At the time, the Arias family was made up of Manuel, 55, his wife Leonor, who was younger than her husband, and their 3-year-old son. No footprints were found after the event. Mrs. Arias experienced emotional shock as a result of the sighting.

The area where the family's house is located is rich in agricultural and cattle activity, being producing fields. At the time that the incidents took place, the property belonged to the four Arias brothers, but have now been subdivided. There is a large saltwater lagoon located 3 km southwest of the place where the events occurred.

Related Phenomena

During the events experienced by the Arias family on the night of August 31, 1978 at Estancia La Dulce, Necochea, Argentina, there was a blackout in the area. Manuel Arias believes that the blackout affected not only his ranch, but the entire area as well, due to the passing of the UFO.

The local newspaper, Ecos Diarios of the city of Necochea, reported that: "Strong winds caused a power outage in several sectors of the region."

After these events, the news spread by word of mouth throughout the town of La Dulce and neighboring communities until journalists from Ecos Diarios covered the story. The entire country soon learned of the incident. The Arias family found having to deal with all of the print and/or TV media journalists onerous.

It was around this time that the local police "invited" the Arias family to file a formal report on the facts.

It is because of all this that Manuel Arias no longer wants to know anything about the case. Moreover, he says that if he should ever see another UFO and beings descended, he would tell no one.

His wife remarked: "Now I'm more peaceful. I have no doubts about what we saw and ever since that night I look outside, knowing that they are there, that they're near us and want to communicate. They have no intentions of attacking us. If they came back today, I think I would go outside without any fear whatsoever. I'm not a fan of the subject, although I do read something, but I never watch science fiction movies that could have influenced my thinking."

Days after the event, Leonor Arias herself was a witness to other UFO manifestations in the area. Manuel Arias says: "It was a craft, a module, let us say, suspended in the air giving off light. I think they always do the same...they flood everything with their lights and then take off. They do whatever they want and then leave..." It should be noted that a mini-flap of 21 UFO cases occurred in the vicinity of Necochea in the months of August and September 1978.

• · Case 1: 22 August 1978, Necochea, 20:20 hrs. A circular object, very luminous, flew from East to West on Tuesday 22 August, having its origin in the southeastern section of Buenos Aires Province, extending to La Pampa, Rio Negro, Neuquen and then Chile. Simultaneous observation in over 30 cities.

• · Case 2: 22 August, vicinity of Coronel Dorrego, 20:30. Three hunters thought they heard strange footsteps similar to those of a man or a very heavy animal, coming from a small forest. After a fruitless investigation, they ascertained that the meat they were roasting on a spit tasted of sulfur, making them ill later. When they boarded their pickup truck, they saw an object measuring 30 meters in diameter and 1 meter tall, surrounded by a potent white light and with a black turret. The UFO approached and the electrical system of the vehicle shorted out as the UFO flew over them at an altitude of 50 meters. After it was gone, the vehicle started up and the hunters that they were traveling in the opposite direction to which they were heading before seeing the UFO.

• · Case 3: 22 August. Ramón Santamarina, Necochea, night, 21:45 hs. Saw a strange "gaseous cloud" with a transparent aura, emitting a powerful light.

• · Case 4: 22 August. Ramón Santamarina, Necochea, night. An object, larger and brighter than the Moon, flew at low altitude and approximately the witnesses' car swiftly, accompanying them for a brief stretch before pulling away, issuing flashes.

• · Case 5: 22 August, Coronel Dorrego, night. A UFO maneuvered slowly over the town.

• · Case 6: 25 August, Ramón Santamarina, Necochea, 20:30 hs. An object issuing a strong intermittent light was seen over a tree stand, issuing strong red and orange flashes, vanishing later.

• · Case 7: 31 August, Estancia La Dulce, near Necochea, 21:55 hs.

• · Case 8: 31 August, vicinity of La Dulce, Necochea, night. Another local resident reports: "A singularly bright flying object suspended over the trees" while the city was dark due to a power outage. " I went to find other witnesses, but since I couldn't find any, I returned to the place just in time to see how the light departed, giving off greenish flashes."

• · Case 9: 31 August, night. At approximately the same time, drivers traveling along Route No. 88 also saw the strange object.

• · Case 10: 4 September, San Cayetano, night. A young man sees a powerful light, 30 meters long, behind a stand of trees.

• · Case 11: 4 September, San Cayetano, night. A farmer heading toward this town sees a UFO traveling toward the west.

• · Case 12: Early September, Paraje San Jose, Necochea, night. Two witnesses see a luminous UFO.

• · Case 13: 5 September, Route 86. Mrs. Arias (protagonist of the 31 August event at La Dulce) sees a medium-white, glowing cloud transform into a reddish half-moon. It increased in size before vanishing.

• · Case 14: 8 September, La Dulce, Necochea, 20 hrs. A false sun lit the entire field, bathing it in throbbing red light for 5 minutes.

• · Case 15: 8 September, Route 86, Km. 20 (a few kilometers from Necochea). At 20:15 hours, a beam of blinding red light lit a ranch from a stand of trees. Horses were spooked and two recently butchered lambs began to roast themselves due to the heat issued by the UFO.

• · Case 16: 9 September, Necochea, noon. Three luminous objects flew over this city's downtown area.

• · Case 17: 10 September, Route 86, Km,.85, night. A potent light appeared to be "resting" on a high-voltage line. It departed swiftly after 15 minutes.

• · Case 18: 12 September, La Dulce, Necochea. A "star" breaks off from a powerful light, descending in 8 successive stages.

• · Case 19: 14 September, Necochea, night. An object issuing alternating red and green lights flew overhead at high speed from West to East.

• · Case 20: 14 September, Juan N. Fernández, Necochea, 22:30 hs. Took place 500 meters from a house at an altitude of 30 meters. A silver object producing a powerful light hovered over a stand of trees.

• · Case 21: Mid-September, Necochea, night. A large, oval, red-colored light passed over the city toward the north.

This mini-flap, which I discovered and researched, falls within the vast region of Necochea.

What was the reason for the number of so many UFO manifestations and the presence of strange beings in the region, in so short a time?

A new UFO incident is therefore added to the global case history, with the presence of entities or beings of enigmatic appearance, highly reliable witnesses, in the southeastern end of the coast of Buenos Aires, in the Necochea region.