Country

Peru

cases: 2
years: 1980–2007

Unexplained: 1 Explained: 1

1980–1989
1. 1980 Military and radar sightings · Unexplained 1980 Peruvian Air Force UFO Incident Area around La Joya Air Base, Arequipa region In 1980, Peruvian pilot Oscar Santa María Huertas fired on a balloon-like object over La Joya Air Base – his rounds did it no harm.
2000–2009
1. 2007 Explosions and falls from the sky · Explained Carancas Meteorite Crater Carancas, Puno Department, near Lake Titicaca In September 2007, a meteorite gouged a crater near the Peruvian village of Carancas, and residents began complaining of headaches and nausea.

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