REF: UAP/1980s/131Unexplained
1980-04-11
Oscar Santa Maria F-4 gun engagement
La Joya AB, Arequipa · Peru·Military firing on UAP·1980s
Unexplained
§ ASummary
Peruvian AF pilot fired 64 rounds of 30mm at a balloon-like object which was unaffected, then outmaneuvered his Sukhoi Su-22 at extreme speeds; documented in US DoD intel report.
§ BWitnesses
Lt. Col. Oscar Santa Maria Huertas; base personnel (~1,800)
§ CEvidence & Documentation
US DIA/JCS cable (declassified); pilot testimony (2001 Disclosure Project; 2013 Citizen Hearing)
§ DOfficial Investigation
Peruvian AF; noted in US intel channels
§ EStatus Assessment
Unexplained; pilot testified publicly for decades
§ FVerifiable Sources
Declassified US intel cable; Kean (2010); Huneeus reports
§ GCross-referenced cases6
1980-12-26-28🇬🇧 UK
Rendlesham Forest incidents
Military CE2 over multiple nights ('Britain's Roswell')
1980-12-29🇺🇸 USA
Cash-Landrum incident
CE2 with radiation-type injuries
1980-09-30🇦🇺 Australia
Rosedale water-tank case
CE2 with water loss & traces
1980-11-28🇬🇧 UK
Alan Godfrey / Todmorden case
Police CE + missing time
1981-01-08🇫🇷 France
Trans-en-Provence trace case
Landing trace (state-analyzed)
1981-onward🇳🇴 Norway
Hessdalen lights
Recurring anomalous lights (scientific study)