Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Sighting in Uruguay, 14 April 1958
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AI-Generated Summary
A 1958 sighting report from Uruguay describes a light blue object with portholes that moved in all directions and exploded. Official investigators concluded the object was likely a bolide, but noted insufficient data for a definitive evaluation.
This document is a Project 10073 record card documenting an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported in Uruguay on April 14, 1958, at 0615Z. The witness, whose identity is obscured in the provided records, reported observing a light blue object featuring portholes. The object reportedly moved in all directions before exploding. The witness, who was driving a bus at the time of the sighting, provided a detailed account in a Spanish-language questionnaire (Ficha de Observación) administered by the Centro de Investigación de Objetos Voladores No Identificados (CIOVI). The witness noted that the object left trails and that they observed it moving in all directions. Despite the witness's account, the official evaluation by ATIC concluded that the bursting of the object suggested it was a bolide (a bright meteor). However, the report explicitly states that due to the lack of duration data and other critical information, there was insufficient data for a formal evaluation. A secondary Spanish note on the file reiterates that the event describes a 'very strange phenomenon' but confirms the data remains insufficient.
Firey obj bursting indicates that the obj was a bolide, however, the duration was not included & there is insufficient data for evaluation.
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Official Assessment
Firey obj bursting indicates that the obj was a bolide, however, the duration was not included & there is insufficient data for evaluation.
The object was likely a bolide (meteor), but the report lacks sufficient data for a definitive evaluation.