage! The object then shot into the sky at an incredible speed, being followed by the Soviet-made supersonic aircraft, which was now being taken to its maximum limit. The object was quickly moving away and rising at the same time and Santa Maria had to stop abruptly and do turns to avoid hitting it. On top of that, he then realized he was running out of fuel! After 22 minutes since his contact with the UFO, Santa Maria decided to leave the mission while the UFO continued ascending, and after landing, the the UFO reappeared and remained visible for two hours in front of the military base.
....Almost 2000 people witnessed this event and it was real. I experienced it and now I am remembering it.
....For me, it looked like a hot air balloon that was changing it's shape, so we considered it an easy target.
....By that time, we had a tense period with Chile. Due to those circumstances, because we were in a military tension, we were living under what is called red alert.
....So, when this (UFO sighting) happened, the airplanes were in a minute response mode...
originally posted by: KansasGirl
Are there any pictures of it? Two hours is plenty of time for them to get some good photos and even video.
originally posted by: Trueman
originally posted by: KansasGirl
Are there any pictures of it? Two hours is plenty of time for them to get some good photos and even video.
In 1980 people didn't have cameras like today and they wouldn't let you have one anyway. I passed by that air base (La Joya) many times in those days. Very similar to what Area 51 would be.
It's right next to the highway (Panamericana), but you couldn't stop the car or take a photo. Armed guards could shoot you and then ask or they could arrest you and give you an experience you don't want to have. Nobody I know could describe to you how was the base inside and asking about it was a bad idea.
There was a very strong chance of war with Chile and espionage was a real theat. My friends used to go fishing to the beach, next to tanks patrolling the border.
"At this point, I came within about 300 feet of the UFO. It was about 30 feet in diameter. It was an enameled, cream-colored dome, with a wide, circular, metallic base. It had no engines, no exhausts, no windows, no wings or antennae. It lacked all the typical aircraft components, with no visible propulsion system."
originally posted by: KansasGirl
Are there any pictures of it?
originally posted by: Trueman
There was a very strong chance of war with Chile and espionage was a real theat