Ruben Irsiger: an Argentine ‘Billy Meier’?

Everyone in the UFO community, without exception, is familiar with the story of the Swiss Eduard Albert Meier, better known as “Billy Meier,” who became world-famous for his photographs of alleged Pleiadian craft and encounters with extraterrestrial beings. Highly controversial and widely regarded as a hoax, Meier amassed a body of UFO images and footage that still captures the attention of those unfamiliar with the details of his case. His photographs are so iconic that one of them was even used on the poster in the office of the legendary Fox Mulder in the television series The X-Files, portrayed by actor David Duchovny, alongside the famous phrase “I want to believe.”

But perhaps few are familiar with the case of an Argentine retiree who, although he does not claim direct contact or spacecraft travel like Meier, also possesses an intriguing record of photographs and images of UFOs of various types, as well as of distinct non-human entities.

I came across his case recently while browsing the internet, and the images attributed to him immediately caught my attention. There is little information about him beyond his social media accounts, but I was able to gather some details about who he is, in addition to his unusual photographs.

“Martians, elves, fairies, gray beings, spacecraft — these are multidimensional entities that move at such a high frequency that they are invisible to the human eye. That is why I capture them with a camera that operates at a different speed; it takes frame-by-frame shots and records their vibration. I have hundreds of videos that prove this.” These are the words of Rubén Osvaldo Irsiger, a retiree living in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

His passion for UFOs began on a rainy day in October 2011. A large rainbow caught his attention on Varese Beach. He parked near Tío Curzio and stepped out with his partner to photograph the rainbow, which formed near the Atlántida Raft monument. When they returned home and downloaded the photos, they saw what they interpreted as a fleet of extraterrestrial spacecraft. From that day on, his life changed.

“I became a contactee. It’s as if they chose me to photograph them and tell everyone that they exist, that they are out there. I go wherever I feel I need to go, as if they were guiding me. It doesn’t require much time or effort, because they are present wherever I go, as if they had invited me. I can’t even imagine why they chose me as their paparazzi,” Rubén says.

The retiree from Mar del Plata claims to have discovered aerial routes and pathways used by spacecraft, such as the Cerrito Sur route and other “portals” located in the coastal areas of Punta Mogotes, Constitución, and La Costa, as well as Camet and the region above the Havana building.

“Portals are like wormholes invisible to the naked eye, allowing travel from one dimension to another, or from other worlds into ours,” he explains.

Rubén also says that most of his friends and family have supported him on this unusual journey:

“Some people were very skeptical and dismissed me, but I found it amusing. It gave me the strength to investigate further and to do my work even better.”

Earlier today, I came across three photographs attributed to Mr. Ruben that truly stand out. They appear to show, in fact, an object in the scene — a “flying disc.” The images were taken by him in January 2023, in the coastal area of Mar del Plata.

What is most striking about these photographs, beyond the clarity of the capture, is both the apparent distance from which they were taken relative to the UFO and the peculiar shape the object displays on its upper section.

The impression I had when examining the images more closely — and after looking at several others as well — is that the object may have been relatively close to the photographer and not particularly large, although this assessment is speculative and perhaps impossible to confirm without a clear point of reference.

But it does not end there: Ruben has many other recordings, some quite interesting, which seem to reinforce the authenticity of his striking photographs.

The images above are also intriguing and, if we rule out some type of balloon, we may in fact be looking at some kind of UFO.

By scrolling further down through the photo albums on his Facebook account, we find other equally interesting photographs. Below is one that particularly stands out:

But it is not only UFO images that Mr. Ruben Irsiger appears to capture. He also claims to have photographed many non-human beings, including grays, elementals, and even fairies.

Some of his photo albums display these alleged entities. Let us look at a few below.

Ruben also has several photographs of alleged gray beings. Curiously, all the images show these entities positioned atop trees. Another interesting point is that none of them reveal the full body; only parts of the figure appear among the foliage.

Let us look at some of them below:

It is inevitable, when looking at Ruben Irsiger’s profile and images, not to be reminded of the mechanic from Tamaulipas, the Mexican Juan “Juanito.” A few years ago, he became well known within the South American ufology community due to the intriguing UFO images he captured. Since then, Juan has created social media profiles to share his recordings, which have only grown in visibility.

He has appeared on programs and interviews, became a target of Jaime Maussan’s attention, and maintains a very active Facebook account, constantly posting about “probes” that have invaded his home, as well as the presence of non-human entities such as grays.

But then, suddenly, would we have two “Billy Meiers” in South America?

Well, if we look at the patterns in some of Juan Juanito’s photographs and compare them with those of Ruben Irsiger, we can see certain similarities.

Some of Ruben’s photos appear to capture objects very close by, at the height of—or slightly above—the power lines, much like some of Juanito’s images. To trained eyes, this suggests a clear likelihood of “small models” being thrown into the air.

Are we facing just another hoaxer in the style of Billy Meier, or truly standing before a spectacular case of manifestation and documentation of the UFO phenomenon?

One of the most prominent modern examples of fraud involving images of “UFOs” made with small models is that of the Mexican Mauro Flores.

In 2001, he claimed to have photographed a “spaceship” in Tepoztlán. He was not a regular photographer and used an improvised camera, taking nine photos of the metallic object in the sky. American witnesses who were present also photographed the alleged UFO. The photos were broadcast on Televisa Cuernavaca and on the program Vida TV, promoted by Jaime Maussán.

The “physicist” Mario Torres Luján defended the authenticity of the images, claiming that Mauro possessed scientific experience and insights into quantum physics, despite having no academic background in the field.

Independent analyses revealed that the object was a small model suspended by a wire, which became visible when the contrast of the photos was increased. The line remained consistent in all the images, ruling out defects in the negatives. Even in the face of this evidence, Maussán refused to acknowledge the hoax.

The case is regarded as a classic example of ufological manipulation, combining miniature models with media promotion to create the illusion of a genuine sighting.

What distinguishes Mr. Ruben Irsiger and the mechanic from Tamaulipas, Juan Juanito, from Billy Meier is that, apparently, neither of them has ever claimed to have boarded a craft, befriended, or personally spoken with the beings they say they photograph — nor could they, since in the case of grays, conversations, let alone friendships, would not occur, right? This differs greatly from the beings Meier claimed to contact: Nordic entities from the Pleiades.

Besides that, both claim to be contacted and to be a sort of privileged individuals chosen and/or authorized to document the phenomenon (which is so rare and random) as if they were waiting for a meteor shower.

In Billy Meier’s case, there is now an almost universal consensus that all of his recordings were made using small models, often with forced-perspective techniques. The curious detail is that Meier was a photographer, just like Ruben, who also describes himself as a photographer on his X account.

Given this, one question remains: are we looking at a privileged Argentine gentleman who, for no apparent reason, has the chance — or “authorization” — to capture so many anomalous and unusual images? Or are we actually dealing with yet another modern-day Billy Meier?

If you want to see these and many other photographs by Ruben Irsiger, here are his two Facebook accounts: [link 1] [link 2].