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Press Compilation: Argentina, 15 May 1978

📅 6 May 1978 📍 Salta Province, Argentina 📄 press_compilation
ArgentinaBoliviasatelliteUAPflying saucerSalta

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A press compilation from May 1978 reports on an object identified as an artificial satellite that fell in Salta, Argentina, causing an explosion. The document also covers various Argentine political and economic developments.

This document is a compilation of news reports from Argentina dated 15 May 1978. It covers various topics including nuclear energy plans, the visit of the Bolivian Army commander, a petition from relatives of missing persons, and government arrests. Notably, it contains a report from Salta, Argentina, regarding a strange object that fell on 6 May 1978. Witnesses described the object as resembling a soccer ball that fell behind the mountains, causing an explosion that shook the earth. Official sources in Salta announced that the object was an artificial satellite, which had been located on Taire Mountain in Bolivia. The area where the satellite fell was declared an emergency zone by the Bolivian government. Additionally, the report mentions that people in San Luis and Mendoza provinces reported seeing a flying saucer squadron flying in formation around the same time. The document also details economic news, specifically a $250 million credit agreement signed by the president of Government Oil Deposits (YPF), Raul Ondarts, and updates on telecommunications and infrastructure projects.

The strange object that people in the northern zone of Salta Province, 1,700 km from Buenos Aires, claim they saw falling was in fact an artificial satellite which already has been located in Bolivian territory, official sources in Salta announced Sunday.

Official Assessment

The object was identified as an artificial satellite.

An object described as resembling a soccer ball fell in Salta Province on 6 May 1978, causing an explosion. Official sources identified it as an artificial satellite that landed on Taire Mountain in Bolivia.

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