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The Cisterna di Latina close encounter case is a highly disputed Italian trace report from August 1993. Usually tied to the Le Castella area near Cisterna di Latina, the case became known because residents reported a loud boom during the night and, by morning, irregular furrows and darkened ground had appeared on a dirt road and nearby property. Some treated the site as a UFO landing trace, while others argued the marks had nothing to do with ufology at all.
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The Salta close encounter case is one of the most controversial UFO crash legends in Argentine ufology, combining an alleged 1995 aerial explosion, witness reports of smoke and impact, pilot Antonio Galvagno’s search flights, burn-mark claims, and a long-running dispute over whether the event involved a meteor, military debris, or something stranger.
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The Ariel School close encounter is one of the most famous and controversial school UFO cases ever reported, involving dozens of children in Ruwa, Zimbabwe, who said they saw strange craft and beings during morning break in September 1994.
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The Puerto Rico chupacabras close encounter wave is one of the most famous creature panics in modern folklore, combining livestock attacks, humanoid witness reports, Canóvanas sightings, local fear, and a long-running debate over whether the original creature was real, misidentified, or culturally created.
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The Varginha close encounter is one of the most famous and controversial UFO cases in Brazilian history, combining multiple witness claims, alleged humanoid sightings, military-cover-up rumors, and a long-running dispute between ufologists and official investigators.
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