- *A preliminary caution
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- In considering both the relevance and the exclusive nature
of the following accounts, I must caution that this testimony was cited
in an independent fashion, attesting that there was total agreement between
their different versions. The eyewitnesses were approached by me and it
was not they who stepped forward with their version of the events; they
were initially reluctant to do so given the spectacular nature of their
claims. Furthermore, all was done extemporaneously without the opportunity
to craft the events discussed herein at an earlier time.
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- --- Jaime Ferrer R., researcher Calama UFO Center
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- The time being 17:00 hours on July 23, 2003 at Calama
(Chile), four 16 year olds have made extraordinary and relevant statements
to CUFOC (Calama UFO Center).
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- The first of these occurred recently on Tuesday, July
23 this year. However, the second one represents a previously unpublished
event: it was possible to contact four of the five witnesses for the first
time, who had been able to observe in utter astonishment how six strange
humanoid beings attacked and mutilated a lamb.
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- The First Case - "It was a moment of terror"
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- Diego, a young student living in the city of Calama and
who is in his first year of middle school, frequently travels to visit
his grandfather, who lives in a sector adjacent to the tourist site of
San Pedro de Atacama. He is always accompanied by his friends and neighbors
Jonathan and Carlos.
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- These days, taking advantage of the winter academic recess,
the friends travelled to San Pedro to visit his grandfather. Since the
area is dense with vegetation, they took advantage of the opportunity to
walk around and have fun assisting Diego's uncle in rounding up his goat
heard, which is located 500 meters away from the grandfather's house.
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- On Tuesday, July 23 of this year, the time being approximately
20:30 hours, the three youths decided to return to the granfather's house
and spend the night. Diego lit the stove to boil water and serve tea with
some loaves of bread they had brought from Calama; his grandfather was
out of the house. His only source of light came from a candle, since the
area lacks electricity.
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- At around 9:05 p.m., moments after the boys were serving
up their supper, they could hear the dogs on the property issue strange
moans and howls; furthermore, they could hear the canines running from
one side to another as if frightened, a situation they couldn't help but
notice.
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- At around 9:15 p.m., strange knocking sounds rattled
the door to the house, swiftly increasing in violence and accompanied by
scratches, a situation which left the boys speechless and instinctively
made them get up from their seats, running to one of the corners of the
house. They intuited that the knocks and scratches were not the result
of something natural; terror seized them and they feared for their lives.
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- There was a bed in the place where they sheltered. They
desperately took hold of blankets and mattresses to cover themselves.
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- One can recreate the image of how they sheltered in that
corner, being able to do nothing but pray fervently, believing that the
door would yield at any time, allowing the beast to enter.
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- After 3 or 5 minutes of fear, the sound ceased completely.
Diego got out from under the blankets, looked out the window and did not
see anyone. He opened the door and didn't see anything either. "It's
all right, boys...it's gone!" he said.
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- Now, the three were outside the house, trying to recover
from the fright, when at a distance of some 15 meters - standing amid pear
trees - they could see a horrifying creature standing a meter and a half
tall, and sporting wings measring at least 3.5 meters.
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- It was covered by glossy black skin, very clean and hairless.
It appeared as though it had recently emerged from the water, but without
being wet. It had a large head and a small beak, presenting a sort of crest
which was apparently missing a piece from a fight. Its eyes were immense
and completely black, but sparkled brilliantly. They thought it was a prehistoric
being, since its wings had a strong resemblance to those of pterodactyls
or bats, featuring bone-like protubreances which form the skeletal frame
of the wings. Its legs were sturdy and had powerful claws like those of
a carrion bird, but much stronger.
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- Suddenly, the being fluttered its wings, shaking the
tree in front of it and rising into the air with extraordinary ease, losing
itself in the dark of the night. Fearing its return, which fortunately
did not occur, the three boys slept in a single bed that night.
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- If this story is frightening, the following one, without
representing any further risk to bodily safety, is also relevant, since
there had never been reports of eyewitnesses to the way in which certain
animals are mutilated. This is the first time that 5 individuals provide
complete details on these extraordinary events.
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- In this cse, aside from Diego, Jonathan and Carlos, another
friend named Mario was in the group along with Diego's uncle Emilio, 42,
the owner of the animals. These were the privileged witnesses to the moment
when 6 entities attacked and mutilated a lamb.
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- The Second Case
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- Before moving continuing with the story, I would like
to point out that Diego, Jonathan and Carlos now feel that the presence
of beings at night in the aforementioned area is almost natural. Diego
states that with his flashlight he has been able to follow the activities-on
more than one occasion-of small, strange beings which he does not hesitate
to dub "imps".
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- "It's common to see these beings in this area; they're
always cutting right in front of us or can be heard to run among the shrubs,"
he says.
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- "But I never saw anything like this."
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- On Thursday, May 22, 2003, the 5 aforementioned witnesses
were rounding up animals at around 18:30 hours. It was just getting dark.
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- The group of youngsters, plus Diego's uncle, were returning
toward the animal pens and just 10 meters shorrt of their destination,
saw six small beings, standing some 60 cm tall each, emerge from the thicket.
