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