NUFORC UFO Sighting 184672
Occurred: 2019-03-24 11:00 LocalReported: 2024-12-02 07:32 Pacific
Duration: Seen in photo
No of observers: 1
Location: La Picada, Entre Ríos, Argentina
Location details: -31.723614 -60.332883
Shape: Sphere
Color: Orange
Viewed From: Land
Direction from Viewer: South
Angle of Elevation: 45
Explanation: Insect - Probable
We were only able to see these two spheres in the photos taken with the professional camera.
During a forest firefighter training course, we were all taking pictures of the water bomber planes that were coming from the direction of the sighting. We could only see these spheres in the photographs taken with a professional camera by one of the girls. Some time ago, I shared this with CEFORA in Argentina and attached their report
Original report in Spanish:
únicamente pudimos ver estas dos esferas con las fotos de la cámara profesional
En un curso de combatientes forestales todos estábamos sacando fotos a los aviones hidrantes que venían en la dirección del avistamiento. Solo pudimos ver estas esferas en las fotografías tomadas con una cámara profesional de una de las chicas. Hace un tiempo les conté a el CEFORA de Argentina y anexo su informe
NUFORC Note:
EROSPACE PHENOMENA STUDY COMMISSION
CASE LA PICADA - Province of Entre Ríos (03/24/2019)
PHOTO SENT BY THE WITNESS
(The objects were discovered upon reviewing the processed photo):
PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS:
Although the image appears blurry, zooming in on the object reveals a pair of yellow wings with black edges and a fusiform body at the bottom. These three anatomical features are identical to those of a flying insect, belonging to the order of Lepidoptera.
FIRST HYPOTHESIS:
Based on the shape (triangular) and the color of the wings (yellow with black edges), it is likely that the objects were a pair of daytime moths of the genus Thymelicus (see comparison on the right).
Many insects move in groups or pairs, so it is not unusual for two of them to appear in the same frame, flying very close to each other.
CONCLUSION (Type B case):
While, as with all cases involving birds or insects crossing unintentionally in front of the camera, reproducing the sighting is impossible due to its fleeting nature—as would be gathering testimonies to support this hypothesis—the behavior (flying in pairs) and the features observed in the analyzed object, which are clearly compatible with yellow wings with dark edges and a fusiform body, strongly suggest, in line with Occam's Razor, that this is a pair of daytime moths, most likely of the genus Thymelicus, that crossed in front of the camera at the exact moment the photographer pressed the shutter.
The fact that the witness stated they only noticed the objects after reviewing the processed photo fully supports this conclusion.

Posted 2024-12-07
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