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UAP stands for Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena. The term is now commonly used instead of “UFO” because it’s broader and less culturally loaded.
UAP phenomena experiences refer to personal encounters or observations involving unexplained objects, lights, or craft in the sky or underwater that don’t have an immediate conventional explanation.
Stories about phenomenon aren’t about convincing, they’re about a lived experience and emotional truth. The power isn’t proving, it’s in witnessing.
Sergio Loaiza
Sergio Loaiza is an aerial photographer and cartographer who, during a routine government mapping mission, unknowingly captured what many UFO researchers consider one of the most significant images in UAP history: a stark black-and-white photograph of a saucer-like object suspended over Lake Cote.
The image is an official government record, preserved with a clear and undisputed chain of custody. Decades later, it continues to defy easy explanation.
But the photograph is only part of Sergio’s story.
Long before that day in the sky, Sergio’s connection to UFO phenomenon began in the remote jungles of rural Costa Rica, where, as a child, he experienced encounters he describes not with fear —but with wonder. A lifelong UAP experiencer, he speaks of the “E.T.s,” as he playfully calls them, with warmth and familiarity.
For Sergio, the mystery has never felt threatening. It has felt personal.
Now, after years of quiet reflection, he believes the time has come to share not only the photograph that made history — but the deeper story behind it.
EManuela
Emi’s encounters with the phenomenon began with a calling — one that drew her inexplicably from her native Italy to Costa Rica.
In Nuevo Arenal, she and her husband, David, opened Los Platillos Voladores (“The Flying Saucers”), an Italian restaurant that has drawn locals from across Costa Rica and travelers from around the world.
Since relocating, Emi has become a quiet but steady force within the experiencer community — offering connection, warmth, and a place where the extraordinary can be spoken about openly.
KELLI CHAOS
Kelli is a UAP phenomena experiencer whose journey deepened after her move to Costa Rica in 2020.
She channels intention, belief, and aligned action to transform inner visions into tangible reality. With imagination as her blueprint and intuition as her guide, she pursues her dreams with focus, dedication, and perseverance.
From this journey, she created the Jungle Love Lounge, a vibrant restaurant near Lake Arenal where people come together to eat, connect, explore, and awaken their own sense of possibility.
At the Lounge, Kelli weaves the mystical with the practical, offering a space that reflects her own path— a life rooted in curiosity, openness, and the courage to turn dreams into reality.
