It was taken at 17:00 hrs. by the husband of Maria Adriana Flowers. The photo was to be of his wife. They were staying in a hotel in Capilla de Monte, and neither of them observed the UFO at any time. It was a chance photo.

The camera used was an Olympus 35 mm. The image was sent to investigator Juan Guillermo Eyrie, who is director of the world wide group of CIUFO.