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Aguas Caliente sculpture of flying saucer

UnknownOpinionAug 23, 2026, 2:16 AMAguas Caliente

Witnesses

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Duration

Unknown

Source material

3

Timeline

2

Source context

Sparse context

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Source provenance

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Live sighting record 9de5ab75-18a7-46e6-9868-a4f057780a9e.

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Correlations

Field Intelligence

Moon phase

74% illumination

Waxing gibbous — moderate moon brightness

Solar window

Sunrise6:02 AM
Sunset5:46 PM
Day length11h 45m

Weather

Open-Meteo
ConditionsLight drizzle
Temperature55°F
Cloud cover63% · Mostly cloudy
Wind1 mph
Precipitation0.2 mm

Area activity

Within 2 daysNo sightings within 60 mi

Extracted details

Observed facts

Occurred

Aug 23, 2026, 2:16 AM

Timezone

Peru Standard Time

Location

Aguas Caliente

Witness account

Narrative

On the bus ride down from Machu Picchu I caught this out of the corner of my eye. once the bus stopped I walked over and took the pic. There didn’t seem to be a sign or description. Note the positioning of the sculpture. I couldn’t tell if the positioning was trying to capture the mechanism of movement or if it was trying to indicate a crashed saucer. I asked a few locals about the sculpture but they didn’t really know anything or laughed it off. Other locals I talked with( in a neighboring t...

Case progression

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PublishedAug 23, 2026, 2:16 AM

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Linked event

Grouped into the Flying Saucer incident dossier.

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Source material

media

Cover image

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Original report

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telemetry

Environmental pass

Historical atmosphere, astronomy, and nearby infrastructure were resolved for this case.