Section A · Critical / skeptical journalism (Argentina) · 1963–

Alejandro Agostinelli

Journalist (since 1982) · co-founder of CAIRP · author of 'Invasores' (2009)

Biography

Argentine journalist, writer and producer (b. 1963), one of the most rigorous and critical voices on the phenomenon in Spanish. In the 1980s he directed the magazine UFO Press and was secretary general of the Center for Ufological Research; he later sat on the directive committee of CAIRP (Argentine Center for the Investigation and Refutation of Pseudoscience). His book 'Invasores: real stories of extraterrestrials in Argentina' (Sudamericana, 2009) reviews the country's major cases with an archival method. He calls himself an agnostic on UFOs: he documents, contextualizes and deflates myths, including an extensive dossier on the Trancas case.

Why they're here · 2 pieces

  1. 1981

    Revista UFO Press

    Directed the ufological research magazine (1980s)

  2. 2009

    Invasores. Historias reales de extraterrestres en la Argentina

    Archival journalistic review of Argentina's major cases

Sources

Associated cases (1)

Argentina.

The Trancas Case· 1963

On the night of 21 October 1963, the Moreno family reported several luminous objects at their farm in Trancas (Tucumán): one settled near the house, by the railway tracks, for about 45 minutes, while others lined up in the distance. A beam of light was directed at the house, and a residue was collected from the site. It is one of the most famous Argentine cases for the number of witnesses and for having a laboratory analysis of the residue (mostly calcium carbonate). It retains dramatically toned reported elements and never had a formal resolution.

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Synthesized bio from the UAP disclosure ecosystem — categorized by epistemological section (A-F).