r/aliens
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Ariel Fernández’s Caged Duende Photographs — Chimbas, San Juan, Argentina — August 2009
Witnesses
20 witnesses
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 5382b116-0f47-4f99-961f-900c66afa552.
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Correlations
Field Intelligence
Moon phase
93% illumination
Waning gibbous — bright sky
Solar window
Weather
Open-MeteoArea activity
Context notes
Full/near-full moon (93% illumination)
Extracted details
Observed facts
Occurred
Aug 1, 2026, 12:00 AM
Timezone
Argentina Standard Time
Location
Chimbas, San Juan, Argentina
Observers
20 witnesses
Witness account
Narrative
In August 2009, Ariel Fernández, a 31-year-old resident of Chimbas, San Juan, Argentina, claimed to have captured a small humanoid creature known locally as a duende (goblin). Fernández claimed he encountered the creature near the Pocito cemetery and captured it by throwing his jacket over it. He subsequently kept it inside a birdcage at his home. Approximately 20 neighbors reportedly witnessed the creature, describing it as 30–35 centimeters tall, green, with pointed ears and four fingers on...
Case progression
Timeline
Witnesses place the encounter near Chimbas, San Juan, Argentina.
r/aliens carried the report into the source network.
Ledger
Source material
media
Cover image
Visual reference carried with the original report.
source
Original report
Direct source material from r/aliens.
telemetry
Environmental pass
Historical atmosphere, astronomy, and nearby infrastructure were resolved for this case.