40% HAVE SEEN UFOS OVER ANDEAN CORDILELRASOURCE: Terra.cl - Chile DATE: January 28, 2004 Mayor of San Jose de Maipo states:
In January alone over 10 UFO sightings have been reported. No one knows why the appear, but the fact is that strange lights cross the area regularly, to the extent that residents of Cajon del Maipo consider it a normal occurrence. SANTIAGO, JANUARY 28 - So frequent are the sightings of phenomena over the skies of Cajon del Maipo that local residents consider it part of their daily routine. Oscar Farias lives in the Las Vertientes sector and both he and his wife Maritza Valero have repeatedly seen UFOs in the Pre-Cordillera. "We've seen truly surprising spheres and flying saucers. Only two weeks ago, with my cousin and around 8 am, we saw a silver saucer in the El Alto del Canelo sector, moving at average speed and losing itself in the west." Patricia Aros, 37, works for a service corporation and claims having seen strange lights in the higher reaches of Cajon del Maipo on a regular basis: "Its common to see large and small lights moving over this area. I no longer fear them. We aren't alone in this immense universe and if these otherworldly beings wanted to harm us they would've done so already. I think we should be mentally prepared for what is going to happen in the future. Who knows if tomorrow human civilization will definitely establish contact with beings from other worlds?" So recurrent is the phenomenon that even San Jose de Maipo's current mayor, Miguel Marquez Olivares, witnessed a "film worthy" close encouter when he was literally assaulted by a UFO. "On that occasion I was in the Del Ingenio sector driving my pickup truck with my family anda group of friends when we suddenly saw an oval shape vehichle issuing multi-hued lights of great intensity as it hovered over the hills. Suddenly, in a matter of secots, the strange object took off and hovered above us, killing my truck's engine. It lit up a radius of four kilometers with an intense white light which could be seen as far off as the town of San Gabriel. The experience was truly intense even though it lasted no more than a minute, because from one moment to another the light shut itself off and the phenomenon vanished." According to the functionary, "40% of the locals have seen UFOs over the Andean Cordilelra, or rather, have had experiences involving strange-looking lights and craft. Even the drovers discuss their furtive encounters with scintillating luminous phenomena that frighten the cattle and horses alike."
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