PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - Sighting Report, November 1956

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated investigative report from the Uruguayan Air Force's Intelligence Service (CIOVI) regarding a UFO sighting in November 1956. The primary witness was a Lieutenant Colonel from the Uruguayan Armed Forces who was serving as a United Nations observer in the Kargil province of India, near the border with Pakistan. While flying in a DC-3 aircraft, the witness observed a brilliant, metallic, oval-shaped object approximately three feet in diameter. The object was reported to be moving from North to South at a constant speed, with no visible smoke or trail. The witness noted that the object performed a brusque maneuver, turning almost at a right angle without slowing down. The report also describes a 'swinging' or 'oscillating' movement, which the investigators hypothesized might be an adjustment mechanism for navigating Earth's magnetic fields. The investigators concluded that the sighting was indeed an unidentified flying object of the 'flying saucer' type. The document includes a formal record card, a detailed questionnaire completed by the witness, and an analytical report from CIOVI. The witness noted that the pilot of the DC-3 was accustomed to such sightings and did not consider the event particularly significant. The weather conditions at the time were described as clear and ideal for observation.