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- It is worth noting that, given the way they described
these beings, the event was not out of the ordinary for them, since they
claim that this is not the first time they have witnessed something unusual.
However, Diego says that he was startled not by their presence, but rather,
by the time and number of "imps" that showed up.
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- The description given by each of them is quite frankly
fantastic, and even appears to be drawn from the "Walt Disney X- Files".
However, considering the large number of coinciding descriptions, and the
seriousness in presenting their eyewitness accounts, I have no choice but
to give credit to their words and declare that what they said was indeed
true.
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- The details proferred by each witness coincided entirely;
but as is natural, some noticed details that were overlooked by the others.
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- The drawing corresponds to one of the witnesses; however,
he states that [all of the imps] were different. These are the most relevant
and coinciding details:
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- - Dark grey and hairless skin
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- - Large oval-shaped head
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- - Two large pointed ears]
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- - Two relatively small, oval eyes
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- - Large nose (different shapes)
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- - Mouth disproportionate to the rest of the face
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- - Yellowed, separated teeth; or else lacking teeth
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- - They emitted grotesque, sarcastic and hoarse laughter
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- - Their features were very similar to those of a human,
and showed signs of cuts or injuries to their skin. Diego says that one
of them had a chunk of nose dangling from its face, but this seemingly
did not affect it all.
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- - Short neck, similar to that of a child
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- - Something similar to a necktie could be seen under
their necks, but it could not be readily identified
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- - Short arms with articulations (elbows and wrists)
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- - Hands similar to human, but ending in short but strong
black nails
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- - Most of them presented bloated abdomens
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- - They were all dressed differently, such as flannel
of various colors, but in tatters.
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- - They all had belts around their bloated waists, with
different buckles.
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- - Their legs were short and strongly resembling those
of a rabbit, but presenting long and powerful nails.
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- - Their manner of running is unusual: they take short
steps followed by long jumps (like a kangaroo), achieving a height of up
to 1.5 meters. They move sideways like people suffering from dwarfism.
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- - Judging by their size, these beings must weigh between
35 and 40 kgs; however, they believe they couldn't have weighed more than
ten.
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- - From the moment they emerged from the thicket, the
beings began to play, jumping into the air and bumping different parts
of their bodies deliberatly. They also scratched the ground, kicking up
dirt and stones.
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- - During the entire duration of the incident-some 10
minutes-all perceived a strong odor of rotten eggs and sulfur.
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- - All claim that the beings looked at them and laughed
grotesquely, a situation wich surely inspired fear in them.
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- - The sudden presence of these beings created a state
of stupor that left them paralyzed for several minutes, relegating them
to the role of observers.
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- - After "playing" in front of the startled
group, the beings headed toward the flock of lambs, which gathered together
showing signs of great fear.
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- - One of these beings jumped on one of the lambs in a
single bound, like someone mounting a horse. The rest of the animals huddled
in one end of their pen.
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- - This being began to "play" with the lamb,
squeezing it with its legs and then digging its claws into its neck. The
lamb only shivered and moaned, not moving.
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- - Later, 4 of the creatures surrounded the animal, raining
blows upon it until it fell. At that time, the 6 beings began clawing at
the lamb's flesh with violent scratches and extreme hatred, as it bawled
desperately.
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- - The witnesses could see pieces of flesh with that lamb's
wool flying off, but could only be spectators to the event.
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- - In spite fo this, Emilio, Diego's uncle, was able to
shake himself out of the stupor and began throwing rocks at the creatures.
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- - All witnessed how the creatures dodged the rocks, laughing
even more strongly and grotesquely, a situation which filled them with
fear once more.
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- - But after this, they ceased their attack upon the lamb
and regrouped, jumping and "playing" until they reached the place
they had appeared from, vanishing into the thicket.
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- - The group immediately got it together and quickly approached
the attacked lamb.
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- - The animal presented a large number of wounds on its
body, drawing attention to some very fine cuts and circular holes in its
throat which they ascribed to the first creature's claws.
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- - Given the seriousness of the wounds and the loss of
blood, which sent it into spasms, Emilio had to sacrifice the animal right
there and then.
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- - Diego says that the area is very special and it is
common to see certain groups engaging in strange activities in which black
dogs and cats are sacrificed.
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- Personally, I can add that these beings represent only
a small part of a complex world that has always surrounded us. Each of
these beings has different means of attack; none is similar to another's,
a situation that certainly causes confusion when it comes to investigations.
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- On the other hand, Diego, Jonathan and Carlos claim that
months ago, along with another group of friends, they found a being dangling
from a wire which was extraordinarily simlar to another that had been found
in Concepci"n and which they had seen on TV. "It was identical,
only taller, some 40 cm, with the same hand placement, large-headed and
slant-eyed. It was completely dried out. Some persons who saw us with this
being traded it with us for supplies. I don't know who might have it now,"
he said.
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- Translation (c) 2003 Scott Corrales, Institute of Hispanic
Ufology
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