Many reports of UFO encounters made by single
individuals are often given little weight by most investigators. However, when
that one person is of high esteem and credibility, the case is given much
weight. Such is the case with an Alien encounter that occurred in 1950 in South
America.
The lone witness was Dr. Enrique Caretenuto Botta, who
passed his incredible story on to Horacio Gonzales G. in Caracas at a UFO
conference in 1955.
Dr. Botta would soon give permission to Horacio G. to
relate the story to famed UFO researcher Leon Stringfield. The researcher would
release the details of the Botta encounter in his book, "Situation
Red."
At the time of the encounter, Dr. Botta was a man of
40 years old. He was well educated and respected by all who knew him. He was an
ex-war pilot and aeronautical engineer. He was employed as an architectural
engineer working with a well known company in Caracas in 1950. His job had
placed him in Argentina working on a large construction project when he would
be involved in the most bizarre event of his life.
Botta was driving down the highway about seventy-five
miles from his hotel in an isolated area known as Bahia Blanca when he saw a
metallic, disc-shaped object sitting on the grass just off the road way. He
stopped his car to watch the object for a few minutes to see what would happen.
After seeing no sign of movement, he decided to get even closer to the unknown
object. This vantage point allowed him to see an opening or doorway in the
object's side. He decided to go inside.
At first the craft's inside seemed empty, except for a
blinking red light in a domed top. As he ventured farther inside, he saw a
curved divan with four seats; three of these seats were occupied with small
beings about four feet tall with gray, tight-fitting overalls. The three small
creatures were facing a control panel. It consisted of lights, gauges, and
meters of different types.
Standing quietly behind them, Botta could not resist
the urge to touch one of the small beings. As he did, he felt a rigid, charred
texture. The three strange creatures were dead! All within a moment, he rushed
from the saucer, got into his car, and was speeding down the highway. Arriving
at his hotel, he related his strange experience to two of his closest friends.
The group of men armed themselves with weapons and decided to return to the
scene of Botta's encounter. However, it being almost dark, and the area being
so isolated, they changed their minds, and opted for the next morning to do
their search.
Early the next day, Botta led the three directly to the
spot of the previous day's unusual encounter, but there was no craft there now.
All that was found at the site the object had occupied was a pile of ashes. One
of the men scooped some up. Immediately, his hand turned purple, and remained
that way for several days. The three men, discouraged by the absence of the
object, began to look around the area to see if any other evidence of its
landing could be found.
One of the men looked up and saw three objects in the
sky.
One, the largest of the three, was cigar-shaped, while
the two smaller objects were disc-shaped. Dr. Botta hurriedly took five
pictures of the objects, of which only two showed vague images of the objects.
Soon, the two smaller objects joined the cigar-shaped flying object. The three
became one, turned blood red, and quickly disappeared from view.
Dr. Botta would later relate more details of his
observations on the day of the incident. He would recall that he saw vents or
holes in the floor of the object. The control panel had a transparent sphere
above it which rotated. The rigidness of the aliens' skin was an indication to
him that they had died in a crash or malfunction. He also was amazed at the
skin of the saucer, which was metallic in appearance, but had a
"rubbery" feel to it.
Immediately after the encounter, Dr. Botta came down
with a fever, and his skin was blistered. Doctors were unable to discover the
origin of either ailment. The symptoms lasted for several weeks. He also had an
impression of the sunglasses he wore into the craft on his face.
A test showed no sign of radiation.
Botta kept the details of his strange encounter
private, except for his two companions, Horacio Gonzales G., and Leon
Stringfield. Although the details of the strange happenings in Argentina seem
most improbable, the character and reputation of Botta make this case extremely
difficult to discount.
(B J Booth)
source:
Leon Stringfield, Situation Red, p. 80
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