Description

*Phase 1 of the incident:*

On the night of January 9, 1986, in a rural farm located a few meters away from Provincial Route 17 (https://www.google.com/maps/place/RP17,+C%C3%B3rdoba/@-30.7604858,-64…) that runs parallel to the Sierra del Pajarillo (https://www.google.com/maps/place/Cerro+Pajarillo/@-30.7633536,-64.48…) and that joins National Route 38 (https://www.google.com/maps/place/RN38/@-30.7930521,-64.5425133,3202m…) with the place known as Las Grutas de Ongamira (https://www.google.com/maps/place/Grutas+De+Ongamira/@-30.7752905,-64…) , there were three members of the Gómez family: Esperanza Gómez (https://imgur.com/a/LMdbDyc) , her sister Sara (who lived in Buenos Aires) and her grandson Gabriel Gómez (https://imgur.com/a/fNLlrV4) , 12 years old.

Gómez family house\/farm (https://preview.redd.it/u2sk2zquymx81.png?width=684&format=png&auto=w…)

At around 10:00 p.m the Gómez family thought they heard the sound of a car arriving at the farm but then they begin to see a powerful red light, penetrating through windows and doors, illuminating the whole room. They went to the window facing the front of the house and saw a very large red light flying across the Pajarillo hills and, moments later, they saw it fly over the farm and then "land" on the willow tree that was ten meters away from the house.

Recreation. (https://preview.redd.it/6te8nxr7zmx81.png?width=655&format=png&auto=w…)

The next day, Esperanza noticed that the tree had changed the green coloration of its foliage, turning reddish and then yellowish "as if it had been poured with acid".

A few hours later, in the morning, Doña Esperanza's son, Manuel Gómez, who was returning from his night work, arrived home. As he was passing by the road in front of Pajarillo, he noticed a strange black ovoid spot on the southeast slope of the hill. When he told his family about this circumstance, they told him about the night they had experienced. Gabriel was interested in the location of the strange footprint and was able to certify that it was at the same point from where he thought he saw the object coming towards his grandmother's house:

Original photo of the stain on the Cerro Pajarillo hillside, January 1986. (120x70 mts) (https://preview.redd.it/vmdl9kpbzmx81.png?width=495&format=png&auto=w…)

The next day, on horseback, Manuel and Gabriel went to see the stain. What they saw seemed strange to both of them, the grass was burned at the top but not at the bottom, something very different from the forest fires:

Samples of the paja brava taken. (https://preview.redd.it/m6nbseihzmx81.png?width=537&format=png&auto=w…)

The incident reached the ears of the government secretary of Capilla del Monte (https://www.google.com/maps/place/Capilla+del+Monte,+C%C3%B3rdoba/@-3…) (the closest city to where this happened) Jorge Suárez (https://imgur.com/a/w5WKSy9), and he informed the mayor Diego Ces,who was a personal friend of the Gómez family and,out of curiosity, they made an excursion to the area. This group consisted of Andrés Argañaraz (provincial deputy), Raúl Ochonga (municipal photographer), Jorge Suárez and Diego Ces and his son.

When they arrived at the farm, they were greeted by Doña Esperanza, whom they asked questions about what had happened:

Esperanza Interview (this interview is not the one mentioned, this one was conducted later) (https://preview.redd.it/fuxwketqzmx81.png?width=410&format=png&auto=w…)

I will leave a translated part of the interview here: Esperanza Gómez Interview - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOIAVtgIQBU)

Although Doña Esperanza told them everything she knew, she suggested that they talk to Gabriel, since he was the one who remembered the most about the event:

Jorge Suárez, Andrés Argañaráz, Raúl Ochonga (taking photo), Diego Ces and his son. Left: Gabriel explaining the shape of the object he saw that night. Right: drawing he made on the floor. (original photos) (https://preview.redd.it/tld0t4hxzmx81.png?width=720&format=png&auto=w…)

Enlarged photo (https://preview.redd.it/qf8jut300nx81.png?width=927&format=png&auto=w…)

Gabriel also told them that he went with his father to see the burned area and offered to take them there to see it as well:

Original image of that day taken by the municipal photographer Raúl Ochonga, January 1986. (https://preview.redd.it/vboqo9630nx81.png?width=718&format=png&auto=w…)

When this event began to take on national relevance, different researchers and scientists began to arrive to Esperanza's house and the area of the burned footprint. At this time, the affected willow tree began to lose its leaves, "as if something had accelerated its biological time," they said.

Esperanza and the famous willow tree. (https://preview.redd.it/38p8pdz60nx81.png?width=784&format=png&auto=w…)

Another issues that called attention was the change of coloration of the stones of the footprint that became darker at the top:

Sample taken. (https://preview.redd.it/hu6atks90nx81.png?width=390&format=png&auto=w…)

Another sample taken. (https://preview.redd.it/ecm6mk0b0nx81.png?width=520&format=png&auto=w…)

The insects found inside the footprint offered some surprising peculiarities, as they seemed to be mummified, with their exterior intact, but empty inside, as if something had drained their vital fluids:

Thin parts such as antennae or legs would have disappeared in a conventional fire. (https://preview.redd.it/tt4p1mge0nx81.png?width=598&format=png&auto=w…)

Something that surprised, was the finding of a small batrachian, which offered the same characteristics of the insects, but in addition, its skin had not changed coloration, a situation that would have occurred if it had been affected by fire:

https://preview.redd.it/5f29jddi0nx81.png?width=185&format=png&auto=w…

\\"Researchers talk about the UFO\\". (https://preview.redd.it/tt25sw5k0nx81.png?width=472&format=png&auto=w…)

*Second phase, August 1987:*

This burned grass marking of about 120m x 70m had a second phase a year and a half later, when in August 1987 there was a natural fire in the area, but the footprint was not affected by the fire!

https://preview.redd.it/kun3udjn0nx81.png?width=680&format=png&auto=w…

https://preview.redd.it/jyoorq2r0nx81.png?width=575&format=png&auto=w…

https://preview.redd.it/ejdueq2s0nx81.png?width=500&format=png&auto=w…

Comparison of the Pajarillo's footprint before and after the forest fire. (https://preview.redd.it/bk1b8t2u0nx81.png?width=1359&format=png&auto=…)

An incident I thought I had shared on this subreddit, but no. So I'm sharing it.