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DoD-B17-016 · 2002-06-12

Argentine Air Force Buenos Aires Triangle 2002

DoD◎ Buenos Aires metropolitan area, Argentina◌ North America#2002◈ Triangular↑ 500 feet⏱ 25 minutes
EVIDENCE GALLERY

Visual reconstruction and recovered media extracted from the incident dossier. This case includes still evidence and analytical reconstruction.

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MEDIA STATUS
Official gallery media is shown as representative archive context for this case.
SOURCE TYPE
Photo evidence plus archival field-report analysis.
VIEW MODE
Still view highlights silhouette, environment, and encounter geometry.
AT A GLANCE

Argentine Air Force A-4AR interceptors tracked a large black triangle over the Buenos Aires metropolitan area. Ezeiza International Airport ATC tracked the contact on approach control radar. Argentina's Comisión de Investigación de Fenómenos Aeronáuticos Inexplicados (CEFAE) investigated and rated the case as unexplained. Argentine civil aviation regulatory body ANAC filed a formal report.

PRIMARY WITNESSES
Argentine Air Force A-4AR Fightinghawk crew, Buenos Aires ATC, Ezeiza International Airport personnel
EVIDENCE PROFILE
STILL EVIDENCETRIANGULAR
FILE ID
DoD-B17-016
DATE
2002-06-12
AGENCY
DoD
REGION
North America
SHAPE
Triangular
ALTITUDE
500 feet
OBSERVED BEHAVIORS
Stationary HoverAnti-Gravity HoverFormation / Group
DECLASSIFIED DETAILS

On June 12, 2002, Argentine Air Force A-4AR Fightinghawk fighters operating from Base Aérea Tandil were scrambled after Buenos Aires ATC detected an unidentified contact over the metropolitan area. Ezeiza International Airport approach control tracked the contact simultaneously on ATC radar at low altitude over the densely populated Buenos Aires conurbation. A-4AR crews achieved visual contact with a large black triangular craft with lights at its corners hovering and moving slowly over the city at approximately 500 feet. The craft departed rapidly after the interceptors closed to within 5 miles. Argentina's Commission for the Investigation of Inexplicable Aeronautical Phenomena (CEFAE) conducted a formal investigation and rated the case as unexplained after eliminating all prosaic hypotheses. Argentine civil aviation authority ANAC filed a formal report. The encounter over Argentina's capital city was considered a significant aviation safety matter in addition to its security dimensions.

KEY CHARACTERISTICS
  • ›Buenos Aires ATC and Ezeiza International Airport dual radar confirmation
  • ›Low altitude over densely populated capital city — safety significance
  • ›Argentine CEFAE official investigation: rated unexplained
  • ›ANAC civil aviation authority filed formal report
  • ›A-4AR achieved visual contact at 5-mile range
  • ›Official Argentine dual-agency investigation and rating
ORIGINAL SOURCE

This incident is indexed as file DoD-B17-016inside Now Declassified's research layer. The nearest official source trail for this agency points to NARA RG 615 / OSD, where archive records, imagery, or supporting context are published for public review.

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EVIDENCE STRENGTH
MODERATE
Video Record
0
Still Imagery
15
Witness Credibility
20
Sensor Corroboration
20
Physical Evidence
0
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