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/u/Royal-Sir-8165
UFOs spotted in Chile during military operations to prevent smugglers from crossing the northern border illegally. (FLIR and normal images)
Witnesses
Unknown
Duration
Unknown
Source material
3
Timeline
2
Source context
Limited context
Interesting, but still missing stronger corroboration or harder source material.
Source provenance
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Live sighting record 3f97c9cc-8118-4f58-a89d-b3ceabf914f6.
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Field Intelligence
Moon phase
77% illumination
Waning gibbous — moderate moon brightness
Solar window
Weather
Open-MeteoArea activity
Extracted details
Observed facts
Occurred
Jun 5, 2026, 4:00 AM
Timezone
Chile Time
Location
Colchane, Atacama, Chile
Witness account
Narrative
Time: June 5, 2026 at 04:00AM Location: Colchane, Atacama, Chile I forgot to turn on YouTube's automatic translation; you can do it right from the video itself. 14 seconds onward. Chilean television report During military operations conducted along Chile's northern border (the Atacama Desert), a news crew captured footage of UFOs, which was supplemented by footage provided by the military itself showing the same UFOs as seen through their thermal imaging devices submitted by /u/Royal-Sir-8165
Case progression
Timeline
Witnesses place the encounter near Colchane, Atacama, Chile.
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Source material
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Cover image
Visual reference carried with the original report.
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Original report
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telemetry
Environmental pass
Historical atmosphere, astronomy, and nearby infrastructure were resolved for this case.