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Project 10073 Record Card — Uruguay, 10 August 1958

📅 10 August 1958 📍 Uruguay 🏛 C.I.O.V.I. 📄 sighting_report
UruguayC.I.O.V.I.meteor1958sighting report

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TL;DR

A 1958 sighting report from Uruguay involving a bright red, tennis-ball-sized object moving at high speed. The investigation by C.I.O.V.I. concluded there was insufficient data, suggesting it was likely a meteor.

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated investigation file from the Centro de Investigacion de Objetos Voladores Identificados (C.I.O.V.I.) in Uruguay, concerning a sighting reported by Walter A. Cifarelli on August 10, 1958. The witness reported observing a bright red object at 0650 hours. The object was described as being the size of a tennis ball, moving at a very high speed in a flat, diagonal trajectory without deviation. The witness noted that the object maintained a constant speed throughout the observation. The report explicitly states that there was no sound, no electromagnetic effects, and no physiological or animal reactions associated with the event. The witness was in a car at the time of the observation. The investigation file, which includes a standardized observation form, concludes that the data provided was insufficient to definitively identify the object, though the official comment on the record card suggests it was 'probably a meteor.' The file is marked with the notation 'DATOS INSUFICIENTES' (Insufficient Data).

Bright red obj. Very fast. No deviation in trajectory, flat. Size of tennis ball. Even flight in speed, same speed at all times.

Official Assessment

From brief description, probably a meteor. Duration omitted.

The investigation concluded that the data provided was insufficient and the object was likely a meteor.

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