REF: UAP/1970s/117Contested
1977-04-25
Corporal Valdes case
Putre, Pampa Lluscuma · Chile·Military CE / physiological·1970s
Contested
§ ASummary
Army corporal vanished 15 min before reappearing dazed with days' beard growth and watch stopped ahead(?) — details debated; squad witnessed lights; case re-examined by Chilean researchers (2010s skeptical reconstruction).
§ BWitnesses
Cpl. Armando Valdes + 7 soldiers
§ CEvidence & Documentation
Soldier testimonies; later journalistic re-investigations
§ DOfficial Investigation
Chilean Army (no public file)
§ EStatus Assessment
Contested — 2013 soldier accounts suggest embellishment; folkloric status
§ FVerifiable Sources
Chilean press archives; Rodeghier/CUFOS notes; 2013 La Estrella de Arica re-interviews
§ GCross-referenced cases6
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Travis Walton abduction
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North Hudson Park (O'Barski)
CE3 near New York City
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NORAD radar-visual
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Allagash abductions
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